Mifflin and Company Houghton
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Lyle the crocodile (Bernard Waber) volume 2
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Lyle is perfectly happy living with the Primms on East 88th Street in New York City until Mr. Grumps, their irritable neighbor, has Lyle put in the zoo.
4) Pyramid
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Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date
[1975]
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Text and black-and-white illustrations follow the intricate step-by-step process of the building of an ancient Egyptian pyramid.
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With eleven short stories, Sarah Orne Jewett's The Life of Nancy is a serene and heart-touching collection of 19th-century fiction. In A War Debt, Tom Burton finds himself stuck in Boston, as he is the primary caretaker of his grandmother. Though he has long given up the dream of a vacation, he is forced to a long trip to Virginia, when his grandmother admits guilt over possessing an item stolen during the war, and is desperate for it to be returned...
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George and Martha volume 2
Pub. Date
1973
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In five brief episodes two hippopotamuses reinforce their friendship.
12) The Tory lover
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Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Pub. Date
1901
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As the Revolutionary War progressed, tensions and resentments ran high with the promise of lasting long after the surrender. Amid this chaos, the daily lives of citizens and soldiers were changed, often characterized by the polarizing political beliefs they held. Amid this disarray, a wealthy merchant, Col. Johnanthan Hamilton, welcomes Captain John Paul Jones to dinner in his lavish home in Berwick, Maine. While the two men discuss the war and enjoy...
19) Deephaven
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Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Pub. Date
MDCCCXCIV [1894]
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In the late 1800s, best friends Helen Denis and Kate Lancaster spend a summer in the little seaside village of Deephaven, getting to know its residents. Her much acclaimed powers of description at their peak, Sarah Orne Jewett's classic "Deephaven" is a slow-paced gem, where everyday events become remarkable. The quirky people of the small community come alive in all their specificity through Jewett's characterization, and are guaranteed to stay with...