Search Results: Children's Books: Intermediate Readers from pacaritambo books

Houghton Mifflin, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Michael McCurdy. NEW 2000 Houghton Mifflin hardcover (white boards with gold foil moon & stars embossed on front board) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. B&W "scratchboard" illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: As the moon waxes and wanes, her cycles set a pattern of life for those who live beneath her silver glow. For the Northern Algonquians in precolonial America, these rhythms served to measure out the year. January's Hard Times Moon means biting winds and long nights, and February's moon brings the big snow. Now animals and people alike search for food; the land is locked in a deep, icy cold. But by the April and May moons, one can fish at night by torchlight and leave the wigwam door open to the rising sun in the east. Soon the summer moons of planting and ripening will guide the daily work of the tribe. Then come the fertile autumn moons of harvesting to ready the people for yet another hard… Read More

Barefoot Books, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Emma Shaw-Smith. CONDITION: NEW 2000 Barefoot Books hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Delightful color illustrations by Emma Shaw-Smith. DJ shows very light edge wear. CONTENT: Hansel and Gretel (German); Quillwork Girl and Her Seven Star Brothers (Cheyenne); The Red Cow (Armenian); Alionushka and Ivanushka (Russian); The Girl Who Banished Seven Brothers (Moroccan); Ahol and Maper (Sudanese) and Trampling the Demons (Japanese). Wonderful selection of stories. The stories explore the sibling bond from a variety of perspectives, running the gamut from all-consuming jealousy to undying devotion. Hoffman is a competent reteller and maintains a lively pace. Shaw-Smith's illustrations, done in watercolor and mixed media, have a vibrant palette and are rich in detail. Part of the action is depicted on bottom borders, and there are rounded insets on almost every page, so there is much for… Read More

Scholastic Press, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Angelo Rinaldi cover art; B&W chapter decorations; B&W map. CONDITION: NEW 2016 Scholastic hardcover (NO DJ issued), first edition, first printing. Angelo Rinandi beautiful cover art. Decorated end pages. B&W map. CONTENT: A new threat faces the world of Erdas in this continuation of the New York Times bestselling series. Something ancient and evil has awoken from beneath the world of Erdas. Shrouded in shadow and older than memory, just a sliver of its power can destroy with a touch. Even the spirit animal bond, the sacred link between humans and animals that keeps Erdas in balance, is under threat. Four young heroes, Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan, are determined to stop it. Together with their spirit animals, they embark on a desperate journey that takes them deep underground and to the far corners of the world. As friends and allies fall around them, the four have no choice but to push forward… Read More

Aladdin Paperbacks, 1986. 1st Paperback Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Paul Goble color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 1986 Aladdin Paperbacks first paperback edition, I believe this is the 36th printing, but I won't swear to it - so printed some time c. 2000-2005. Perfect condition. Color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: A young hunter draws his bow against a buffalo cow drinking from a stream. Before he can loose his arrow, there is no buffalo -- instead, there stands a beautiful young woman, whom he knows he must marry. The hunter's people shun the Buffalo Woman, and so she returns, with their son, Calf Boy, to her people. The hunter's heart compels him to follow. But he has been warned: The Buffalo Nation is angry at the Straight-up-People. And if he cannot find his wife and son among the many buffalo, they will be lost to him forever. (An ALA Notable Book.)

Little Bee Books/Bonnier/Autumn Publishing, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Julia Patton color illus.. CONDITION: NEW 2014 Little Bee Books large paperback, first edition, first printing. Julia Patton full-page color illustrations plus a page of "reward" color stickers. CONTENT: This book is a gem for the creative child age 7+ (IMHO). It's BUILD A BOOK FOR GIRLS, an exciting activity journal designed to develop a love of writing and encourage creativity! Kids are presented with a new and exciting activity journal. This book is designed to develop a love of writing while encouraging creativity. While completing the activities, girls will be honing the skills they need to build their own book-without even realizing it! With an ever increasing emphasis on creative writing, this book gives girls a head-start into exploring their imaginations in a structured, positive way. [The publisher states reading age 5-10 for this book, but I think that is too… Read More

G.P. Putnam's , 2012. 1st Edition 10th Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Patricia Polacco color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2012+ Putnam's hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: Polacco's powerful picture book dramatizes how online abuse has intensified the cruelty of bullying. New to her school, Lyla links up with Jamie, another new kid in her sixth-grade class, and they become close friends. Dramatic line-and-watercolor artwork shows the two outsiders in the lunchroom, excluded by the geeks, the nerds, the toughs, the sports kids, and especially by the "celebrity" table of the most popular girls. After Jamie gives Lyla good advice about getting a cell phone and a laptop and helps her create a Facebook page, she feels more connected. Then, though, Lyla becomes so cool that the popular crowd invites her to sit with them--but only if she breaks from Jamie. And she does, until… Read More

Macmillan, 1987. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Dennis Nolan B&W illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1987 Macmillan hardcover (gray boards with embossed griffin) and dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, 3rd printing. The DJ is in a pink/red metallic material and does show a bit of edge wear - not bad, but there. Interior is clean and tight. Wonderful B&W illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: A young boy fills his bucket with wet sand to build a sandcastle. Soon the walls are raised and towers reach toward the sky. Carefully placing his little toy inside the castle gate, he becomes Sir Christopher, builder of castles who tames a roaring dragon and battles the ship of the Black Knights, driving it back to the sea. But one thing goes awry with the boy's special creation: he cannot order the waves to stop pounding on the castle walls. What's left is nothing but a day's dreaming on the sandy beach, and the boy vows to try again tomorrow. Nolan's poetic… Read More

Arcturus, 2018. Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New. Color Illustrations by Various Artists. CONDITION: NEW 2018 Arcturus large (and heavy) soft cover, first edition, no printing given. Colorful and fun illustrations. The front cover title is in red foil and I have protected it - I hope. About 40 stories. Classic Fairy Tales is a wide-ranging anthology showcasing the very best of classic stories for children. Every entry is world-renowned, and the collection provides a beautiful volume of tales that spans an extraordinary spectrum from the uplifting to the hilarious. Each story is accompanied by original and colourful artwork, and the book also includes several re-tellings of famous tales that have enchanted and delighted children of all ages for hundreds of years.

Houghton Mifflin, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. James Rumford color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 1996 Houghton Mifflin hardcover (decorated boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. The front board is in navy blue with a design from the DJ in silver foil. Color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: The "cloud" of the title is paper - so the title could be "the papermakers." Historical Fiction. The secrets of Chinese papermaking are disclosed to the Arabs in this intriguing piece of historical fiction. Chinese annals give A.D. 105 as the date the world's first true paper was presented to the Emperor. Knowledge of the process traveled slowly westward, reaching Europe on the eve of the Renaissance. According to the author's note, victorious Arab troops captured several papermakers after winning a battle in 751 with the Chinese in Turkestan. This well-written, rhythmic story casts those anonymous papermakers as Old Wu and his young grandson, accidental witnesses to the… Read More

Neal Porter/Roaring Brook Press, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Eugene Yelchin color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2008 Neal Porter/Roaring Brook Press hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Adorable nd fun color illustrations by Eugene Yelchin. CONTENT: This droll fable tells how stylish ants once needed many pairs of beautiful shoes for their busy lives and favorite dance. Because the Tick-Toe-Hip-Clog-Tock-Hop requires a pair of ants to make 36 hundred steps, the cobbler ant works around the clock and becomes very rich. When he accidentally bites his foot, he decides he is working too hard and leaves town. Unable to buy new shoes or have their old ones repaired, the fashionable ants despair. One evening, Red Ant arrives at the party without shoes-or clothes-and dances gracefully. Soon all of the ants discard their shoes. Since then, all of these tiny creatures walk barefoot. Smartly dressed ants with large heads and… Read More

Philomel Books, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. Loren Long color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2003 Philomel hardcover (pictorial boards - NO DUST JACKET), first edition, first printing. The book is clean and tight. However, there is a small loss of color bottom front board and no dust jacket - and it should have one. Wonderful color illustrations by Loren Long. Questions welcome & answered. CONTENT: This story is based on Weller's and others' reminiscences of an annual October event at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Ria hates New York. She misses her friends, and the warm Puerto Rican sun; most of all she misses the animals she left behind. Then, one day, Ria's neighbor Mrs. Blum takes her on a surprise trip: to a big cathedral-it's the festival of St. Francis Day, when everyone brings their pets to be blessed! At first, Ria is disappointed. She doesn't have a pet of her own for blessing.… Read More

Dial Books for Young Readers, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Virginia Stroud. CONDITION: SIGNED BY AUTHOR. NEW 1995 Dial Books for Young Readers hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ, first edition, first printing. Tiny edge wear to DJ top spine in the form of a very short "repaired" tear. The illustrations are bright and colorful. Excellent "true" story based on the Author's adopted Kiowa grandfather (although she is Cherokee). CONTENT: In her debut picture book, a widely collected Native American artist transports readers to the Oklahoma Territory of the 1890's with the breathtaking--and true--story of a Kiowa boy who earns his warrior name. The sense of camp life in the Kiowa village and the feel of a breathless escape on horseback are evoked in vivid prose and jewel-like art.

Little, Brown, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Color photo section. CONDITION: NEW 2020 Little, Brown hardcover (grey boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Color photo section. Chapter decorations.B&W map of Mongolia. CONTENT: What a great book for budding feminists - okay, young girls. The subject of the award-winning documentary The Eagle Huntress tells the true story of how she became the first girl to compete in-and win-one of Mongolia's most prestigious competitions. In this compelling memoir, teen aged eagle hunter Aisholpan Nurgaiv tells her own story for the first time, speaking directly with award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Liz Welch, who traveled to Mongolia for this book. Nurgaiv's story and fresh, sincere voice are not only inspiring but truly magnificent: with the support of her father, she captured and trained her own golden eagle and won the Ölgii eagle festival. She was the only girl to compete in the… Read More

Barefoot Books, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Nicoletta Ceccoli color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2003 Barefoot hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Decorated end pages. Wonderful and warm color illustrations by Nicoletta Ceccoli. This is a beautiful Irish fairy tale. PROBLEM: tiny "repaired" tear top DJ edge at back spine.

MN: Northword, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Schim Schimmel fantastic color illustrations. CONDITION: "AS NEW" - why? donation plate inside front cover. UNREAD 2001 Northword hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Mr. Schimmel's color illustrations are simply beautiful - you will want to look at each one for hours. He says his art is "Environmental Visionary Surrealism." and so it is. CONTENT: Animals of all shapes and sizes gather beside Mother Earth to ask questions about the world around them. She lovingly teaches her children that all creatures, from big elephants and playful dolphins to flightless penguins and human beings, are important members of her family of Earth. By teaming surreal acrylic paintings with poetic text, author/artist Schim Schimmel explains that though each member of the earth's family sees the world differently, all live on one earth. Animals of all shapes and sizes gather beside Mother Earth to ask… Read More

Roaring Brook Press/Scripps, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. James K. Hindle color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2016 Roaring Brook/Scripps hardcover (pictorial boards), no DJ issued, first edition, first printing. Color illustrations by James K. Hindle. Intro by Dr. Jacques Bailly. CONTENT: These forty bite-size word puzzles, spelling quizzes, and vocabulary-filled stories, developed in partnership with the Scripps National Spelling Bee, are perfect for sharing at snack time or around the dinner table. Readers are invited to play with language, investigating sneaky silent letters and the many ways that a word's meaning can be altered by context or spelling. Synonyms, homonyms, and palindromes prevail. Did Mom want two each of several different fruits, or just a few pears? Drawing on the ubiquity of classroom spelling bees, these super-short, storified lessons (that don't feel like lessons at all) are accompanied by informational sidebars rich with… Read More

Minnesota: Picture Window Books, 2003. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. Jason Millet color illustrations. CONDITION: What makes this book "as new"? No dust jacket - even though I am not certain it ever had one. UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2003 Picture Window Books hardcover (pictorial boards but NO DUST JACKET), first edition. Library binding. Color illustrations by Jason Millet. CONTENT: Who invented the printing press? Which river valley is famous for castles: Full-color illustrations & fact-filled text offer a look at the history, land, and culture of one of Europe's largest countries. Each book in this series features maps, a traceable flag, a topic-related activity, Fast Facts and Fun Facts, a glossary, a reading list, and an index. Ages 5+.

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Wendell Minor. CONDITION: NEW 2007 Simon & Schuster hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Wendell Minor. Title and Author's name embossed lettering on DJ cover. Decorated end pages. Interesting story. CONTENT: In her first children's book, a popular writer of adult thrillers and a familiar illustrator pair up to create a picture book that blends past and present. While visiting his grandmother in a 300-year-old house built by Andrew Hallett, a great sea captain, nine-year-old Thomas loves hearing the exciting stories of sailing ships that were sometimes wrecked on the rocks. One day after a heavy storm he finds an old belt buckle on the beach, and the ghost of Silas, the boy who owned the buckle in 1690, appears. Silas, who was Hallett's cabin boy, explains how he used a raging fire to save the captain's ship from the local… Read More

Scholastic Pess, 1998. 1st Paperback Edition . Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Deborah Nourse Lattimore color illus.. CONDITION: NEW c. 1998 Scholastic/PJ Library large soft cover, first paperback edition, first printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Deborah Nourse Lattimore. CONTENT: In a tiny Polish village, a young girl named Gittel is asked to perform impossible tasks after her father boasts of her skills. Though Gittel is discouraged, her kind heart and good deeds are rewarded by the Prophet Elijah, who appears just in time for a Passover miracle. The story embodies the essence of the Passover holiday in a traditional folktale motif. Read it aloud.

Voyager Books/HBJ, 2000. First Thus 34th printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Lynne Cherry color illus.. CONDITION: NEW 2000+ Voyager Books large paperback, 34th printing. Detailed and beautiful color illustrations by the Author. Decorated "end pages" show maps of the world's rain forests. This is a wonderful book for young animal lovers and/or environmentalists. CONTENT: Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate this gorgeous picture book about a man who exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant kapok tree. While he sleeps, the forest's residents, including a child from the Yanomamo tribe, whisper in his ear about the importance of trees and how "all living things depend on one another" . . . and it works. Cherry's lovingly rendered colored pencil and watercolor drawings of all the "wondrous and rare animals" evoke the lush rain forests. Features stunning world maps bordered by detailed illustrations… Read More