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Jane Langton

Author, Illustrator

(1922 - 0)

Jane Gillson Langton (born December 30, 1922) is an American writer and author of children’s literature. She both writes and illustrates her novels.



Bibliography

The Astonishing Stereoscope (1971)

Two children enter a world in a stereoscope.

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Author(s): Jane Langton
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

The Diamond in the Window (1962)

Following the clues scratched on a window in their attic Eleanor and Eddy embark on a series of adventures across time and space.

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Author(s): Jane Langton
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

The Fledgling (1980)

Georgie, a young girl, discovers she can fly.

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Author(s): Jane Langton
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1981

The Fragile Flag (1984)

Georgie is now nine years old and leading a protest march on Washington calling for nuclear disarmament.

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Author(s): Jane Langton
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

The Swing in the Summerhouse (1967)

When two of their friends disappear from the summerhouse, Eleanor and Eddy know they must break their promise and rescue them.

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Author(s): Jane Langton
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

The Time Bike (2000)

In this, the sixth installment in the adventures of the transcendentalist clan from Concord, Eddy receives the gift of a bicycle from India that takes the rider through time.

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Author(s): Jane Langton
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

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