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  • Portait of L. Frank Baum
    L. Frank Baum
    The Wizard of Oz; A New Wonderland; The Navy Alphabet...
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    Eliza Farnham
    California, in-doors and out; My early days; Ideal attained...
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    Abraham Lincoln
    Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address; The Language of Liberty; The Gettysburg Address...
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Charles Larry

Born: in Illinois
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Lives in Illinois.

Biography: Charles Larry is an illustrator. He has created a remarkable rendition of an Indian legend with beautifully detailed artwork.

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Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Children

Charles Larry on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=charles+larry

Selected Titles

Peboan and Seegwun /
ISBN: 0374457506 OCLC: 28423565

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York : 1993.

An encounter between Peboan, Old Man Winter, and Seegwun, the Spirit of Spring, marks the transition from one season to another.

 

 

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