Caldecott Books 1970-1987
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| Al, a city janitor, works hard until a bird flies him to a paradise which threatens to turn him into a bird. | Hey, Al | 1987 | Author: Arthur Yorinks, Illus. by: Egielski
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| A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus. | Polar Express | 1986 | Author/Illus: Chris Van Allsburg
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| George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land. | Saint George and the Dragon | 1985 | Author: Margaret Hodges, Illus. by: Trina Schart Hyman,
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| A biography of Louis Bleriot (1872-1936), the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which crossed the English Channel in thirty-seven minutes in the early 1900's. | Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot | 1984 | Author/Illus: Alice and Martin Provensen
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| A philosophical look at shadows using free verse. | Shadow | 1983 | Author: Blaise Cendrars, Illus. & Trans by: Marcia Brown
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| Left on their own for an afternoon, Peter and Judy are bored and restless and find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game. | Jumanji | 1982 | Author/Illus: Chris Van Allsburg
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| Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich. | Fables | 1981 | Author/Illus: Lobel, Arnold
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| Describes the season-to-season life of an early 19th-century family. | Ox-Cart Man | 1980 | Author: Donald Hall, Illus. by: Barbara Cooney
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| Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free. | The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses | 1979 | Author/Illus: Paul Goble
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| A wordless story shows Noah's experience with the ark. | Noah's Ark | 1978 | Author/Illus: Peter Spier
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| Explains some traditions and customs of 26 African groups, while moving through the alphabet. | Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions | 1977 | Author: Margaret Musgrove, Illus. by: Leo & Diane Dillon
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| A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit. | Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears : A West African Tale | 1976 | Author: Verna Aardema, Illus. by: Leo & Diane Dillon
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| When a son searches for his father, the sun god, he must go through trials to prove his paternity. An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men. | Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale | 1975 | Author/Illus: McDermott, Gerald
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| The Devil's spinning allows Duffy to enjoy a carefree life with the squire until the Devil returns wanting her to guess his name. | Duffy and the Devil: A Cornish tale | 1974 | Author: Harve Zemach, Illus. by: Margot Zemach
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| While chasing a dumpling, a little lady is captured by wicked creatures from whom she escapes with the means of becoming the richest woman in Japan. | Funny Little Woman | 1973 | Author: Arlene Mosel, Illus. by: Blair Lent
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| After the old woman cuts off his tail when he steals her milk, the fox must go through a long series of transactions before she will sew it back on again. | One Fine Day | 1972 | Author/Illus: Nonny Hogrogian
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| "The elderly Ananse must go through three tests of his trickery and capture difficult creatures in order to pay the price of the Sky King, Nyame, for his stories. That is how most African folk tales came to be called ""Spider Stories.""" | A Story A Story: An African Tale | 1971 | Author/Illus: Gail E. Haley
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| In a moment of fright Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again. | Sylvester and the Magic Pebble | 1970 | Author/Illus: William Steig
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