Best of
Chapter-Books
1980
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.