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George Mendoza is the author of What I Want to be when I Grow Up (1975), Sesame Street Book of Opposites with Zero Mostel (1974), Fishing the Morning Lonely (1974), Shadowplay (1974), Poem for Putting to Sea (1972).

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Sesame Street Book of Opposites with Zero Mostel

by: George Mendoza, Zero Mostel
Sesame Street Book of Opposites with Zero Mostel
Zero Mostel portrays in pantomime the difference between such opposites as on-off, nice-grouchy, yummy-yucchy, and light-heavy.

Shadowplay

by: George Mendoza, Prasanna Rao
Shadowplay
Photographs of shadow images of swans, camels, Napoleon, witches, and other figures together with photographs showing how the images are formed using hands and fingers.

Poem for Putting to Sea

by: George Mendoza
Poem for Putting to Sea
A boy who realizes his dream of going to sea returns a man.

The Alphabet Boat

by: George Mendoza
The Alphabet Boat
An alphabet book illustrates the needs of a boat from anchor to zephyr.

Fish in the Sky

by: George Mendoza
Fish in the Sky
Describes the many ways nature can be perceived.

Goodbye, River, Goodbye

by: George Mendoza
Goodbye, River, Goodbye
Epitaph for a river whose life and waters have been polluted.

Moonfish and Owl Scratchings

by: George Mendoza
Moonfish and Owl Scratchings
Demonstrates in verse that "A poem is not what you believe; / it''s what you make believe."

The Hunter, the Tick, and the Gumberoo

by: George Mendoza
The Hunter, the Tick, and the Gumberoo
A man hunting the Gumberoo finds himself distracted by a tick embedded in his cheek.

The Scarecrow Clock

by: George Mendoza
The Scarecrow Clock
Readers can see how a clock''s hour hand and minute hand work together by following the directions given by the scarecrow.

The Scribbler

by: George Mendoza
The Scribbler
Free verse describes the continually changing beach and the constant sandpiper.

Big Frog, Little Pond

by: George Mendoza
Big Frog, Little Pond
A big frog in a little pond disturbs all his neighbors with his loud croaking until the little frogs in the big pond put a stop to it.

The Thumbtown Toad

by: George Mendoza
The Thumbtown Toad
Lists the unusual characteristics of the thumbtown toad, a wicked woman about whom horrible tales are told.

Moonstring

by: George Mendoza
Moonstring
When he finally gains his freedom and visits the land of his dreams, the lovebird learns that freedom means little without someone to love.

The Thumbtown Toad. Pictures by Monika Beisner

by: George Mendoza
The Thumbtown Toad. Pictures by Monika Beisner
Lists the unusual characteristics of the thumbtown toad, a wicked woman about whom horrible tales are told.

The Marcel Marceau Counting Book

by: George Mendoza, Marcel Marceau
The Marcel Marceau Counting Book
Mime Marcel Marceau wears twenty different hats representing twenty different professions. Color photographs.

The Fearsome Brat

by: George Mendoza
The Fearsome Brat
Because the parents of Fearsome Fagan let him do everything his heart desired, they all came to a fearsome end.

Are You My Friend?

by: George Mendoza
Are You My Friend?
When the small girl asks the boa constrictor if he is her friend, he swallows her and she goes on looking for a friend.

The Inspector

by: George Mendoza
The Inspector
The inspector is so intent on tracking down huge footprints that he doesn''t notice what is happening behind him.

The Marcel Marceau Alphabet Book

by: George Mendoza, Marcel Marceau
The Marcel Marceau Alphabet Book
Photographs of pantomimist Marcel Marceau record his mimes of twenty-six words which represent objects or activities.

The Mist Men

by: George Mendoza
The Mist Men
A collection of nature poems about the Vermont countryside.

And I Must Hurry for the Sea is Coming in ...

by: George Mendoza
And I Must Hurry for the Sea is Coming in ...
Photographs and verse describe a young boy''s daydream of the sea.

Flowers and Grasses and Weeds

by: George Mendoza
Flowers and Grasses and Weeds
An old fisherman''s favorite flower helps him catch his favorite fish.

The Starfish Trilogy

by: George Mendoza
The Starfish Trilogy
Three brief stories about a spider, an ant, and a seed.

The Digger Wasp

by: George Mendoza
The Digger Wasp
Describes the life cycle of the digger wasp stressing the female''s preparations for laying her eggs.

Herman's Hat

by: George Mendoza
Herman's Hat
Heeding the warning of the clown who gives him a collapsible hat, Herman refuses to take it off and continues to go around in a world of fantasy that gradually becomes a world of nightmares.

The Hunter I Might Have Been

by: George Mendoza
The Hunter I Might Have Been
Free verse and full page black and white photographs relate the lasting impression of a child''s first experience with a gun and its destruction of life.
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