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Best Children's Books: "Aesop's Fables"; "Houses Old & New"; "Jack & Beanstalk"; "Mr Apple Names Children"; "Best Loved Singing Games"; Lollypops & Authmobiles & How They're Made"; "Our Neighbors in Space"; "Jerry & Pony Express"; & "This is Holland" (Bes


Book Description
Book contains the aforementioned stories and is from a reading program for children in the late 1950's and early 1960's. A staff of experts assembled a collection of the world's best children's literature, old and new. Each volume, richly illustrated in color by famous artists, is packed from cover to cover with full-length books, poetry, historical adventure, games, fairy tales, nature, science a... More
Book Information
PublisherNelson Doubleday
BindingHardcover
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages160
ISBN-10B000PCFPI0
Publication Date/1957
The Creators
About Jean McDevitt (Author) : Jean McDevitt is a published author. A published credit of Jean McDevitt is Best Children's Books: "Aesop's Fables"; "Houses Old & New"; "Jack & Beanstalk"; "Mr Apple Names Children"; "Best Loved Sing... more
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About Mary Elting (Author) : Mary Elting is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Mary Elting include Trucks at work, Q Is for Duck: An Alphabet Guessing Game.
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About Maud & Miska Petersham (Author) : Maud & Miska Petersham is a published author. A published credit of Maud & Miska Petersham is Best Children's Books: "Aesop's Fables"; "Houses Old & New"; "Jack & Beanstalk"; "Mr Apple Names Children"... more
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About Sanford Tousey (Author) : Sanford Tousey is a published author. Some of the published credits of Sanford Tousey include Indians and cowboys;: A one-volume edition of Indians of the plains and Cowboys of America,, Best Children... more
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About Chesley Bonestell (Illustrator) : Chesley Bonestell is a published author and an illustrator. Published credits of Chesley Bonestell include Rocket to the moon, (Adventures in nature and science), Best Children's Books: "Aesop's Fable... more
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About Feodore Rojankovsky (Illustrator) : Feodore Rojankovsky is a published illustrator. A published credit of Feodore Rojankovsky is Best Children's Books: "Aesop's Fables"; "Houses Old & New"; "Jack & Beanstalk"; "Mr Apple Names Children";... more
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About Leonard Kessler (Illustrator) : Leonard Kessler is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Leonard Kessler include Mr. Pine's Purple House, Mrs. Pine Takes a Trip, Sport Stories Yo... more
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About Ninon (Illustrator) : Ninon is a published author and an illustrator. Published credits of Ninon include The Very Little Girl, Best Children's Books: "Aesop's Fables"; "Houses Old & New"; "Jack & Beanstalk"; "Mr Apple Name... more
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About Polly Jackson (Illustrator) : Polly Jackson is a published illustrator. Published credits of Polly Jackson include Abraham Lincoln, Best in Children's Books (7), Best Children's Books: "Aesop's Fables"; "Houses Old & New"; "Jack &... more
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About Tony Palazzo (Illustrator) : Tony Palazzo is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Tony Palazzo include Hey, Horses!, The magic crayon;: Drawings from simple shapes and forms.
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About Walter Seaton (Illustrator) : Walter Seaton is a published illustrator of young adult books. Published credits of Walter Seaton include Black Beauty and Best Children's Books: "Aesop's Fables"; "Houses Old & New"; "Jack & Beanstal... more
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