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Agreeable Books for the Young
A fall season preview of juvenile titles from major publishers. Eva March Tappan's American Hero Stories presents five voyages and wars to introduce young readers to American history with simple, dramatic storytelling. Frederick the Great for Boys and Girls offers concise biographical balance. Everett T. Tomlinson's Mad Anthony's Young Scout blends adventure with Revolution era figures. Other works highlight Illinois Civil War settings, Davy Crockett, Lamb Shakespeare adaptations, Jack Grinnell frontier tales, The Boat Club Boys of Lakeport, Pigeon Camp adventures, Rosa Marie adoption tale, The Top of the World, and Little Sister Prue series, all aimed at entertaining while teaching values.
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Eva March Tappan
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Lewis and Clark
Boone, Crockett, Carson
Lincoln
Frederick the Great
Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Company
Boston
Kate E. Carpenter
Joan of Arc
Frederick
Mad Anthony
Everett T. Tomlinson
Philadelphia
Valley
Forge
Noah Dare
Mr. Tomlinson
Anthony ” Wayne
Washington
Lafayette
Illinois
Alice Turner Curtis
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard’ Company
Everett McNeill
Texas
Davy Crockett
E. P. Dutton & Co
America
Duffield & Co
T. Maskell Hardy
L. E. Wright
Prof. I. Gollancz
Jack
George Bird Grinnell
West
Frederick A. Stokes Company
Montana
Grinnell
Edward Stratemeyer
Boat Club Boys
Lakeport
Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard Company
Marta James
Lucci
Lothrop
Rosa Marie
Henry Holt& Co
Carroll Watson-Rankin
EB. P. Dutton, & Co
Mark E. Swan
James O'Dea
Anna Caldwell
Manuel Klein
Hy. Mayer
Prue
Amy Brooks