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April's Kittens
After her cat has kittens, April must decide on the one cat to keep. Illustrations of the black cats make them look fuzzy and furry. Occasional touches of red add a dash of color.- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1941 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780060244002
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Blue Willow
With her small family wandering from place to place so that Dad can find work, Janey has never really had a home or school or friends. Maybe the San Joaquin Valley will be the place where everything changes, a place where they can stay and she can finally bring the blue willow plate out for good.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1941 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780140309249
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Call It Courage
Mocked by the other boys because of his fear of the sea, Mafatu secretly takes a small boat and leaves his village. Alone on a terrifying ocean voyage, the boy, son of a Polynesian chief, overcomes his fear of the sea.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- John Newbery Medal 1941 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780027860306
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The Long Winter
The Ingalls family, pioneering in the Dakota Territory, stoically endure a dreary succession of blizzards. Huddled in the family store, they and their neighbors must depend upon their ingenuity to prevent freezing and starvation.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1941 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780060264611
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Nansen
Determined to learn as much as he can as a little boy (and even more determined as an adult), Fridtjof Nansen grows to be one of Norway's most famous citizens. He is an explorer who travels all the way to the North Pole, a statesman, and, most difficult of all, a fighter for world peace and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.- Nonfiction, Biography
- John Newbery Medal 1941 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780670504008
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They Were Strong and Good
Writing of his mother and father and their mothers and fathers, Lawson says they, like the ancestors of many others, were never famous but were “strong and good” and helped to build America. Line-and-brush drawings are sometimes humorous but more often depict the strength and goodness of the land and its people.- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1941 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780670699490
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Young Mac of Fort Vancouver
Traveling west to Fort Vancouver in 1832, Young Mac is determined to become a furtrading Northman and not a full-fledged member of the white world. Contact with Dr. McLoughlan, head of the fort, and other white and mixed-heritage men causes him to reconsider his decision.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1941 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780690910551