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1970

Frog and Toad
Are Friends
Story and Pictures
by Arnold Lobel

An I Can Read Book

c. 1970
Harper & Row

Edgar,
The Super Dolphin
by Nathaniel Benchley
Pictures by Mamoru Funai

An I Can Read Book

c. 1970
Harper & Row

The Drinking Gourd
by F N Monjo
Pictures by Fred Brenner

An I Can Read Book
Level 3, Grade 2-4

c. 1970
Harper & Row

A Bargain for Frances
by Russell Hoban
Pictures by Lillian Hoban

An I Can Read Book

c. 1970
Harper & Row

An Animal for Alan
by Edward R. Ricciuti
Puctures by Tom Eaton

A Science I Can Read Book

c. 1970
Harper & Row

Morris Goes
to School
by B. Wiseman

An I Can Read Book

c. 1970
Random House

A Bath for a Beagle
Written by Thomas Crawford
Illustrated by
Veronica Buffington

A First Start Easy Reader

c. 1970
Troll Associates

The Tale of the
Christmas Mouse
Written and Illustrated
by Judith Fringuello

A First Start Easy Reader

C. 1970
Troll Associates

Peter and the
Penny Tree
Written by Thomas James
Illustrated by Dodie O'Keefe

A First Start Easy Reader

c. 1970
Troll Associates

Coming Soon
Reptiles Do the Strangest Things
by Leonora and
Arthur Hornblow
Illustrations
by Michael Frith

A Step Up Book

c. 1970
Random House


BE-7 Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss A Bright and Early Book C. 1970 Random House	BE-8 The Nose Book by Al Perkins Illustrated by Roy McKie A Bright and Early Book C. 1970 Random House	BE-9 Old Hat New Hat by Stan and Jan Berenstain A Bright and Early Book C. 1970 Random House	BE-11 The Bears' Christmas by Stan and Jan Berenstain A Beginner Book c. 1970 Random House	B-55 The Berenstains' B Book by Stan and Jan Berenstain A Bright and Early Book c. 1970 Random House
		1971

Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel An I Can Read Book c. 1971 Harper & Row	The Case of the Scaredy Cats by Crosby Bonsall An I an Read Book c. 1971 Harper & Row	Six Silver Spoons by Janet Sebring Lowrey Pictures by Robert Quackenbush An I Can Read History Book Level 3, Grade 2-4 c. 1971 Harper & Row	Thunderhoof Story and Pictures by Syd Hoff An Early I Can Read Book c. 1971 Harper & Row	What Does a Witch Need? by Ida DeLage Drawings by Ted Schroeder c. 1971 Garrard Publishing Co. -

1972

The Day I Had to
Play with My Sister!
Story and Pictures
by Crosby Bonsal

My First
I Can Read Book

c. 1972
Harper Collins

Arthur's Christmas Cookies
Words and Pictures
by Lillian Hoban

An I Can Read Book

c. 1972
Harper & Row

When the Wild
Ducks Come
by Margaret Chittenden
Illustrated by
Beatrice Darwin

A Beginning-to-Read Book

c. 1972
Follett Publishing Co.
First Printing

Nate the Great
by Marjorie Weinman
Sharmat
Illustrated by Marc Simont

A Yearling Book

c. 1972
Delacorte Press/
Random House

Johnny Lion's
Rubber Boots
by Edith Thatcher Hurd
Pictures by Clement Hurd

An I Can Read Book
Level 1 PreS-Grade 1

c. 1972
HarperCollins


Small Wolf by Nathaniel Benchley Pictures by Joan Sandin An I Can Read History Book c. 1972 Harper & Row	On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! by Leonard Kessler A Sports I Can Read Book c. 1972 Harper &Row	Mouse Tales by Arnold Lobel An I Can Read Book c. 1972 Harper & Row	Seahorse by Robert A Morris Pictures by Arnold Lobel A Science I Can Read Book c. 1972 Harper & Row Publisher

The Jelly Bean Contest by Kathy Darling Drawings by Duck Brown c. 1972 Garrard Publishing Co.	The Adventures of Mole & Troll by Tony Johnston Illustrated by Wallace Tripp A See and Read Book c. 1972 G. P. Putnam's Sons	Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish Pictures by Wallace Tripp c. 1972 Scholastic	Little Pig by Eldonna Lay Illustrated by Billy Shires The Young America Basic Reading Program Level 2 c. 1972

BE-12 In a People House by Theo LeSieg Illustrated by Roy McKie A Bright and Early Book c. 1972 Random House	BE-13 Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! by Dr. Seuss A Bright and Early Book c. 1972 Random House	Sell the Shell by Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Research and Development Book 31 c. 1972 Ginn and Company	Ben the Ant by Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Research and Development Book 50 c. 1972 Ginn and Company

1973


Piggle by Crosby Bonsall An I Can Read Book c. 1973 Harper & Row First Edition	Four-Ring Three by Miriam Anne Bourne Illustrated by Cyndy Szekeres c. 1973 Coward, McGann & Geoghegan	Sophie and Gussie by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Pictures by Lillian Hoban A Ready-to-Read Book c. 1973 The Macmillan Co.	Basil Brush Gets a Medal Written and Illustrated by Peter Firman c. 1973 Prentice-Hall, Inc

The Sleep-Leaping Kangaroo by Donna Pape Drawings by Tom Eaton c. 1973 Garrard Publishing Co. Apparent First Edition	Basil Brush Builds a House by Peter Firmin c. 1973 Prentice-Hall, Inc. First Edition	BE-16 The Shape of Me and Other Stuff by Dr. Seuss A Bright and Early Book c. 1973 Random House	BE-17 I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words by Michael Firth Illustrated by P. D. Eastman c. 1973 Random House

1974


Arthur's Honey Bear Story and Pictures by Lillian Hoban An I Can Read Book c. 1974 Harper & Row	Too Many Rabbits by Peggy Parish Pictures by Leonard Kessler c. 1974 Scholastic	And I Mean It, Stanley by Crosby Bonsall An I Can Read Book Level 1 PreS-Grade 1 c.1974 HarperCollins	The Frog Prince Retold by Edith H Tarcov Illustrated by James Marshall Hello Reader Level 3 Grades 1 & 2 c. 1974 Scholastic

Nate the Great Goes Undercover by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Illustrations by Marc Simont A Break-of- Day Book c. 1974 Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc. (A Yearling Book edition by Dell Publishing)	3 Stories About Morris and Boris by B. Wiseman c. 1974 Dodd, Mead and Co.	Hooray for Pig by Carla Stevens Pictures by Rainey Bennett c. 1974 Scholastic	Hansel and Gretel Retold by Ruth Belov Gross Pictures by Margot Tomes c. 1974 Scholastic

Dinosaur Time by Peggy Parish Pictures by Arnold Lobel An Early I Can Read Book c. 1974 Harper & Row	BE -18 There's a Wocket in My Pocket! by Dr. Seuss A bright and Early Book c. 1974 Random House	BE-19 Great Day for Up by Dr. Seuss Pictures by Quentin Blake A Bright and Early Book c. 1974 Random House	BE-20 He Bear She Bear by Stan and Jan Berenstain A Bright and Early Book c. 1974 Random House

where did that naughty little hamster go? by Patty Wolcott Illustrated by Rosekrans Hoffman A First Read-By-Myself Book c. 1974 Addison- Wesley	Bears Pictures by Isobel Beard A Wonder Starter c. 1974 Wonder Books/ Grosset & Dunlap	Max by Janis Asad Raabe Illustrated by Emil Ian K Preprimary Reader c. 1974 Modern Curriculum Press	The Forest Fire by Patty Wolcott Illustrated by Robert Binks A First Read-By-Myself Book c. 1974 Addison-Wesley First printing

1975


Owl At Home by Arnold Lobel An I Can Read Book c. 1975 Harper & Row	Nate the Great and the Lost List by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Illustrations by Marc Simont A Yearling Book RL:1.8, Age 6-9 c. 1975 Putnam & Grosset	Mr. Brimble's Hobby and Other Stories by Eve Rice A Read-Alone Book c. 1975 Greenwillow Books First edition	King Rooster Queen Hen by Anita Lobel A Read-Alone Book c. 1975 Greenwillow

Super Sam and the Salad Garden by Patty Wolcott Illustrated by Marc Tolon Brown A First Read-By-Myself Book c. 1975 Addison Wesley	Barkley by Syd Hoff An Early I Can Read Book c. 1975 Harper & Row	Bright Lights To See By by Miriam Anne Bourne Illustrated by Marilyn Hafner A Break-of-Day Book c. 1975 Coward McCann & Geoghegan, Inc.	Hazy Mountain by Donald Bisset Illustrated by Shiley Hughes A Puffin Easy Reader c. 1975 Kestrel Books/Penguin

Beware of a Very Hungry Fox by Patty Wolcott by Lucinda McQueen A First Read-By-Myself Book c. 1975 Addison-Wesley	Fiona's Bee by Beverly Keller Pictures by Diane Patersom A Break-of-Day Book c. 1975 Coward, McCann & Geoghegan (A Yearling Book edition by Dell Publishing)	B-61 Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo by Rosetta Stone Illustrations by Michael Frith A Beginner Book c. 1975 Random House	B-62 Oh the Thinks You Can Think! by Dr. Seuss A Beginner Book c. 1975 Random House

Sue and June by Janis Asad Raabe Illustrated by Shelly Meadows A Preprimary Reader Set 2, Book 6, Long Vowels c. 1975 Modern Curriculum Press	Pete and His Beans by Janis Asad Raabe Illustrated by Jim Branagan A Preprimary Reader Set 2, Book 9, Long Vowels c. 1975 Modern Curriculum Press	Kate and Jake by Janis Asad Raabe Illustrated by Bob Haggart A Preprimary Reader Set 2, Book 1, Long Vowels c. 1975 Modern Curriculum Pres	Dune Bug by Janis Asad Raabe Illustrated by Emil Ian A Preprimary Reader Set 2, Book 5, Long Vowels c. 1975 Modern Curriculum Press

1976


Frog and Toad All Year Long by Arnold Lobel An I Can Read Book c. 1976 Harper Collins	Amy For Short by Laura Joffe Numeroff A Ready-To-Read Book c. 1976 Macmillan Publishing	The Littlest Leaguer Story and Pictures by Syd Hoff c. 1976 E. P. Dutton (Scholastic edition)	Arthur's Pen Pal by Lillian Hoban An I Can Read Book c. 1976 Harper Collins

Farley, Are You for Real? by Marjorie N. Allen and Carl Allen Illustrated by John Schick A Break-of-Day Book c. 1976 Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc.	Bear's Magic and Other Stories by Carla Stevens Pictures by Robert J. Lee c. 1976 Scholastic	Hattie Rabbit by Dick Gackenbach An Early I Can Read Book c. 1976 Harper & Row	BE-22 Hooper Humperdink? Not Him by Theo LeSieg Illustrated by Charles E, Martin A Bright and Early Book c. 1976 Random House

1977

Mouse Soup
by Arnold Lobel

An I Can Read Book

c. 1977
Harper & Row

Coming Soon
The Surprise Party
by Annabelle Prager
Pictures by
Tomie DePaola

An I Am Reading Book

c. 1977
Pantheon Books

The Surprise Party
by Annabelle Prager
Illustrated by
Tomie DePaola

Step Into Reading
Step 2 Grades 1-3

c. 1977
(Updated 1988 paperback
Random House edition)

Rabbit's Search
for a Little House
by Mary DeBall Kwitz
Pictures by Lorinda Cauley

c. 1977
Crown Publishers, Inc.
Weekly Reader edition

Harry and Shellburt
by Dorothy O. Van Woerkom
Pictures by Erick Ingraham

A Ready-to-Read Book

c. 1977
Macmillan Publishing
Weekly Reader edition


Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish Pictures by Lynn Sweat A Read-Alone Book c. 1977 Greenwillow Books (A Scholastic edition)	Coming Soon We're Off To See the Lizard by Barbara Brenner Illustrated by Shelley Dieterich A Read to Myself Book c. 1977 Raintree Publishers	Bullfrog Builds a House by Rosamond Dauer Illustrated by Byron Barton A Read-Alone Book c. 1977 Greenwillow Books	School Stories Your Dog Didn't Eat by Peggy Parish, Amy Erlich Jean Van Leeuwen, Tony Johnston, Jean Little Illustrated by Lynn Sweat, Steven Kellogg, Ann Schweninger, Susannah Ryan, Jennifer Plecas c. 1977, 1987, 1997, 1998 Harper Collins, Dial, Scholastic (Sea Star Books 2000 edition)

Janie and the Giant by Sarah Barchas Illustrated by Jack Kent A Read-It-Yourself Book c. 1977 Scholastic	Thunder and the Dinosaur Puppet by Dick Logan and the boys and girls in Marilyn Hargis' class Judy Coldren drew the pictures c. 1977 Creative Education, Inc.	Thunder Makes a Sand Castle by Dick Logan and the boys and girls in Marilyn Hargis' class Judy Coldren drew the pictures c. 1977 Creative Education, Inc.	Hester the Jester by Ben Shecter An Early I Can Read Book c. 1977 Harper & Row

Nice New
Neighbors
by Franz Brandenberg
Illustrated by Aliki

A Read-Alone Book

c. 1977
Greenwillow Books
Scholastic edition

Pig and the
Blue Flag
by Carla Stevens
Illustrated by Rainey Bennett

c. 1977
The Seabury Press

Big Max in the
Mystery of the
Missing Moose
by Valjean McLenighan
Illustrated by Jack Reilly

An I Can Read Book

c. 1977
Harper & Row

You Are What
You Are
by Valjean McLenighan
Illustrated by Jack Reilly

A Follett Begining-to-Read

c. 1977
Follett Publishing Co.

Fish Story
by Robert Tallon

c. 1977
Holt, Rinehart
and Winston


Iglook's Seal Written and Illustrated by Bernard Wiseman c. 1977 Dood, Mead, & Co.	Small Deer's Magic Tricks by Betty Boegehold Drawn by Jacqueline Chwast A Break-of-Day Book c. 1977 Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc. (Weekly Reader edition)	Walpole by Syd Hoff An Early I Can Read Book c. 1977 Harper Collins	Hey, Kid! by Rita Golden Gelman Illustrated by Carol Nicklaus An Easy-Read Story Book c. 1977 Franklin Watts

Forecast by Malcoln Hall Pictures by Bruce Degen A Break-of-Day Book c. 1977 Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc.	Coming Soon Plants Do Amazing Things by Hedda Nussbaum Illustrations by Joe Mathieu A Step Up Book c. 1977 Random House	It's Halloween by Jack Prelutsky Pictures by Marilyn Hafner A Read-Alone Book c. 1977 Greenwillow Books	B-63 Please Try to Remember the First of Octember! by Theo LeSieg Illustrated by Art Cumings (Front cover missing) A Beginner Book c. 1977 Random House

1978


Clipper Ship byThomas P. Lewis Pictures by Joan Sandin An I Can Read Book Level 3, Gr. 2-4 c. 1978 HarperCollins	Wagon Wheels Story by Barbara Brenner Pictures by Don Bolognese An I Can Read Books c. 1978 Harper & Row (Houghton Mifflin Soar to Success edition)	Coming Soon Funny Feet by Leatie Weiss Illustrated by Ellen Weiss An Easy-Read Storybook c. 1978 Franklin Watts	Arthur's Prize Reader by Lillian Hoban (Later called: Arthur and the Super Chimp Contest An I Can Read Book c. 1978 Harper & Row

Little Chick's Story by Mary DeBall Kwitz Pictures by Cyndy Szekeres An Early I Can Read Book c. 1978 Harper & Row	Sock for Supper by Jack Kent c. 1978 Parents Magazine Press	Coming Soon Nate the Great and the Sticky Case by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Illustrations by Marc Simont A Yearling Book RL:1.8, Age 6-9 c. 1978 Putnam & Grosset	Henrietta Chicken, Circus Star by Syd Hoff (Original Title: Henrietta Circus Star) c. 1978 Garrard Publishing (Random House edition)

Turtle Spring by Lillian Hoban A Read-Alone Book c. 1978 Greenwillow Books (A Young Yearling edition by Dell Publishing)	The Pelican and the Peacock by Sally Whitman (Original Title: Pelly and Peak) An I Can Read Book c. 1978 Harper and Row	Morris Has a Cold Written and Illustrated by Bernard Wiseman c. 1978 Dodd, Mead & Co.	Grasshopper On the Road by Arnold Lobel An I Can read Book c. 1978 HarperCollins

Uncle Hugh A Fishing Story by Rita Golden Gelman and Warner Freidman Pictures by Eros Keith c. 1978 Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (Weekly Reader edition)	Hunk of Junk by Janis Asad Raabe Illustrated by Gary Thomas A Primary Reader Set 3, Book 10, Blends c. 1978 Modern Curriculum Press	BE-23 The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree by Stan and Jan Berenstain A Bright and Early Book c. 1978 Random House	B-64 I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! by Dr. Seuss A Beginner Book c. 1978 Random House

		1979

Cat At Bat by John Stadler A Dutton Easy Reader c. 1979 E. P. Dutton	Days with Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel An I Can Read Book c. 1979 Harper & Row Scholastic edition	I Was Thinking Poems by Freya Littledale Pictures by Leonard Kessler A Read-Alone Book c. 1979 Greenwillow Books First Edition	It'll All Come Out in the Wash by Nigel Gray Pictures by Edward Frascino c. 1979 Harper & Row First Edition	The Handsomest Father by Deborah Hautzug Pictures by Muriel Batherman A Read-Alone Book c. 1979 Greenwillow Books First edition

Amelia Bedelia Helps Out by Peggy Parish Pictures by Lynn Sweat A Read-Alone Book c. 1979 Greenwillow/ William Morrow (Avon Snuggle and Read Story Book Edition)	The Bump in the Night by Anne Rockwell A Read-Alone Book c. 1979 Greenwillow Books (Scholastic paperback edition)	Lost in the Museum by Miriam Cohen c. 1979 Dell Publishing	Scarlet Monster Lives Here by Marjorie Weinman Sharmut Illustrated by Dennis Kendrick An I Can Read Book c. 1979 Harper & Row	Sylvester Bear Overslept by Jan Wahl Pictures by Lee Lorenz Read Aloud and Easy Reading program c. 1979 Parents Magazine Press


Mystery at the Zoo Written by Robyn Supraner Illustrated by Bert Dodson An Easy-to-Read Mystery c. 1979 Troll Associates	Mystery of the Midnight Visitors Written by Erica Frost Illustrated by Ann Gamache An Easy-to-Read Mystery c. 1979 Troll Associates	The Case of the Missing Chick by Erica Frost Illustrated by Paul Harvey An Easy to Read Mystery c. 1979 Troll Associates	Where Does the Teacher Live? by Paula Kurzband Feder Pictures by Lillian Hoban A Fat Cat Book c. 1979 E. P. Dutton

Morris Tells Boris Mother Moose Stories and Rhymes Written and Illustrated by Bernard Wiseman c. 1979 Dood, Mead & Co.	Harry the Hider by Carol Nicklaus An Easy-Read Story Book c. 1979 Franklin Watts (Avon Snuggle and Read Story Book edition)	Ottie and the Star by Laura Jean Allen An Early I Can Read Book c. 1979 Harper & Row	NEW Daniel's Duck by Clyde Robert Bulla Pictures by Joan Sandin An I Can Read Book c. 1979 HarperCollins

Doghouse for Sale by Donna Lugg Pape Drawings by Tom Eaton An Imagination Book c. 1979 Garrard Publishing	Hello, Cat You Need a Hat by Rita Golden Gelman Pictures by Eric Gurney A Read-It-Yourself Book c. 1979 Scholastic Book Services	No One Noticed Ralph by Bonnie Bishop Illustrated by Jack Kent A Read-on-My-own Book c. 1979 Doubleday Weekly Reader edition	Seeing Is Believing by Elizabeth Shub Pictures by Rachel Isadora Read-Alone Book c. 1979 Greenwillow Books