Best of
Chapter-Books

1980

The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog


John R. Erickson - 1980
    In this first book, Hank and his little buddy, Drover, set out to solve a series of baffling murders on the ranch. Is Hank a suspect? An Outlaw? Can he clear his good name?

Spunky


Dori Brink - 1980
    Laugh with him, and cry with him.

No One Went To Town (May, #1)


Phyllis Johnston - 1980
    It is the first much loved book in the ‘May’ series and was originally published in 1980 and was reprinted several times. In 2017, this book was reprinted.

Stone Fox


John Reynolds Gardiner - 1980
    When Grandfather falls ill, he is no longer able to work the farm, which is in danger of foreclosure. Little Willy is determined to win the National Dogsled Race—the prize money would save the farm and his grandfather. But he isn't the only one who desperately wants to win. Willy and his brave dog Searchlight must face off against experienced racers, including a Native American man named Stone Fox, who has never lost a race.Exciting and heartwarming, this novel has sold millions of copies and was named a New York Times Outstanding Children's Book.

The Adventures of Madalene and Louisa


L. Pasley - 1980
    Two sisters in Victorian England describe the summer they had no governess and thus were able to "entomologise" as much as they liked.

King Beetle-Tamer and Other Lighthearted Wonder Tales


Isabel Wyatt - 1980
    Beetles, mice and birds all help Orfeo to free the princess from the Rose Tower.

McBroom and the Great Race


Sid Fleischman - 1980
    With his one-acre farm as the prize, Josh McBroom on a giant chicken races Heck Jones on a Wyoming jackalope.

How the Forest Grew


William Jaspersohn - 1980
    First, the land is open and green. Then, the changes begin."Careful explanation, an elegant, reverent style, and beautiful illustrations highlight this chronology of a forest's growth." -- Booklist.

Stories Of Giants (Usborne Young Reading: Series One)


Christopher Rawson - 1980
    Some giants are naughty, some are foolish, but they're all BIG These tales tell how a kind giant called a troll helped a poor fisherman, and how three wicked giants meet a grisly end.

The Sesame Street Book Of Nonsense: Featuring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets


David Korr - 1980
    A collection of poems, stories, and riddles featuring the Sesame Street Muppets.