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Works by Houghton Mifflin

Curious George Visits School (2009) 294 copies
Instant Pot Miracle (2017) 286 copies, 1 review
The Ant and the Grasshopper (1991) 208 copies, 1 review
Ian's Pet (1991) 202 copies
Honeybees (2001) 179 copies
Good Friends (1991) 173 copies
On Top of Spaghetti (1995) 172 copies
Let's Jump! (1991) 155 copies
The Princess and the Pea (1987) 148 copies
Who Can? (1991) 78 copies
Barnyard Tracks (1992) 67 copies
The Night the Lights Went Out (1995) 65 copies, 2 reviews
The Pet-Sitters (West Side Kids) (1996) 64 copies, 1 review
Houghton Mifflin English (1983) 62 copies
Family Fleas (1995) 59 copies
Here We Go! (2001) 59 copies
Building with Shapes (2002) 55 copies
Thoughts for Food (1969) 54 copies, 2 reviews
The Story of Juan Bobo (2004) 45 copies
My Dog (Vocabulary Readers) (2005) 41 copies
Atlantic (Big Book) (2012) 36 copies
Here, Kit! (2000) 32 copies, 1 review
Secret Moose (1990) 30 copies, 1 review
Nature's Fury Theme 1 (Reader's Library) (2000) 29 copies, 1 review
Bedtime (Early Success) (2002) 29 copies
The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Biography (2003) — Editor — 28 copies
Emperor Penguins Up Close (2006) 27 copies
A Hungry Red Hawk (2005) 27 copies
Cat's Lunch (Early Success) (2002) 25 copies
Bird Beaks (Early Success) (2002) 24 copies
Houghton Mifflin English (1989) 23 copies
Pete's Boat (Early Success) (2002) 21 copies
Let's Paint (Early Success) (2002) 21 copies
Phonics Library: Talent Show (2000) 20 copies, 1 review
Frogs (Early Success) (2002) 18 copies
Jake (Early Success) (2002) 18 copies
Twins (Early Success) (2002) 18 copies
On Our Street (2005) 18 copies
Sandra Day O'Connor (2004) 18 copies
Write Well, Speak Well (2005) 18 copies
The People's President (2012) 16 copies
THE ZOOM ROOM (2008) 15 copies
Family and Friends (2004) 14 copies
Ice Cream Dream (2002) 14 copies
GOOD CHOICE (2008) 14 copies
Many Kinds of Birds (2003) 14 copies
MY FAMILY HISTORY (2002) 13 copies
Science Horizons (1991) 13 copies
Greensboro Sit-Ins (2008) 13 copies
Deer Mice (Early Success) (2002) 13 copies
Diccionario Inglés (1982) 13 copies
Ah-choo! (Early Success) (2002) 13 copies
We Can! (2005) 12 copies
Fiesta (1992) 12 copies
GO TEAM, GO! (2008) 12 copies
Nicky Takes a Bath (2000) 12 copies
Famous Rocks (2006) 12 copies
Grammar and Usage (1998) 12 copies
People to Remember (1992) 12 copies
Heroes (2000) 11 copies, 1 review
On the Mayflower (2002) 11 copies
My Dog (Early Success) (2002) 11 copies
English Level 7 (1990) 10 copies
A More Perfect Union (1991) 10 copies
Houghton Mifflin Mathmatics (2000) 10 copies
Little Fox (Early Success) (2002) 10 copies
Stephen F. Austin (1996) 9 copies
Shlemiel & Fools (1992) 9 copies
Where Is Zig? (2003) 8 copies
Pocket Dictionary (1978) 8 copies
Science Fusion, Grade 1 (2011) 8 copies
Animal Babies (Big Book) (2005) 7 copies
What's the Weather (2002) 7 copies
Sonrisas (1990) 7 copies
Spelling for Writing (1992) 7 copies
The Road to the Stars (1992) 7 copies
English (2002) 6 copies
Boats (Soar To Success) (2007) 6 copies
The Mural (Early Success) (2002) 6 copies
Fables (1989) 6 copies
Thoughts for Good Eating. (1975) 5 copies
En Espanol: Level 1 (1999) 5 copies
Molly's Big Day (2001) 5 copies
Math Central (1998) 5 copies
Dogs (Soar to Success) (2007) 5 copies
Go! (Soar to Success) (2007) 4 copies
Under a Full Moon (2003) 4 copies
English: Level 10 (1992) 4 copies
Hmh Geometry: 2 (2014) 4 copies
What's in the Box? (2001) 4 copies
Mathematics Plus Grade 4 (1994) 4 copies
Some People I Know (1997) 4 copies
This Piece or That Piece? (2003) 4 copies
Math Course 3 (2006) 4 copies
Math: Course 2 (2006) 4 copies
It's Lunchtime! 4 copies
FLORIDA SCIENCE FUSION (2011) 3 copies
Christy's First Dive (2003) 3 copies
Annie's Bike (2001) 3 copies
Spelling and Vocabulary (1993) 3 copies
Math Steps: Level 2 (1999) 3 copies
Changing: Six Stories (1992) 3 copies
Handwriting Connections 1 (1993) 3 copies
Math, Level 6 (2008) 3 copies
Stories to Dream on (1992) 3 copies
Bugs! (Soar To Success) (2007) 3 copies
Hmco Rdg Series Beginning (2002) 2 copies
Sunshine 2 copies
Spelling (Grade 2) (1984) 2 copies
Barry Sanders (1992) 2 copies
Mathematics (1991) 2 copies
Dime DOS Cuaderno (1900) 2 copies
Portales (Student Book) (1990) 2 copies
My Mom's Taxi (1994) 2 copies
Moments in Literature (1975) 2 copies
Math Central (1999) 2 copies
Spanish History (1990) 2 copies
Rome is Burning 2 copies
Using Resources (2006) 2 copies
OUR OWN TOWN (2002) 2 copies
Matías dibuja el sol (2002) 2 copies
Fairy Tales (2006) 2 copies
Rosie's Pool 2 copies
Matemáticas (2001) 2 copies
Math Practice Workbook Grade K (2003) — Firm — 2 copies
Tallyho! 2 copies
Discoveryworks: Level 5 (2000) 2 copies
The Golf Lesson (2001) 2 copies
Mama and Kit Go Away (2003) 2 copies
I Want to Go Camping (2003) 2 copies
HBJ Language 2 (1990) 2 copies
GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION (1984) 2 copies
Touch Times 2 copies
ANNE BRADSTREET 2 copies
The Friendship Garden (2009) 2 copies
En Espanol: Level 1B (2002) 2 copies
Compelling Conversations (2006) 2 copies
Mad for Marsupials (2013) 2 copies
Luciano Pavarotti (2009) 2 copies
Baseball-1992 Calendar (1991) 2 copies
Mathematics 1 copy
Hmh Geometry Texas (1) (2014) 1 copy
Leona Goes Home (2009) 1 copy
El tiempo 1 copy
Kaleidoskop 1 copy
Appearances 1 copy
Discoveries (1988) 1 copy
Mares (Student Book) (1990) 1 copy
Caravans (1988) 1 copy
Celebrations (1988) 1 copy
Explorations (1988) 1 copy
Ancient Days (1993) 1 copy
Lucky Charms 1 copy
Pocket Dictionary (1978) 1 copy
Masks Tell Stories (1992) 1 copy
English 3 1 copy
Squanto 1 copy
Gary Soto 1 copy
Surprise! 1 copy
ALL ABOUT ME (1989) 1 copy
Little Readers: Cars (1997) 1 copy
At the Vet (2003) 1 copy
BOOKSHELF (1994) 1 copy
Apples for America (2003) 1 copy
The Apple Man (2003) 1 copy
Bargains for Everyone (2003) 1 copy
Jean Fritz Comes Home (2003) 1 copy
Old Bark's Cure (2009) 1 copy
Take a Chance (2003) 1 copy
A Night in the Kingdom (2009) 1 copy
Another View (2009) 1 copy
Isabel Allende (2009) 1 copy
Hurricane Music (2003) 1 copy
Mars on Earth (2009) 1 copy
Bernardo de Gálvez (2003) 1 copy
Far From Home (2011) 1 copy
Gramp's Favorite Gift (2009) 1 copy
Sugaring Weather (2009) 1 copy
The Picky Eater (2009) 1 copy
Soccer Sisters (2009) 1 copy
Going Wild at the Zoo (2009) 1 copy
A Rural Veterinarian (2009) 1 copy
El Camino Real (2009) 1 copy
Incognito (2009) 1 copy
A Voice for Equality (2009) 1 copy
Perilous Passage (2009) 1 copy
Pan Woman (2003) 1 copy
Trevor from Trinidad (2003) 1 copy
A Friendly Field Trip (2009) 1 copy
Serves Two Hundred (2009) 1 copy
Hometown Turtles (2003) 1 copy
Literature Journal (1989) 1 copy
On the Long Drive (2009) 1 copy
The Apollo Moon Rocks (2009) 1 copy
The Geography Bee (2009) 1 copy
Pancakes (2009) 1 copy
Friends Along the Way (2009) 1 copy
Dear Cousin (2009) 1 copy
Tanya On Track (2003) 1 copy
Streets of Gold (2003) 1 copy
Comet Dust (2009) 1 copy
A Night to Remember (2009) 1 copy
The Salton Sea (2009) 1 copy
Project Bug (2009) 1 copy
Robot Rescue (2009) 1 copy
A Pen and a Painting (2009) 1 copy
The Big Interview (2009) 1 copy
A Champion of Change (2009) 1 copy
A Hero Weighs In (2009) 1 copy
Baseball Blues (2009) 1 copy
The Watch Girl (2009) 1 copy

Associated Works

Flat Stanley (1964) — some editions — 9,607 copies, 95 reviews
Monday Morning (Math Reader) (2008) — Corporate Author, some editions — 19 copies

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Birthdate
1832
Gender
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Nationality
USA
Places of residence
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Disambiguation notice
If your book appears here, it may be beneficial to list your book under the name of the Senior, Executive, or Main Editor (or the author) of the book. Then you can combine your book with others with the same or similar title. Thank You.
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The fifth editioin of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language in Dictionaries & other reference books (November 2011)

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118 reviews
I swiped this from my brother's bookcase many, many moons ago in my mid high school years. :) It's my old friend that still beckons me to behold it now and then, despite my habit of opening a browser and typing 'define ____'. All the thumbnail stickers of 'AB', 'CD' have fallen off. But holding it in my hand still feels like the true authority of the English language - a much better time before the butchering done by texting, endless acronyms, and poorly invented words. A solid must have show more English dictionary for anyone respectful of the language.

Well, ok - it pressed a few flower petals for me too.
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Oh man, the mom in me says these two kids are *so cute* I wanna group hug 'em. The child in me says I desperately want to be friends with them. Even if they think that following the recipe for cookies is optional.
So I got to read an assortment of fiction, essays, mystery stories (also fiction), nonrequired reading (also some fiction - GODZILLA!), science fiction and fantasy (also fiction), travel pieces, science pieces, and sports writing -- two of each! Like a Forrest Gump sampler box of chocolates, except none with cherries in them or that time I had a chocolate the chocolatier put turmeric in and it was just weird. Even the sports writing, and I'm pretty much the least sports-interested person you show more could ever meet, was good.

Uh, Meghan as I am sure you are thinking, it's called the best series and you're surprised that it was actually good.

Yes. Shut up.

So here's the info, i.e. I copy and pasted the table of contents and put my thoughts in parentheses.

The Best American Short Stories 2017:

FIONA MAAZEL: Let’s Go to the Videotape (jerk dad story)

JESS WALTER: Famous Actor (jerk people have jerk sex with each other's jerk selves)


The Best American Essays 2017:

EMILY MALONEY: Cost of Living (yeah, Americans, I know that like 49% of you or whatever despise Obamacare, but seriously, your multi-payer system is ridiculous, seriously ridiculous);

ALIA VOLZ: Snakebit (ophidiophobia)


The Best American Mystery Stories 2017:

TRINA COREY: Flight (murder mystery in a nursing home)

BRENDAN DUBOIS: The Man from Away (revenge fantasy)


The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2017:

VIET DINH: Lucky Dragon (atomic bomb fallout, fiction)

MASHA GESSEN: Autocracy: Rules for Survival (Trump sucks)


The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017:

JOSEPH ALLEN HILL: The Venus Effect (like Margaret Atwood's Happy Endings, but about race and brutal)

N. K. JEMISIN: The City Born Great (Cities live, didn't really grab me)


The Best American Travel Writing 2017:

STEPHANIE ELIZONDO GRIEST: Chiefing in Cherokee (one of the three that left me with a meh, the others being "Rules for Survival" and "The City Born Great".)

DAVID KUSHNER: Land of the Lost (he went to Iceland. I went to Iceland. Hooray!)


The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017:

SONIA SMITH: Unfriendly Climate (Texas is weird)

DAVID EPSTEIN: The DIY Scientist, the Olympian, and the Mutated Gene (some people are much better researchers than I am)


The Best American Sports Writing 2017:

BOMANI JONES: Kaepernick Is Asking for Justice, Not Peace (I can't remember reading this one, so I guess that might say something about it)

LUKE CYPHERS AND TERI THOMPSON: Lost in America (it was sad, but then it got better, but then I realised there were all these other people not profiled in the story for whom it didn't get better and so I was sad again :( And, either "Lost in America" was the best one in the set or I'm a victim of the recency effect, but "Lost in America" is the piece that stuck with me. That and "The Venus Effect", which is in the middle, so I guess that one is truly, not only brain-trick, memorable.)


The Best American Series 2017 by assorted (like a Quality Street Tin!) went on sale October 3, 2017.

I received a copy free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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½
Fiction ** 1/2
The stories are readable, but hardly classic. One of the science fiction entries is a pointed barb at what it means to be Black in America rather than actually being science fiction. The author is clever and has a large vocabulary, but the story goes on to the point of tedium.

Non-fiction ****1/2
The non-fiction entries are far stronger. There is a fascinating science story of a woman who diagnosed her own extremely rare medical condition. There is also a very moving sports story show more of several basketball players from Cameroon, and one from Serbia, who are brought to the US and terribly exploited at a small, scam, not-really college, but end up experiencing the best of what America can be. This one should make you cry. And another story of a man lost in Iceland, who discovers the best of that country's hospitality. show less

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