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 | The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack
by Thornton W. Burgess
Poor Mrs. Quack the Duck has suffered terrible misfortunes at the hands of hunters. Peter Rabbit and other animals in the Green Forest band together to help. Reset in easy-to-read type. 6 new illustrations.
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 | The Adventures of Prickly Porky
by Thornton W. Burgess
Learn how Prickly Porky makes friends, what makes Old Granny Fox lose her dignity, and more in this entertaining collection of tales from a master storyteller.
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 | The Adventures of Reddy Fox
by Thornton W. Burgess
Timeless fable of an overconfident little fox who steals a plump pet hen and is hotly pursued by Farmer Brown's boy and Bowser the Hound. 6 black-and-white line illustrations. New preface.
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 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
The classic novel of a mischievous boy's pranks and escapades in a 19th-century river town — whitewashing the fence, seeking buried treasure, trying to impress the adored Becky Thatcher, and more.
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 | Aesop's Fables
by Aesop
Beloved tales include "The Fox and the Grapes," "The Ant and the Grasshopper," "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse," "The Crow and the Pitcher," "The Fox and the Stork," more. 35 illustrations.
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 | African-American Poetry: An Anthology, 1773-1927
by Joan R. Sherman
Rich selection of 74 poems ranging from religious and moral verse of Phillis Wheatley Peters (ca. 1753–1784) to 20th-century work of Countee Cullen, James Weldon Johnson, and Langston Hughes. Introduction.
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 | Ajapa the Tortoise: A Book of Nigerian Folk Tales
by Margaret Baumann
Collection of 30 fables recount adventures of Ajapa the Tortoise: how he saved the king and tricked the lion, what happened when he rented his house, how he came to be bald, more.
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 | Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
After falling down a rabbit hole, Alice meets the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Mock Turtle, the Red Queen, and other fanciful folk. Contains all 42 original illustrations by John Tenniel.
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 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
Beloved classic about a little girl lost in a topsy-turvy land and her encounters with the White Rabbit, March Hare, Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, and other delightfully improbable characters. 42 illustrations by Sir John Tenniel.
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 | American Fairy Tales
by L. Frank Baum
Young cowboy lassoes Father Time; dummy in Mr. Floman's department store window comes to life; and 10 other fairy tales. 41 illustrations.
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 | Anne of Avonlea
by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
The spirited redhead returns in this sequel to Anne of Green Gables. Now she's the schoolma'am in the same place where she was a student, determined to win the respect and affection of her students.
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 | Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
Beloved novel tells the story of 11-year-old Anne Shirley, an endearingly talkative and precocious orphan who comes to live on a farm on Canada's Prince Edward Island. 6 new illustrations. Abridged.
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 | Anne of Green Gables
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
A precocious and talkative 11-year-old comes from an orphanage to live on a Canadian farm, where she transforms the lives of an elderly couple with her fanciful chatter and endearing ways.
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 | Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
An eccentric Englishman accepts a challenge to circle the globe with unprecedented speed. Exotic locales, seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and comic relief provide a fantastic blend of adventure, entertainment, and suspense.
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 | At the Earth's Core
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
In a hair-raising adventure story that takes place hundreds of miles beneath the earth's surface, two explorers come upon the savage, primordial realm of Pellucidar.
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 | The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Benjamin Franklin
Charming self-portrait covers boyhood, work as a printer, political career, scientific experiments, much more. Its openness, honesty, and readable style have made the Autobiography one of the great classics of the genre.
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 | Beauty and the Beast and Other Fairy Tales
by Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Charles Perrault
Six enchanting stories: the title tale, plus "Blue Beard," "Puss in Boots," "Little Tom Thumb," "The Fairies," and "Ricky of the Tuft." 6 original black-and-white illustrations.
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 | Best Works of Mark Twain: Four Volumes
by Mark Twain
This set features Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Humorous Stories and Sketches, and "The Mysterious Stranger" and Other Stories ("The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and 3 others).
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 | Big Book of Animal Stories
by Thornton W. Burgess
Entertaining, instructive tales feature Peter Cottontail, Buster Bear; Grandfather Frog, Little Joe Otter, Jimmy Skunk, Billy Mink, and other Green Forest friends.
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