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Alice Schick has written 9 work(s)
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Discusses the mating and nesting habits of the peregrine falcon and the attempts to save these birds from extinction by breeding them in captivity.
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9780803749726 | Dutton Childrens Books, July 1, 1975, cover price $5.47 | About this edition: A narrative account of the near extinction of the peregrine falcon in the eastern United States and of the efforts being made to ensure the survival of the near legendary species

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Relates how post rider Israel Bissell rode from Lexington to Philadelphia spreading the news of the battle that began the Revolution.
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9780397316762 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, March 1, 1976, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Molly the Crow recounts how a trustworthy post rider carried the call to arms from Lexington to Philadelphia in 1775, revealing her own contributions to the rider's perseverance

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Santa Claus does not believe in Snards, but then a nearsighted Snard accidentally causes Santa to disappear just before Christmas Eve
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9780397318247 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, July 1, 1979, cover price $8.25 | About this edition: A nearsighted Snard causes problems for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.
9780912846231 | Bookstore Pr, November 1, 1976, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A nearsighted Snard causes problems for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.

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Living with a very musical family makes Viola howl and growl until she finds a better way to express herself.
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9780397317349 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, March 1, 1977, cover price $5.15 | About this edition: Everybody in the Osborne family plays an instrument or sings, much to the consternation of their new pet, a small dog who howls and growls every time a note is played

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Follows the lives of a female lion, leopard, and cheetah as they raise their cubs to independence on the Serengeti Plain in central Africa
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9780397317578 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, September 1, 1977, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Details the lives of lions, leopards, and cheetahs from birth through adulthood in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park and describes man's role in protecting the future of these cats.

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Accepting the advances of a lone wolf, a cave family domesticates the first dog.
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9780397318032 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, September 1, 1978, cover price $8.25 | About this edition: A Stone Age family befriends a tame wolf, taking him into their cave-home just this one time--and that is how the modern dog came to be

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The Schicks create their own version of Bram Stoker's classic horror story and supplement the frightening text with striking, iridescent watercolor illustrations
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9780385281423 | Delacorte Pr, December 1, 1980, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Having deduced the double identity of Count Dracula, a wealthy Transylvanian nobleman, a small group of people vow to rid the world of the evil vampire.

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The author-illustrator team adapts Mary Shelley's world-famous thriller, faithfully recreating the story for young readers in film-like sequences of well-composed watercolors accompanied by a brief but persuasive text
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9780385283021 | Delacorte Pr, December 1, 1980, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A retelling of the famous monster tale.

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Plays a musical theme and the sounds of cleaning as the cast of characters do their daily chores--except for one lazy member who snores his way through the day--teaching children the alphabet as they go.
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9780307748119 | Golden Pr, September 1, 1992, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Eloise Cat, Henry Pig, and Jane Mouse go through their daily activities--while lazy Travis Dog snores his way through the day--teaching children the alphabet as they go

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