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The Japanese Twins
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Join Taro and Take, five-year-old Japanese twins, as they greet a new baby brother, play in their garden, and thrill to the sights they see when they ride in rickshaws to the temple to have their new brother blessed. The story concludes with the celebration of their birthday--on different days.
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The American Twins of the Revolution
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Perkins chronicles the true story of how Sally Priestly got money to George Washington safely during the days of the American Revolution--money he used to pay his troops.
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The American twins of 1812
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Young Jonathan Ogden flees the rough treatment he is subjected on a Pennsylvania farm where he was "bound out" following the death of his parents. He finds himself in a heroic battle on "Old Ironsides."
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Swiss Twins
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This tale of a Swiss, goat-herding family exposes children to language and culture from a different era. The story focuses on themes of dedication, perseverance, and obedience being demonstrated by the twins.
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The Spartan twins
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One in a series of stories that introduce a period of history and a geographical location through the adventures of twins. Here, Dion and Daphne, Greek twins living in the fifth century B.C., help save Pericles from his enemies.
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The Eskimo Twins
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One in a series of stories that introduce a period of history and geographical location through the adventures of twins. Here, Eskimo twins, Menie and Monnie, enjoy village life through the four seasons.
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The Dutch Twins
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Kit and Kat are two little Dutch twins who are really named Christopher and Katrina, however, their mother says they cannot be called Christopher and Katrina until they are four and a half feet high. Kit and Kat eat a great many breakfasts, dinners, and suppers; play a great many plays; and have many happy days while they grow up to their names.
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The Norwegian Twins
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One in a series of stories introducing a historical period and a geographical location through the adventures of twins. Here, Norwegian twins, Eric and Elsa journey up the mountain to visit an old fiddler and are lost in a snowstorm.
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The French Twins
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Perkins weaves a tale about the adventures and tribulations of the Meraut family during World War I, as told by nine-year-old twins.
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The American Twins
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1925. Illustrated by the author. Jonathan and Phoebe Ogden are twelve-year-old orphaned twins, living in Pennsylvania in the historic year of 1812. The twins were separated after the sudden death of their parents. While Phoebe lives with the kind Quaker Justice of the Peace, Jon is bound out to work on the farm of Farmer Brinkman. The farmer is a ...
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Belgian Twins
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This story of two Belgian refugees is based upon actual events. Children willfind the tales entertaining and educational.
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The Puritan Twins
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Lucy Fitch Perkins
Lucy Fitch Perkins (1865-1937) was an American children's book author and illustrator, famous for writing the "Twins" series of books. Her books include The Dutch Twins (1911), The Japanese Twins (1912), The Irish Twins (1913), The Eskimo Twins (1914), The Mexican Twins (1915), The Cave Twins (1916), The Belgian Twins (1917), The French Twins ...
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The Swiss Twins
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The Dutch Twins, Illustrated Edition (Yesterday's Classics)
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Through the eyes of Kit and Kat, 5 year-old twins, we catch a glimpse of life in Holland a century ago. We follow them as they go fishing with grandfather, join their father on market day, help their mother around the house, drive the milk cart, and get new skates. The story draws to a close on St. Nicholas Day when St. Nicholas himself pays them ...
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The Mexican Twins
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Twins Tonio and Tita Gomez think it is a fine thing to be a vaquero and ride horseback all the time. Their enjoyment of their humble life reveals many of the beautiful details about the Mexican culture and heritage.
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The Cave Twins
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One in a series of stories that introduce a period of history and a geographical location through the adventures of twins. Here, cave twins Firetop and Firefly take us to prehistoric days when man was a hunter and wore the skins of animals.
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The Irish Twins
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This work provides a glimpse of the plight of the tenant farmers in Ireland in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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The Scotch twins
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One in a series of stories that introduce a period of history and a geographical location through the adventures of twins. Here, Scottish twins, Jock and Jean, discover the gamekeeper is a poacher and help expose him.
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The Eskimo Twins, Illustrated Edition (Yesterday's Classics)
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Share the adventures of Menie and Monnie, 5 year-old twins in an Eskimo village, where the villagers have to provide for all their own needs. Their father, Kesshoo, is a brave fisherman and strong hunter and their mother Koolee is clever in making clothing and shoes out of the skins of the animals which he brings home. We watch the twins as they ...
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The Japanese Twins, Illustrated Edition (Yesterday's Classics)
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Join Taro and Take, 5 year-old Japanese twins, as they greet a new baby brother, play in their garden, and thrill to the sights they see when they ride in rickshaws to the temple to have their new brother blessed. A rainy day finds them painting pictures with colored sands and harnessing beetles with thread, then preparing for their first day of ...
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The Irish Twins, Illustrated Edition (Yesterday's Classics)
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With Irish twins Larry and Eileen, we enjoy a visit to Granny Malone's and puzzle over the letter she has received from her son in America, a letter that sets the wheels in motion for all sorts of adventures. Along the way the twins encounter gypsies and discover a pig stuck in a bog that brings a change in fortune to their family. While following ...
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The Dutch Twins (Dodo Press)
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Fitch Perkins Lucy Fitch Perkins
Large format paper back for easy reading. First in the 'Twins' series, geographical, historical, educational and yet very humerous children's books
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The Colonial Twins of Virginia
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Where once the only roads were dangerous forest paths, highways and railroads now weave a pattern across the length and breadth of the land. Yet a little apart from its changed world the stately old mansion of Honeywood still stands among its ancient tree groves.
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The Pioneer Twins
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One in a series of stories that introduce a historical period and a geographical location through the adventures of twins. Jim and Josie, American twins, and their older brother Ben travel west in 1850 to find their father who is searching for gold in California.
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The Indian twins.
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One in a series of stories introducing a historical period and a geographical location through the adventures of twins. Here, North American Indian twins experience starvation, hunting parties, battles, and "coming of age."
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