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Publisher Information

First Avenue Editions

(Imprint of Lerner Publishing Group)

As an independent publisher, we have been providing high quality children's books for K-12 schools and libraries since 1959.

Main Address: 241 First Avenue North
Minneapolis MN 55401-1607
Phone: 612-332-3344
Fax:
Updated 2/6/2012

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Contact Information:
First Avenue Editions
241 First Avenue North
Minneapolis MN 55401-1607
Phone:
612-332-3344
Updated 10/18/2005
Fiction SubmissionsPolicy:
Editor- Jennifer Zimian - We will only accept submissions during the month of November. Submissions received any other month will be re... More
Contact Information: Zelda Wagner
First Avenue Editions
241 First Avenue North
Minneapolis MN 55401-1607
USA
Phone:
612-332-3344
Updated 12/8/2006
Non-Fiction SubmissionsPolicy:
Editor - Zelda Wagner - We will only accept submissions during the month of November. Submissions received any other month will be retu... More
Contact Information: Jennifer Zimian
First Avenue Editions
241 First Avenue North
Minneapolis MN 55401-1607
USA
Updated 12/8/2006
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1. Monster Trucks (Pull Ahead Books) (Paperback)
    Author: Kristin L. Nelson
    Illustrator: Beverly Huntoon, David Huntoon
Ages 4-8 06/2002
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21 Reviews  
2. The Girl Who Owned a City (Paperback)
    Author: O. T. Nelson
Ages 9-12 02/01/1995
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559 Reviews  
3. Campfire Mallory (Paperback)
    Author: Lauri S. Friedman, Laurie B. Friedman
    Illustrator: Jennifer Kalis
Ages 4-8 02/2009
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12 Reviews  
4. How Much Can a Bare Bear Bear?: What Are Homonyms and Homophones? (Words...
    Author: Brian P. Cleary
    Illustrator: Brian Gable
Ages 4-8 09/2007
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30 Reviews  
5. Mallory on Board (Mallory (Quality)) (Paperback)
    Author: Lauri S. Friedman, Laurie B. Friedman
    Illustrator: Barbara Pollak
Ages 4-8 04/01/2008
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15 Reviews  
6. Mallory On The Move (Paperback)
    Author: Laurie B. Friedman
    Illustrator: Tamara Schmitz
Ages 4-8 11/2004
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42 Reviews  
7. A Year on a Pirate Ship (Time Goes By) (Paperback)
    Author: Elizabeth Havercroft
Ages 4-8 03/2009
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4 Reviews  
8. In Business With Mallory (Paperback)
    Author: Lauri S. Friedman, Laurie B. Friedman
    Illustrator: Barbara Pollak
Ages 4-8 10/11/2006
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16 Reviews  
9. The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth (On My Own History) (Paperback)
    Author: Jean L. S. Patrick
    Illustrator: Jean L. S. Patrick
Ages 4-8 02/2000
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4 Reviews  
10. A Year at a Construction Site (Time Goes By) (Paperback)
    Author: Nicholas Harris
Ages 4-8 03/2009
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21 Reviews  
11. Police Cars (Pull Ahead Books) (Paperback)
    Author: Jill Braithwaite
Ages 4-8 03/01/2004
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3 Reviews  
12. Pitch and Throw, Grasp and Know: What Is a Synonym? (Words Are Categoric...
    Author: Brian P. Cleary
    Illustrator: Brian Gable
Ages 4-8 01/24/2007
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25 Reviews  
13. Fighter Planes (Pull Ahead Books) (Paperback)
    Author: Jeffrey Zuehlke
Ages 4-8 09/01/2005
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14. Happy Birthday, Mallory! (Paperback)
    Author: Laurie B. Friedman
    Illustrator: Tamara Schmitz
Ages 4-8 05/25/2006
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13 Reviews  
15. I And You And Don't Forget Who: What Is a Pronoun? (Words Are Categorica...
    Author: Brian P. Cleary
    Illustrator: Brian Gable
Ages 4-8 08/15/2006
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17 Reviews  
16. Heart to Heart With Mallory (Paperback)
    Author: Lauri S. Friedman, Laurie B. Friedman
    Illustrator: Barbara Pollak
Ages 4-8 09/05/2007
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18 Reviews  
17. Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely: What Is An Adverb? (Words Are Categorical) ...
    Author: Brian P. Cleary
    Illustrator: Brian Gable
Ages 4-8 05/16/2005
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25 Reviews  
18. The Mission of Addition (Math Is Categorical) (Paperback)
    Author: Brian P. Cleary
    Illustrator: Brian Gable
Ages 4-8 09/2007
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8 Reviews  
19. Written Anything Good Lately? (Paperback)
    Author: Susan Allen, Jane Lindaman
    Illustrator: Vicky Enright
Ages 4-8 02/2010
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11 Reviews  
20. Cranberries: Fruit of the Bogs (Paperback)
    Author: Diane L. Burns
Ages 4-8 10/1995
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21. Honestly, Mallory! (Paperback)
    Author: Laurie B. Friedman
    Illustrator: Barbara Pollak
Ages 4-8 10/2008
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20 Reviews  
22. Name That Style: All About Isms in Art (Bob Raczka's Art Adventures) (Pa...
    Author: Bob Raczka
Ages 4-8 09/01/2009
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8 Reviews  
23. The Chocolate Tree: A Mayan Folktale (On My Own Folklore) (Paperback)
    Author: Linda Lowery, Richard Keep
    Illustrator: Janice Lee Porter
Ages 4-8 08/2009
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8 Reviews  
24. Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express (Reading Rainbow Book) (Paperback)
    Author: Margaret K. Wetterer
    Illustrator: Karen Ritz
Ages 4-8 09/1991
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13 Reviews  
25. Step Fourth, Mallory! (Paperback)
    Author: Lauri S. Friedman, Laurie B. Friedman
    Illustrator: Jennifer Kalis
Ages 4-8 09/2009
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10 Reviews  
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