Showing 1–6 of 6 titles
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Don't Take Teddy
A young boy recounts his difficulties in trying to protect an older, retarded brother.- Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1969 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780684132136
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The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Line drawings and watercolors in bright, glowing, jewel-toned colors show the magnificent flying ship and the landscapes and onion domes of Russia. In this old Russian tale, the scorned and foolish younger son of peasants overcomes tremendous obstacles and wins the hand of the czar's daughter.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1969 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780374324421
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The High King
In the final book of the chronicles of Prydain, Taran leads his forces against Arawn and his army of the dead. Victorious, but with great loss of life and destruction to Prydain, Taran becomes High King, fulfilling the predictions of his wizard guardian, Dallben.- Fiction, Fantasy
- John Newbery Medal 1969 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780440935742
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To Be a Slave
American slaves, runaways, and emancipated people provide a powerful testament of how they felt about slavery and what they endured. The author dynamically blends quotations from published and unpublished sources and presents them in rough chronological order.- Nonfiction, History
- John Newbery Medal 1969 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780803789555
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When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw and Other Stories
In eight delightfully silly stories, five retold from the Yiddish and three original, readers are introduced to a memorable collection of characters. Among them are a mixed-up Shlemiel, who does not recognize his wife and village, and Utzel's daughter, Poverty, who seems to grow larger as he grows poorer.- Fiction, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1969 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780374483654
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Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
Long ago, so the Nigerian folktale says, the Sun and Water were friends and lived on Earth together. When Sun invites Water to visit, the resulting flood forces them into the sky. Elaborately stylized African motifs and traditional patterns are used throughout the book.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1969 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780395296097