Don Freeman
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Corduroy longs for someone to take him home, but he searches for his missing button around the department store first. When the zookeeper leaves the door open, the happy lion decides to walk through town to visit his friends. Big diesel engines threaten to run Mike Mulligan and his old steam shovel, Mary Anne, out of business. A mother's love and a baby's smile bond the two together. Silly Auntie will try anything to get Baby to smile. Two owls discover...
82) Corduroy's day
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Follows a teddy bear through his daily activities and introduces the numbers from one to ten.
83) Art house
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Looks at a number of unique homes designed by artists, including those of Frederic Edwin Church, Paolo Soleri Cosanti, Russel Wright, George Nakashima, Raoul Hague, Costantino Nivola, Henry Chapman Mercer, Wharton Esherick, Henry Varnum Poor, Byrdcliffe Arts Colony.
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Mystery on the docks: Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Singer Mysteriously Vanishes! Two mean-looking rats slink into Ralph's diner -- and they're pretty tough customers. Before the night is over, the villainous rats have kidnapped Ralph and the world-famous opera star, Eduardo Bombasto. The rats will stop at nothing. But Ralph has a few tricks up his sleeve!
Art dog: Late one night Leonardo Dog Vinci's masterpiece Mona Woofa is stolen from the Dogopolis...
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Corduroy: A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all.
Harry the dirty dog: When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots.
No roses for harry!: Harry the dog finds a graceful way to dispose of his new sweater with roses on it.
Curious George rides a bike:...
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Children are introduced to the imaginative world of art and how a picture can really be worth a thousand words in the lead story ART. Other stories include I Like Me, a celebration of self-esteem; The Dot, a journey of self-discovery and expression that will encourage everyone to explore his or her own creative spirit; Ish, Roman discovers that creativity is about a lot more than getting things just 'right'; and more.
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Describes village and family life, hunting and food habits, ornaments and clothing, basketweaving, superstitions, and ceremonies characteristic of the Indian tribes that lived in California. An appendix includes locations of old Indian villages, place names still used in California, an Indian calendar, and a table comparing variations in tribal characteristics.
97) Count and sort
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Practice counting and sorting in multiple ways with the classic book Corduroy and his button.