Dunnington, Tom

Overview

Works:	209 works in 383 publications in 2 languages and 39,603 library holdings
Genres:	Juvenile works Literature Fiction High interest-low vocabulary books Stories in rhyme History Readers (Publications) Children's songs Songs Humorous fiction
Roles:	Illustrator, Other
Classifications:	PZ8.3.G82, E

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Tom Dunnington

The story of the Declaration of Independence by Norman Richards( Book )

7 editions published between 1968 and 1988 in English and held by 1,293 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Outlines the events that led to the Revolutionary War and the writing of the document that declared the Colonies separate and independent from Britain

I love cats by Catherine Matthias( Book )

10 editions published between 1983 and 1989 in English and Spanish and held by 1,162 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Other animals may be very nice, but cats are the best ones to love

The story of the Gettysburg address by Kenneth G Richards( Book )

6 editions published between 1969 and 1988 in English and held by 1,078 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Traces the events which led to the Battle of Gettysburg in 1864 and describes the dedication of the cemetery to the fallen soldiers by Lincoln in his famous speech. Includes text of the speech

Animal babies by Bobbie Hamsa( Book )

9 editions published between 1985 and 2012 in English and held by 954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Provides drawings and names of baby animals, including a kitten, a fawn, a piglet, and a lamb

The story of Old Ironsides by Norman Richards( Book )

5 editions published between 1967 and 1976 in English and held by 941 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Story of the warship the Constitution, nicknamed "Old Ironsides" because in battle with the English, cannons could not penetrate her sturdy hull

The story of the Alamo by Norman Richards( Book )

4 editions published between 1970 and 1985 in English and held by 923 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes the cause that enabled Houston to gather enough men and support to defeat Santa Anna and gain independence for Texas

The story of the U.S.S. Arizona by R. Conrad Stein( Book )

3 editions published between 1977 and 1984 in English and held by 823 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Recalls the events surrounding the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor during which the U.S.S. Arizona sank

Bears, bears, everywhere by Rita Milios( Book )

6 editions published between 1987 and 1989 in 3 languages and held by 816 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An observer of one bear in the air, two bears on the stair, counts all the way up to ten bears huffing and puffing and is relieved that they're full of stuffing

The story of Old Glory by Albert I Mayer( Book )

3 editions published between 1970 and 1978 in English and held by 783 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A history of the American flag as it developed from the Union Jack into a totally different symbol of a new nation

The Great Bug Hunt by Bonnie Dobkin( Book )

4 editions published between 1993 and 2011 in English and held by 716 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Children set out looking for insects and they find all kinds

Wait, skates! by Mildred D Johnson( Book )

1 edition published in 1983 in English and held by 710 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A child putting on roller skates for the first time finally teaches them to wait

The story of D-Day by R. Conrad Stein( Book )

2 editions published in 1977 in English and held by 708 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes the events of the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy, June 6, 1944, the largest invasion ever attempted in history

The story of Ellis Island by R. Conrad Stein( Book )

3 editions published between 1979 and 1992 in English and held by 707 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes the experiences of the many immigrants who sought entry to the United States at the immigration station on Ellis Island, New York, before it closed in 1954

The thirteen days of Halloween by Carol Greene( Book )

2 editions published between 1983 and 1994 in English and held by 660 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A Halloween version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas," featuring such seasonal gifts as bats, goblins, spiders, worms, and ghosts

Bobby's zoo by Carolyn Lunn( Book )

4 editions published between 1989 and 1991 in English and held by 652 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bobby doesn't know what to do with all the animals that are in his house

A buzz is part of a bee by Carolyn Lunn( Book )

2 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 626 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Enumerates a series of words and the greater things of which they are a part, such as leaf and tree, elbow and arm, candle and cake, and tail and kite

If I were an ant by Amy Moses( Book )

2 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 573 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A child imagines how much larger things such as crumbs, puddles, trees, and even babies would seem to an ant

The story of the golden spike by R. Conrad Stein( Book )

2 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 563 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Relates the events surrounding the completion of the world's first transcontinental railroad at Promontory, Utah, in 1869

A pet for Pat by Pegeen Snow( Book )

2 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 560 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A young child receives a pet dog

Addition Annie by David Gisler( Book )

2 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 547 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Addition Annie counts everything around her, from trees and knees to little peas