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| You might see a book in the catalogue listed as STACK. These are books which are housed behind the scenes in the Central Library - items that the Library definitely wants to keep, but for some reason (e.g. older condition, or not in as high demand) the open shelf is not the right place for them. Most can be borrowed. Please ask at the enquiries counter on the Second Floor and staff will be happy to retrieve them. This web-page will highlight some of these nearly forgotten treasures, and be updated with a new stack topic every two months. The author's selections and recommendations of these golden oldies are entirely idiosyncratic!
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 | The little steamroller, by Graham Greene. (1974) While the little steamroller is doing his job keeping the snowy roads in good condition at London airport, he thwarts the smuggling exploits of Mr King from the Black hand gang, and wins the Queen's Police Medal for course and resource for his efforts. |
The great blueness and other predicaments / by Arnold Lobel. (1970)
Long ago there were no colours, everything was grey. Then a wizard got to mixing a little of this and that. First he made blue, then yellow then red, before finally realising that the key was to use them all.
All about Arthur : an absolutely absurd ape / by Eric Carle. (1974)
In Aberdeen one autumn day an absolutely absurd accordian-playing ape named Arthur felt all alone. In Bolton Arthur befriended a bashful bear named Ben who played the banjo. Ben became the bandmaster....
Which is Willy? by Robert Bright. (1963)
If penguins are now the flavour of the month in your houshold, this may be the answer. Most penguins don't mind looking alike, but Willy did. So he left the South pole to go the city where he would be different. And... you guessed it, he was different, but rather unhappy.
The little godwit : a New Zealand story for children everywhere / by Audrey Cooper, illustrated by Ian Stimpson. (1966).
Delightfully illustrated story of the godwit's migration from NZ to the Arctic every year.
Supposing... / by Alastair Reid.(1973).
Among the 'supposing' there is - "supposing a great rude librarian threw me out of the public library for cracking nuts, and I put on a big overcoat and a false beard and went back and asked him to get me a book on bats that was in the very bottom cellar, and he brought it up, and I looked at it and sniffed and said " No they are the wrong kind of bats, " and asked for the book next to it...."
Rogue Reynard : being a tale of the fortunes and mis fortunes and divers misdeeds of the great villain, Baron Reynard, the Fox, and how he was served with King Lion`s justice : based upon the beast saga / written by Andre Norton ; and pictured by Laura Bannon.(1947)
Count Lupus, the Wolf accuses the Fox of many an evil deed. King Lion calls him to court to be judged, but the clever fox outwits the court messenger.
Zozo learns the alphabet / H.A. Rey. (1964)
Zoz is also known as Curious George. The man in the yellow hat decides his mischievous monkey friend should learn to read. This is done in an ingenious way, incorporating the letters into drawings and by the use of alliteration.
Trouble for Trumpets / Peter Cross ; story by Peter Dallas-Smith. (1978)
"Hallo! My name is Podd and I'm a trumpet. We trumpets live in a summer world of warmth and sunshine. I suppose you could say that we're summer creatures because in winter we go down into our warm homes underground and sleep right through until the spring. Life for the trumpets would be just about perfect if only there weren't such things as ... Grumpets. "
The nursery rhyme book / by Andrew Lang, illustrated by Leslie Brooke. (1947)
Delightful olde worlde illustrations.
Mishka / by Victor Ambrus. (1975)
When Mishka was 8, his grandfather made him a fiddle and he could soon play "The blue Danube". He came to a circus and offered to do a turn in the show, but everyone laughed at this idea. He did not give up his goal however, and one day when the elephant trainer was ill, he seized his chance!
Australia book / by Eve Pownall, illustrated by Margeret Senior. (1953)
Again, the strength of this large size book is the coloured illustrations all carefully matching the text. In chronological order, the key historical development of Australia is outlined.
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