Search Results: Children's Books: Environment 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

Scholastic, 1990. First Thus 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Berta & Elma Hader. CONDIITON: NEW c. 1995-97 Scholastic large paperback, Adorable color and B&W illustrations of animals in the snow. CONTENT: The woodland animals were all getting ready for the winter. Geese flew south, rabbits and deer grew thick warm coats, and the raccoons and chipmunks lay down for a long winter nap. Come Christmastime, the wise owls were the first to see the rainbow around the moon. It was a sure sign that the big snow was on its way.

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

Sterling/Lark, 1998. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Color photos throughout. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1998 Sterling/Lark large paperback, first paperback edition, first printing. Loaded with color photos throughout. Problem: This book belonged to a school and has a school stamp, but it was NOT a library book. CONTENT: Taking care of our environment can be fun, when you do these terrific nature-friendly projects. Recycle objects like newspaper, bottles and eggshells by turning them into papier-mache, vases, and mosaics. Go on a nature walk and gather bark and twigs from the ground for baskets, miniature canoes, and a log cabin planter. A bright bouquet can bloom in a paper bag, and old license plates can become a bird feeder. Make a backyard wetland; put a desert in a jar; create natural cosmetics; and design a potato print shirt. And have fun knowing you are doing your part.

London: Walker Studio, 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Tom Frost. CONDITION: NEW 2018 Walker Studio (London) very large hardcover (pictorial boards), NO DJ ISSUED, first edition, first printing. Color illustrations by Tom Frost. Decorated end pages. Text on front cover panel all embossed. CONTENT: Discover animals under threat all over the world in this beautiful gift book from conservation biologist and award-winning author Martin Jenkins. From the mighty Asian elephant to the tiny rosalia longicorn beetle, creatures all over the world are under threat like never before in human history. In this timely book, conservation biologist and award-winning author Martin Jenkins introduces just a few of the species under threat, exploring why they are in danger and how we can help them. With striking graphic stamps from printmaker Tom Frost, this is a beautiful and illuminating journey through the world of endangered animals. 2 lbs. ? 10.16 x 0.39 x 13.23 inches

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

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

Henry Holt, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Ilya Spirin color illustrations. CONDITION: Gently perused on shelf 2008 Henry Holt hardcover (pictorial boards - different from the DJ cover - see my scans) & DJ, first edition, first printing. There are no major problems here: just perused on shelf. Wonderful, endearing color illustrations by Ilya Spirin. Although I've never met one, I love Polar Bears. Also, there is a discussion page on climate control - so if you don't believe in that, this may not be the book for you. CONTENT: Lush, realistic watercolor illustrations, filling each double-page spread, accompany a brief text depicting a year in the life of a female polar bear and her two cubs in the Arctic. As winter approaches, the polar bear digs a nesting den where she will give birth to her cubs, which "are born deaf, blind and almost hairless. Each weighs barely a pound." In March the family leaves the den and the cubs learn survival skills before traveling to the ocean… Read More

Albert Whitman & Co., 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Alessandra Psacharopulo color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2019 Albert Whitman hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Adorable color illustrations by Alessandra Psacharopulo. CONTENT: As winter ends and spring arrives, one family prepares to celebrate Tu B'Shevat. It's time to feast on fruit, share about conservation, and plant trees! A perfect introduction to the Jewish holiday for readers of all ages. Preschool - 3.

Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket. Lucia deLeiris color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but without a dust jacket (which may or may not have been issued) 2004 Frances Lincoln hardcover (pictorial boards), first edition, first printing. It appears to be flat-signed by the Illustrator. Decorated end pages. AND - this was purchased in Tierro del Fuego and I am leaving this tag on the back board. CONTENT: This is a title for children which tracks one very small piece of the Earth's crust through time and space, introducing the ideas of plate tectonics. It describes the various climates the island has endured and the plants and animals that have inhabited it. With the addition of earth-monitoring satellites, this story is easy to validate on any number of TV programs which rely on satellite images. Islands in the Pacific "move" and they also appear and disappear frequently. 4th grade & up, IMHO.

Florida: Chandra, 2018. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. As New/New. Radhe Gendron color illustrations. CONDITION: This book as classified AS NEW because of the Author's inscription and signature with drawings. IT IS UNREAD AND PERFECT otherwise. NEW 2018 Chandra hardcover (pictorial boards) and dust jacket (in mylar jacket if I can find on large enough), first edition, assumed first printing. Simply beautiful and detailed color illustrations by Radhe Gendron. Author's note on the names of the jags in Inca mythology. CONTENT: Journey to the Amazon to meet Inti and Chasca, two jaguar cubs who live in the rainforest with their mama. They spend their days making friends with birds and butterflies, swimming in rock pools, and learning to roar. Everything changes the day sky machines and land machines invade their forest. Afraid for their lives, the cubs escape with their mama under the cloak of night. Now everywhere they travel, surprises and dangers await them. Will they ever find a safe home? The… Read More

USA: 1st Books, 2002. Revised 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. CONDITION: NEW 2002 1st Books hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), revised, first printing. Wonderful cover art but no credit given. Important look at saving one of the world's most important resources. CONTENT: Who cares about the rain forest? One boy does, and he works to save it with magic. After a disastrous attempt to scare the Outsiders from the rain forest, the animals seek help from Yoiweta, an old medicine man or Shaman. Approaching manhood, Yoiweta's grandson, Abado, and the animals are sent on a journey to a secret mountain. Guided by a magic emerald and helped by the animals, Abado hopes to find the Wise One, an omnipotent being who grants a unique power to all new Shamans. Abado may ask for any power but only wants a way to save the rainforest. The Joining Tree combines action, danger, romance, and supernatural powers with compassion for the native people and animals of the rain forest. Although written for the young adult, the… Read More

New York: HarperCollins, 2005. 1st Edition 9th Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Joy Fisher Hein - color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2005 HarperCollins hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ, first edition, 9th printing. Beautiful, vivid color illustrations by Joy Fisher Hein - especially the fields of Bluebonnets. Blank bookplate front loose end page and signature on the title page - it's so scribbled, can't tell if it is of the Author or Illustrator. CONTENT: Causes celebres are as commonplace among First Ladies as red suits and pearls, but few are as accessible to children as the wildflower-planting campaigns of Lady Bird Johnson. Appelt traces Johnson's botanical passions to her rural, East Texas childhood, finding parallels between the solace her subject drew from nature after her mother's death and her launch of the Highway Beautification Act to soothe a nation grieving for JFK. Psychological correlations of this sort appear throughout, and Appelt doesn't provide… Read More

Beach Lane Books, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Jeanette Winter color illustrations. CONDITION: What makes this book "As NEW?" - pale "wrinkle" top DJ edge and remainder mark bottom edges at spine. UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2016 Beach Lane Books hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Adorable color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: Experience Arctic chills and warm hugs in this nonfiction picture book about a loving polar bear family from acclaimed author-illustrator Jeanette Winter. At the top of the world, Nanuk the ice bear hunts for food, meets a mate, and hibernates through the winter with her newborn cubs. When spring arrives, Nanuk teaches her beloved cubs how to hunt and swim and survive in the arctic. This new picture book by acclaimed author-illustrator Jeanette Winter is a stunning portrait of a loving polar bear family with a subtle environmental message. "The story of a femalepolar bear provides an… Read More

Orchard Books, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. color illus by Helen Davie. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2000 Orchard hardcover (pictorial boards) BUT NO DUST JACKET, first edition, first printing. bottom 2 tips are very lightly bumped. Stunningly beautiful color illustrations by Helen Davie. Northern Lights dreams. CONTENT: An evocation of the human response to the aurora borealis. Esbensen's poetry invites readers to consider the northern lights and the myths and legends that peoples have created in their honor over the ages. Musquakie, Finnish, Ottawa, Scandinavian, Russian, Hungarian and other pourquoi tales mingle fleetingly on the pages of the book. Several concluding pages expand on the legends mentioned in the poetic text, describe the various forms of the aurora, and give some scientific information about the phenomena and its southern twin, the aurora australis. Davie's double-page spreads in pastel and gouache are notable for presenting… Read More

Candlewick Press, 2011. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/As New. Patrick Benson color illus.. CONDITION: Very Good, pre-read Candlewick large hardcover (decorated boards) & dust jacket (blue foil title), first edition, first printing. Nothing really wrong with this book, just pre-read - more than once, it appears. Interior clean. CONTENT: Come along on an extraordinary wildlife adventure! Every spring, millions of animals, including gray whales, white cranes, wolves, and caribou, set off from around the world on a long journey north. Follow them as they fly, swim, or walk hundreds - even thousands - of miles to the Arctic, where they'll feed and breed all summer. Combining powerful, poetic words and stunning illustrations, wildlife author Nick Dowson and award-winning illustrator Patrick Benson team up to celebrate the greatest journey on Earth. (A Junior Library Guild selection.)

Brighter Vision Learning, 1997. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. John Carrozza, et al. color illust.. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1997 Brighter Vision Learning paperback, assumed first edition. Problem: due to height, there is some shelf wear top cover edges. Full-color illustrations by John Carrozza, et al. CONTENT: This introduction to the rain forest includes a cut-out of the rain forest frogs and contains games and activities encouraging counting, writing, motor skills, comprehension, context clues, and graphing. Perfect for home schooling. Questions welcome & answered.

Tangerine Press/Scholastic, 2000. First Thus 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. John Francis color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2000 Tangerine Press large paperback, first thus, first printing. Problem: Blank bookplate top front Half Title Page and a short pale diagonal crease bottom back corner tip. Wonderful color illustrations of the animals by John Francis. CONTENT: Growing Up is a new series that shows and tells how young animals survive the dangers of early life to grow or change into adults. Dramatic artwork focuses on a special moment at or soon after birth, while smaller drawings illustrate vital stages of the birth, the growing up, or the change from one form to another. Some animals covered in this book: Platypus, American alligator, Sea Horse, Cuckoo, Jellyfish, and more.

Dutton Children's Books, 2001. 1st American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/Very Good. Wayne Anderson. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not perfect, 2001 Dutton Children's Books large hardcover (pictorial boards) and dust jacket - now here's the story! First American Edition, first printing. The Wayne Anderson gray & white/color illustrations are haunting. Now, the dust jacket - in all the years I have sold this book, I had never seen a DJ on one - until now. I understand why now, too. The large cut-out on the front DJ panel is an invitation to tears and this one is no exception. The left side of the cutout is literally taped together. I will include a mylar cover in case you are better at cutouts than am I. Due to the size of the book, there is also some light edge wear to the DJ top edge. Questions welcome and answered. CONTENT: A tale with a pointed ecological message. Ward begins pessimistically with the words, "There was once a wide, windswept place, near nowhere… Read More

Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Susan Gabeer. CONDITION: UNREAD 1998 Atheneum hard cover (pictorial boards - no DJ), first printing. Soft, sweet color illustrations by Susan Gaber. CONTENT: This lilting book celebrates the onset of winter: "Where oh where do the leaves all go/when winter comes and the cold winds blow?" This question is repeated for flowers, caterpillars, songbirds, field mice, deer, and fish. The rhyming answers use simple and accessible language. Gaber's exuberant acrylic paintings show a child, mother, father, and dog taking a walk through the woods during a snowfall. The use of perspective in the illustrations unifies the book, as broad landscapes appear on the question pages, while close-ups of the family and the animals and plants being discussed appear on the pages with the answers. Through both words and pictures, this book conveys a sense of joy in the changing seasons. From the title page showing the… Read More