Secrets of the Stone. by Harriet Peck Taylor - 2000.

New York, NY Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2000. Hardcover First Edition (2000), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (2000), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Very Good+ to Near Fine DJ: The Book shows just a hint of wear to the lower corner tips and the faintest scuff at the top of the front hinge; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, marks, or marginalia in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing a couple of unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows the very mildest rubbing to the panels; light wear to the top edge of the front panel; the brown background field of the backstrip has been ever so faintly sunned (the titles thereon are unaffected: bold and clearly legible); the price has been clipped. Bright, clean and attractive, but not without flaw. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Oblong 8vo. (8.8 x 10.4 x 0.3 inches). 32 pages. Illustrated in Color by the Author. Bright colorful laminated boards. boards. Language: English. Weight: 13 ounces. Age Range: 4 - 8 years. Grade Level: Preschool - 3rd Grade. Hardback with DJ. Influenced by the art, mythology, and scenery of the Native Southwest, this original tale relates the story of Coyote and his friend Badger, who are hunting together. They encounter cheeky Jackrabbit, who dares them to catch him and takes off running until he disappears behind a boulder. The predators manage to push it aside, revealing a hidden cave decorated with ancient pictographs. The hullabaloo of the chase attracts several of the duo's animal friends to the cave where they marvel at the amazing pictures. A sudden storm forces the group to spend the night there and, in his sleep, Coyote enters the land of the Ancient Ones responsible for the wall paintings. Waking to the strains of the mythic flutist Kokopelli's haunting melodies, Coyote relates his vivid dream. Jackrabbit, however, breaks the spell by bursting forth from his hiding place in the cave.