When Jerome Kildee, a solitary man, builds a home in a redwood forest in California, he takes in some skunks and raccoons, but as they begin to multiply, Kildee looks to two human neighbors for help.

44) Lan zi yue liang

Author

Ray, Mary Lyn

Series

Pu pu lan hui ben guan
Pupu Lan hui ben guan

Publisher

Er shi yi shi ji chu ban she

Language

中文

Description

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After hearing some men call his father and him hillbillies on his first trip into the nearby town of Hudson, a young boy is not so sure he still wants to become a basket maker.

45) Demeter and Persephone: Homeric hymn number two

Author

Proddow, Penelope

Publisher

Doubleday

Pub. Date

[1972]

Language

English

Description

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Demeter grieves when her daughter Persephone is carried off by Hades to his underworld kingdom and punishes the world until an agreement is made to share the girl.

46) Mother Goose in French: poésies de la vraie Mère Oie

Publisher

Crowell

Pub. Date

[1964]

Language

Français

47) The donkey prince

Author

Craig, M. Jean

Publisher

Doubleday

Pub. Date

Language

English

Description

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A retelling of the Grimm tale about the prince who, as a punishment for his parents' greed, was shaped like a donkey.

48) Wynken, Blynken, and Nod: and other favorite poems

Author

Field, Eugene

Publisher

Hastings. House

Pub. Date

1964

Language

English

Description

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The poem about two eyes and a head--Wynken, Blynken, and nod--is illustrated in blues and half-tones.

49) American folk songs for children in home, school, and nursery school: a book for children, parents, and teachers

Author

Seeger, Ruth Crawford

Publisher

Doubleday

Pub. Date

[1980, c1948]

Language

English

50) How the hibernators came to Bethlehem

Author

Farber, Norma

Language

English

Description

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The Star of Bethlehem awakens the winter-sleeping creatures, such as Bear, Badger, and Raccoon, to send them to visit a newborn baby.

51) Spirit child: a story of the Nativity

Author

Bernardino

Language

English

Description

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An English translation of the Aztec version of the birth of Jesus Christ told in 1583.

52) The crows of Pearblossom

Author

Huxley, Aldous

Language

English

Description

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A rattlesnake eats every one of Mrs. Crow's eggs until Old Man Owl hatches an idea to solve the problem.

53) Roxaboxen

Author

McLerran, Alice

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

c1992

Language

Español

Description

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A hill covered with rocks and wooden boxes becomes an imaginary town for Marian, her sisters, and their friends.

54) Favorite fairy tales told in Spain

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Language

English

Description

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Includes "The Flea," " Four Brothers Who Were Both Wise and Foolish," "The Half-Chick," "The Carlanco," "Juan Cigarron," and "The Enchanted Mule."

55) American folk songs for Christmas

Author

Seeger, Ruth Crawford

Publisher

Doubleday

Pub. Date

[1953]

Language

English

56) The house mouse

Author

Harris, Dorothy Joan

Publisher

F. Warne

Pub. Date

[1973]

Language

English

Description

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Four-year-old Jonathan's new friend Mouse takes up residence in his sister's dollhouse - but only in the winter months.

57) The best Christmas

Author

Kingman, Lee

Publisher

Doubleday & Company, Inc

Pub. Date

[1949]

Language

English

Description

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There is a feeling of family warmth and unselfishness in this story which pictures the Finnish-American tradition in New England and ends in a surprise for Erkki Seppala as well as his brothers and sisters.