Search Results: Titles starting with N from pacaritambo books

Candlewick, 2012. 1st Paperback Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Holly Meade. CONDITION: NEW 2012 Candlewick large paperback, 1st paperback, 2nd printing. Wonderful color illustrations by Holly Meade - some depicting the moodiness of night and others bright & colorful when Naamah sings. CONTENT: Naamah is the wife of Noah, and her name means "great singer." For forty days and forty nights, as the ark tosses on storm-wracked seas, Naamah sings. She sings to the animals, two by two. She sings to her husband, her sons, and their wives. She sings, and they all sleep, finally at peace. Acclaimed author Susan Campbell Bartoletti's rhythmic, lyrical text pairs with Caldecott Honor winner Holly Meade's luminous collage for a cozy, tender lullaby, and an ode to the power of song. As Noah's wife sings the animals to sleep, an age-old tale is told afresh in a soothing poetic form brought to life with beautiful collage illustrations. The text has a lovely,… 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

Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1968. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Don Perceval photos and sketches. CONDITION: AS NEW - both DJ and Book. What makes this "AS NEW?" - the book has a signature on the title page which has nothing to do with either the Author nor Illustrator - but is from a named photography business in Ohio. Previous owner. Dust Jacket (in mylar cover) - has several very very small nics top edge and a small strange scratch on the front DJ panel. Hard to see - but there. So, AS NEW. UNREAD 1974 Northland Press hardcover (cloth boards), first edition, third printing. B&W sketches and drawings plus some color art. Don Perceval photos and sketches. CONTENT: Illustrated commentary on the earlier life of Navajo Indians. Includes both black and white sketches, along with full watercolor illustration. The drawings emerged as the product of 35 years of study and experience of the Navajo life. Book originally issued with illustrated dust jacket.… Read More

Schwartz & Wade (Random House), 2011. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Leo & Diane Dillon color illus.. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, Schwartz & Wade large hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, second printing. The book is perfect, BUT - the DJ shows some light edge wear top & bottom spine with a loss-of-color spot top back edge. I may be able to make this better but no matter, it's there now. The color illustrations by the remarkable Dillons are powerful and have the appearance of block prints. CONTENT: This gorgeous picture book by Newbery Honor winner Patricia C. McKissack and two-time Caldecott Medal-winning husband-and-wife team Leo and Diane Dillon is sure to become a treasured keepsake for African American families. Set in West Africa, this a lyrical story-in-verse is about a young black boy who is kidnapped and sold into slavery, and his father who is left behind to mourn the loss of his son.… Read More

Meadowbrook Press, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Stephen Carpenter color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 1993 Meadowbrook Press large hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Wonderfully clever color illustrations by Stephen Carpenter. CONTENT: Some parents and educators object to the old-fashioned and sometimes stereotypical nature of traditional Mother Goose rhymes. Move over, Mother Goose--welcome to the '90s! In this more contemporary collection, Bruce Lansky offers new versions of 41 rhymes, a "kinder, gentler" approach to Mother Goose, with funny twists that will amuse both young listeners and their parents. In this collection, Little Miss Muffet is definitely not afraid of spiders, Old Mother Hubbard's dog calls out for pizza, and the old woman who lived in a shoe retires to a sandal on the beach. Roly-poly contemporary children of all races illustrate these poems in a humorous, good-natured fashion. As a… Read More

National Geographic Society, 2005. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. Very Good+/New. Color & B&W maps & illustrations. CONDITION: Mixed condition 2005 National Geographic hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition. MIXED: Book appears to have been read to page 15 and abandoned - the rest is "unread." The DJ is in perfect condition. Color & B&W illustrations and maps throughout. CONTENT: Eye-catching graphics and engaging narrative create a compelling picture of life in colonial New Jersey. Originally settled by the Dutch as part of their "New Netherland," New Jersey did not flourish as a colony until it came under British control in 1664. Readers will learn how the promise of political and religious freedom led to its becoming the first Quaker colony in America and one of the most ethnically diverse. They'll learn how, for a while, it was divided into East and West Jersey, how it had its own version of the Boston Tea Party,… Read More

Three Forks, 2010. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Color photos illustrate. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2010 Three Forks hardcover light gray boards) & dust jacket, first edition, 2nd printing. Problem: tiny tiny bumped corner with very small edge wear to top dj edge at spine. Wonderful color photos illustrate. Plus, there's history of Native American culture relating to the individual dishes. CONTENT: tHIS IS the first book to make this cuisine available to home cooks everywhere. Beautifully illustrated with rich full-color photographs of the resort and its restaurant and dishes, it presents more than fifty recipes for cocktails; small plates and main courses; soups and salads, fish, meat, game, vegetables, and desserts-from grilled elk chop with truffles and sweet corn panacotta with venison carpaccio, to buffalo tartare with prairie quail egg.

HarperPerennial, 2019. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. CONDITION: NEW 2019 HarperPerennial trade paperback, first paperback edition, first printing. CONTENT: Set in France and America, News of Our Loved Ones is a haunting and intimate examination of love and loss, beauty and the cost of survival, witnessed through two generations of one French family, whose lives are all touched by the tragic events surrounding the D-Day bombings in Normandy. What if your family's fate could be traced back to one indelible summer? Over four long years, the Delasalle family has struggled to live in their Nazi occupied village in Normandy. Maman, Oncle Henri, Yvonne, and Françoise silently watched as their Jewish neighbors were arrested or wordlessly disappeared. Now in June 1944, when the sirens wail each day, warning of approaching bombers, the family wonders if rumors of the coming Allied invasion are true?and if they will survive to see their country liberated.… Read More

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Paul Hoppe (color illustrations). CONDITION: NEW 2018 Farrar, Straus hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Color illustrations by Paul Hoppe. CONTENT: Born in Brazil, Neymar Jr. grew up imagining that he might one day become a famous soccer player. Now his dream has come true. Using playful, child-friendly language, deep knowledge of the sport, and passion for it author, Mina Javaherbin, brings to life Neymar's childhood and professional career for young soccer fans to enjoy.

DAW Books, 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Chris McGrath DJ art; B&W map; Chapter decorations. CONDITION: What makes this "as new?" Tiny remainder dot bottom edges next to spine. UNREAD 2018 DAW hardcover (tan boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. DJ shows Author's name in orange foil with the title being embossed. B&W map. Chapter decorations. DJ art by Chris McGrath. CONTENT: Now in hardcover, the twelfth installment of the Hugo-nominated, New York Times-bestselling Toby Daye urban fantasy series! Things are not okay. In the aftermath of Amandine's latest betrayal, October "Toby" Daye's fragile self-made family is on the verge of coming apart at the seams. Jazz can't sleep, Sylvester doesn't want to see her, and worst of all, Tybalt has withdrawn from her entirely, retreating into the Court of Cats as he tries to recover from his abduction. Toby is floundering, unable to help the people she loves most heal. She needs a distraction. She needs a… Read More

Margaret McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Julie Paschkis color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2000 Margaret McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ, first edition, first printing. Lovely color illustrations by Julie Paaschkis. CONTENT: In the title poem, Wong compares the bed in which dreams happen with the tangled roots and blooms of a garden bed. The 14 poems that follow are about the people who appear in dreams, eating, swimming, flying, running, and falling. The poems use sound qualities-repetition, alliteration, and occasional rhyme-to capture each dream. Even poems about nightmares and anxieties are couched in gentle language that evokes wonder and thoughtfulness rather than fear. Paschkis's paintings highlight the gardening metaphor. The selections are set against background frames of earth-toned colors, filled with animals, humans, and plants reminiscent of the organic creatures of Hieronymus… 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

Little Brown/Hachette, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Chapter decorations; Jacket art Sammy Moore. CONDITION: NEW 2019 Little Brown/Hachette hardcover (light blue boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Chapter decorations. CONTENT: Nikki wants to be a basketball star . . . but between school stress, friend drama, and babysitting woes, will she be able to make it on her new team? Judy Blume meets Mike Lupica in this pitch-perfect, action-packed, and funny novel. Thirteen-year-old Nikki Doyle's dreams of becoming a basketball great feel within reach when she's selected to play on an elite-level club team. But in a league with taller, stronger, and faster girls, Nikki suddenly isn't the best point guard. In fact, she's no longer a point guard at all, which leaves her struggling to figure out who she is and how she fits in. The stress piles on as Nikki's best friend spends more and more time with another girl on the team, and when her science teacher assigns a family… Read More

HarperCollins, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. B&W era photo section. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2001 HarperCollins hardcover (tan boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Small B&W era photo section. Black remainder mark bottom edges. CONTENT: The fight currently raging within the volcanological community, sketched by the discrepancies between Bruce's work and Stanley Williams and Fen Montaigne's Surviving Galeras (reviewed below), concerns what is known about predicting eruptions, and particularly about Galeras when it blew, and why nine people died in that eruption (see PW, Book News, Feb. 12). In Bruce's harrowing depiction of the 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption, which killed 23,000 people, scientists and survivors describe bureaucratic foolishness, scientific discovery and human strife. In her presentation of the 1993 eruption of Galeras, another Colombian volcano, numerous interviews illuminate further human folly, and particularly Williams's… Read More

Gallery Books, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. No illustrations. CONDITION: What makes this book "As New?" Short black remainder mark top edges at spine. DJ is new and has title and Author's name in embossed lettering. UNREAD 2015 Gallery Books hardcover (grey boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. CONTENT: trailblazing Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman Jr.-the first deaf athlete to play offense in the NFL-tells his inspirational journey of persevering through every obstacle, remaining dedicated to the hard work and a no-excuses attitude that ultimately earned him a Super Bowl victory. Great for readers of all ages. Even at a young age, if anyone told Derrick Coleman what he couldn't do, he'd just reply, "Watch me." Diagnosed as hearing-impaired at age three, he faced a potentially limited future, but neither he nor his family were going to let that happen. Now Derrick shares the story of his remarkable journey toward NFL stardom, of the friends and… Read More

New York: Peter Pauper Press, 2015. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Martha Day Zschock B&W illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2015 Peter Pauper Press hardcover over spiral binding, first edition, no printing given. B&W illustrations by Martha Day Zschock. A flashlight is all you need to delight kids at Halloween or any other bedtime night. CONTENT: " It's dark and past time to tell Dad, ''Goodnight!'' But things look so scary when I turn off the light." Put your little one's mind at ease at bedtime with this storybook in verse! PUBLISHER'S NOTE: For best results, use this shadow book with a small, single-bulb light source. A small pen light, other single-LED light, or the light on the back of a smart phone is recommended. Multi-LED flashlights are not recommended. If you have trouble getting a clear image, try moving your light closer to or farther away from the page. Shine the light (not included) through the book's seven transparent windows to cast shadow images on the wall… Read More

Little, Brown & Company, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. B&W era photos section. CONDITION: NEW 2019 Little, Brown hardcover (white boards - oh no) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. B&W era photo section. CONTENT: Americans have always had a complicated relationship with aging: embrace, deny it, defer it - and women have been on the front lines of this battle, willingly or not. Celebrating the achievements of heroines from Martha Washington to Sojourner Truth to Ruth Baker Ginsburg, Collins illustrates the ways in which age is an arbitrary concept that has changed over the centuries. This is an expertly researched, lively social history of American women and aging, filled with colorful anecdotes and larger-than-life cast of characters - some I bet you have never heard of but will love meeting. Collins gives women a reason to expect the best from what's to come.

Poisoned Pen Press, 2020. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket. CONDITION: NEW 2020 Poisoned Pen Press trade paperback, first paperback edition, first printing. No illustrations. CONTENT: There are good reasons to fear the dark... Former Sergeant Ryan DeMarco's life has been spent in defiance-he's defied death, loneliness, and betrayal all while fighting the worst parts of humanity. He's earned a break, and following the devastation of their last case, DeMarco and his girlfriend Jayme want nothing more than to live quietly in each other's company. To forget the horrors they've experienced and work on making each other whole again. But dreams of a peaceful life together are shattered when two bodies are discovered in a smoldering car in the woods, and another is found brutally mutilated nearby. Much as he'd like to leave the case to his former colleagues, dark forces are at play and DeMarco cannot escape the vortex of lies, betrayal, and desperation. He and Jayme are dragged… Read More

Dutton Children's Books, 1990. 1st American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Jane Ray. NO PRIORITY THIS ITEM. CONDITION: UNREAD 1990 Dutton Children's Books large hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first American edition, first printing. DJ HAS BEEN PRICE-CLIPPED. The color illustrations are adaptations of primitive and folk art. Lovely book. CONTENT: Luminously colored drawings accompany the words of Genesis to tell the story of Noah. In a style that synthesizes many traditions, Ray nods knowingly at the vivacity and naive perspective of folk art; she liberally echoes the ancient Egyptian use of friezes; and she borrows from medieval ornamentation and composition as well. Imaginative, mural-like panels adorn the spaces between text and the lower margins of the pages. Ray's use of color conveys her exuberance and delight: her work looks at once fresh and traditional. The panoply of animal pairs boarding the ark is crafted with great charm; the sturdy… Read More

Frances Lincoln Children's Books/PJ Library, 2005. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Lis Coplestone color illus.. CONDITION: NEW 2005 Frances Lincoln/PJ Library paperback, first paperback edition, first printing. Wonderful color illustrations by Lis Coplestone. CONTENT: It's bedtime on the Ark. The boat is finished, the animals are on board, and everyone is ready for a good night's rest. But how is a little boy to sleep in a huge boat that rocks and sways as the floodwaters rise? Soon, rolling thunder and crashing lightning force Eber out of his warm bed, down the dark hall, and into Grandpa Noah and Grandma Nora's bed. As they all snuggle down, Grandma and Grandpa realize Eber's hair is awfully tickly, and aren't his toenails a little . . . long? Could it be that Eber isn't the only one afraid of the storm? Enchanting, colorful illustrations enhance this lively retelling of the Ark tale. Kindergarten+.