Walden : Adaptation by Steve Lowe; Henry Thoreau - 1990

Philomel Books, 1990. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. As New/Very Good. Robert Sabuda. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1990 Philomel hardcover (green boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, no printing given. Problem: DJ is price clipped and there is a blank bookplate covering - who knows what. Color illustrations by the more-than-great Robert Sabuda evoke past days on the pond. CONTENT: Shrinking Walden into picture book size is somewhat like trying to fit Moby Dick into an aquarium. Still, Lowe's selections from Thoreau's iconoclastic work will give children a brief taste of this classic. Using only quotations from the original work, Lowe tells the story of Thoreau's year in the woods, emphasizing his descriptions of nature,stet comma and action rather than his philosophical musings. Readers see the young Thoreau putting shingles on his roof, hoeing beans, welcoming a stranger; they can revel in the natural wonders he describes--the "whip-poor-wills," in summer, the… Read More

1990. Philomel Books. 4to. Hardcover. Text selections by Steve Lowe; illustrated by Robert Sabuda. Fine in fine DJ.

New York: Philomel, 1990. not stated . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Robert Sabuda. NOT ex-library. Oversized. Silver-stamped navy cloth spine w/ embossed green bds. Some upturned dog-ears. Unchipped price-clipped dust jacket. No names, clean text. Text selections by Steve Lowe. Intro by Anne McGrath. For children. Unpaginated. 23735 shelf

Penguin Young Readers Group. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Penguin Young Readers Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

NY: Philomel, 1990. Book. Illus. by Robert Sabuda. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, Review Copy. Hard Cover. Near fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Lower corners of book bumped, very faint foxing to top edge of title page. Review copy, review slip laid in..

Philomel Books, 1990. Hardcover. Very good. 0x8x11. Sabuda, Robert. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Literary Essays; Very good hard cover with clean pages, tips bumped, nicked dust jacket, and prompt shipping with tracking.