Search Results: Homeschooling: Supplements from pacaritambo books

UK: Hermes House, 2006. Reissue 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Various artists and photographers. CONDITION: NEW 2006 Hermes House huge paperback edition, reissue, first printing. Book is contained in a heavy mylar "jacket". As ever, vivid illustrations by various artists with color photos, as well. For each section there are projects to make (Inca Quipu, Celtic broach, Roman groma, etc.) and each project is accompanied by detailed color "how-to" photos. Excellent!

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

USA: Macmillan / McGraw Hill, 1993. Reissue 2nd Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Garth Williams. CONDITION: NEW 1993 Macmillan/McGraw paperback (school supplemental book), second printing. Lovely soft color illustrations by Garth Williams. Every child should have access to this book. CONTENT: Francisco is a lonely boy. Amigo is a prairie dog. They both live in the desert, and both want someone to play with. Francisco thinks that he's "taming" Amigo, his pet -- but Amigo knows better. Reviewer: "What a delightful story set in the desert of the great Southwest. Francisco, the little boy, works to tame a little desert creature as a pet. What does the little animal think about that? The story is written in loose rhyme, loose so that it doesn't feel restrictive in any way. The illustrations are wonderful, and catch so well the emotions of all the characters, and the ambiance of the setting."

Chicago: Children's Press, 1997. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Color photos throughout. CONDITION: UNREAD 1997 Children's Press paperback, 7th printing. One of the New True Book series. Problem: Name top title page - most likely a teacher's name who couldn't get anyone to read the book. Too bad - good book for elementary school kids. Color ruins of Anasazi homes (Mesa Verde, etc.), pottery, etc. Simple text for early readers, yet full of information for the youngest history buff. More kids need to know about the ancient American civilizations. Perfect for home schooling. CONTENT: Describes the homes, culture, and way of life of the Anasazi, the Ancient Ones of the southwestern United States whose descendants (we believe) became the Pueblo Indians.

UK: Templar Publishing, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Malcolm Godwin; paper engineering by Andy Mansfield. CONDITION: NEW 2009 Templar hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), first edition, first printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Malcolm Godwin. Text by Robert Coupe. Paper engineering by Andy Mansfield. The front cover is beautiful - raised designs & title in silver, gold & red foils. CONTENT: This book reveals ancient Egypt in a new light, with a wealth of exciting pop-ups, booklets, and lift-up flaps. Look inside the pyramids to see how they were constructed, explore the holy temple at Karnak and take a journey to the afterlife. The book if loaded with little fold-out history booklets. The first pop-up is a 2-sided boat of the New Kingdom; the second is of the Pharaoh and Queen; Great Pyramid; and a temple. There are flaps to lift, wheels to turn, and flaps to lift. Excellent. My favorite of all of it: the layout of how Carter dug down the layers to… Read More

USA: Western National Parks Assn., 2010. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Sally Blakemore; Eileen Banashek paper engineering. CONDITION: NEW & perfect 2004 Western National Parks Assn. hardcover (pictorial boards), no edition nor printing given. Historically accurate color illustrations by Sally Blakemore. Paper engineering: Eileen Banashek, Sally Blakemore, & Anthony Esparsen. CONTENT: Archeologists say that 1,000 years ago more people lived in the Four Corners region of the Southwest than live there now. Today visitors to the region see the empty dwellings and pueblos from that time, but not the lively cultures that once built them. Ancient Dwellings of the Southwest puts the people back in these places in three dimensions. Hohokam ball players leap and dive in the ballcourt at Casa Grande Ruins in Arizona; the reader moves women at Mesa Verde in Colorado to watch them grind corn or pulls back the bow of a hunter at Bandelier in New Mexico. The buildings at… Read More

UK: Miles Kelly Publishing, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Various artists. CONDITION: NEW 2012 Miles Kelly (UK) large hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued) over spiral binding. Excellent introduction to youngsters to ancient history/ancient Rome. The words "Rome" and "Fact Files" on the front cover are actually in a glittery red foil. Covers cultural life, religion, family life, food, the army, and slavery. Beautiful color illustrations, historically accurate of course. Little sidebars present interesting and fun facts. Perfect for home schooling and/or school libraries. CONTENT: This simple, engaging text presents all the information in bitesize paragraphs, whilst feature panels provide incredible facts, cartoons, quizzes and fun activities.

California: QEB Hands-on History series, 2007. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2007 QEB soft cover, no printing given. Macdonald is one of the best writers of history for children. Book also includes crafts and "how-to" photos. Full color. Excellent for public schools or for homeschooling. CONTENT: Wonderful intro for youngsters to the Aztecs. Color photos and drawings of artifacts and Codex renderings. Detailed "how-to" color photos of the crafts - headdress, Aztec hot chocolate, Patolli. Excellent, IMHO.

Houghton Mifflin, 1990. 1st Paperback Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Lynd Ward color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW c. 1990 Houghton Mifflin large paperback, either 1st paperback edition or a Reissue edition, 15th printing (c. 2005). Originally published in 1946, this edition retains the wonderful color illustrations by Lynd Ward. CONTENT: Detailed history of Revere's life and his legendary "ride."

Holiday House, 1999. 1st Paperback Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Gail Gibbons. CONDITION: NEW 1999 Holiday House paperback, 1st paperback edition. Fabulous color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: A clever format and succinctly written text distinguish this offering by a prolific author. Gibbons describes bats' general physical characteristics, special traits of some half-dozen species, flying methods, use of echolocation, diet, natural habitats, hibernation, and the birth and development of young. She also discusses the decimation of bats around the world due to loss of habitats and pollution and the efforts to protect the world's only truly flying mammals. A final page offers additional miscellaneous facts. The text is clearly written and well organized. Scientific terms such as "nocturnal," "membrane," and "roosts" are clearly defined in context. Double borders enclose vivid paintings of bats in their natural habitats. Taking issue with the unkind and untrue things… Read More

UK: Paragon, 2008. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Daniel Howarth. CONDITION: NEW 2008 Paragon hard cover board book, assumed first printing. 3-D effect. Adorable color illustrations by Daniel Howarth. CONTENT: A fun look and learn book to learn about what is in a bear's snowy cave - and the cub's first venture outside of the cave. They encounter the Arctic Fox, seals, a walrus, and a white rabbit. Simple text for baby-level ending when Mama catches a fish for dinner. Very cute. Ages 3+.

Austin, Texas: Steck-Vaughn, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Various artists and photographers. CONDITION: NEW 1996 Steck-Vaughn hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), first printing. Filled with color illustrations and photos. Color maps and a great rendering of Herod's Temple in Jerusalem. Masada cover. CONTENT: An illustrated examination of the archaeological excavations in and around the Holy Land, from the Digging Up the Past series, which describes how these sites have provided evidence for the existence of places, people and events recorded in both the Old and New Testaments. This is archaeology-light for kids.

Montana: Falcon Press, 1993. 1st Paperback Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Constance Rummel Bergum color illus.. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1993 Falcon Press large soft cover. Beautiful color illustrations by Constance Bergum. Problem: After 27 years, the binding for the first few pages is a bit loose -not bad, but there. CONTENT: All of the important animals, economies, and activities for which Colorado is known are here in this book, i.e., 4 Corners, Pika, skiing, oil and gold. The back pages present an alphabet of Colorado history and additional animals. Lovely.

Pelican, 1997. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/New. James Rice. Gently pre-read OR perused on shelf, 1997 Pelican hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, 4th printing. Bright, humorous color illustrations by the Author. Gaston, the hero alligator of "Cajun Night Before Christmas," decides to enter college but he can't find a football uniform that fits, so he decides to learn to read by getting this book of ABCs of Cajun culture. Adorable and informative. Such a deal!

Houghton Mifflin, 2018. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Various artists color photos & maps. CONDITION: NEW 2018 Houghton Mifflin hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, 2nd printing. Wonderful color photos by various artists plus a few color maps. Well, at least we have books about Pandas left. CONTENT: Robert F. Sibert Honor Award winner. "Complementing Thimmesh's thoughtful, engagingly written text are many arrestingly adorable color photographs of pandas in training and in the wild. A timely, uplifting story." From the Sibert medal-winning author of Team Moon and the bestselling Girls Think of Everything comes a riveting, timely account of panda conservation efforts in China, perfect for budding environmentalists and activists. Roughly a thousand years ago, an estimated 23,000 pandas roamed wild and free through their native China. But within the past forty years, more than fifty percent of the panda's already shrinking habitat has been destroyed by humans, leaving… Read More

USA: Millbrook Press, On My Own Folklore, 2009. 2nd Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Janice Lee Porter. CONDITION: NEW 2009 Millbrook Press soft cover, second printing. Wonderful, vivid stylized color illustrations by Janice Lee Porter. CONTENT: Ever wonder where chocolate came from? We have the Mayan king Kukulkán to thank. Kukulkán is more than a king--he is also a god. One day he brings his people an amazing gift: a chocolate tree! But there is just one problem. Kukulkán's brother, Night Jaguar, doesn't want regular people to have chocolate. He thinks only gods should eat the tempting treat. Will Night Jaguar prevail? Or will the Mayans get to keep their chocolate tree? Ages 7+. Questions welcome.

Utah: Peter Bedrick Books, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Danuta Mayer. CONDITION: NEW 2002 Peter Bedrick Books hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), first edition, first printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Danuta Mayer. CONTENT: This book looks at how fashions changed as trade, travel, and inventions opened societies to new influences and a greater choice of fabrics and styles. From stately royal robes to simple tunics and leggings, stunning detailed artwork on every page recreates the clothes worn in medieval time.

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

Carlton Books, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Various color illustrations/photos/sources. CONDITION: UNREAD, but has 1 tiny flaw, 2009 Carlton Books hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), first edition, first printing. Text by Rupert Matthews. Color illustrations from various artists and sources. Flaw: tiny "ding" back middle of spine. Everything else is perfect. CONTENT: This book presents a cross-section of historic warriors in a visually captivating way. It spans 3000 years, highlighting 13 of the most famous conquerors of all time including Rameses II, Alexander the Great, Shih Huang Di, Julius Caesar, Attila the Hun, Charlemagne, Leif Erikson, Saladin, Genghis Khan, Moctezuma I, Mehmet II, Elizabeth I, and Peter the Great. Each figure is given a 2-page spread in the book with basic information about how the person came to power, the main events, political moves, and conquests of that person's life, and the legacy they left behind. The largest battles and… Read More

Smithsonian/Viking, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Color images by Author and several others. A cheery topic, eh? CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2016 Smithsonian/Viking hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Wonderful color illustrations - many by the Author. TINY PROBLEM - 1 tiny "nic" bottom DJ edge near front fold. That's it, folks - tiny. CONTENT: In the vast realm of outer space, accidents happen all the time. Things bump into each other. Stars blow up. Space rocks smash into planets. Black holes gobble up everything in their path. The sun is burning out. A comet swarm is bearing down. Any of this could change-or even eliminate-life on a planet like Earth. Countdown to cosmic catastrophes! From asteroid hit to alien invasion, astronomer David Aguilar builds the scientific case for seven extreme events that could impact Earth. (Though not as we know it: most of these catastrophes are way down the cosmic line .… Read More