Search Results: Titles starting with O from pacaritambo books

Houghton Mifflin, 2004. 1st Edition 11th Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Don Brown color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2004 Houghton Mifflin large paperback, first paperback edition, 11th printing. A note about the color: the true book is a light tan with Maroon lettering. For some reason the front cover seems to scan out as light maroon. Very odd. Truer color on the back cover panel. CONTENT: When he was born in 1879, Albert was a peculiarly fat baby with an unusually big and misshaped head. When he was older, he hit his sister, frustrated his teachers, and had few friends. But Albert's strange childhood also included his brilliant capacity for puzzles and problem solving: the mystery of a compass's swirling needle, the intricacies of Mozart's music, the secrets of geometry-set his mind spinning with ideas. In fact, Albert Einstein's ideas were destined to change the way we know and understand the world and our place in the universe. In spare, precise text filled with graceful detail and… Read More

Scholastic Press, 2008. 1st Paperback Edition 10th Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Marcia Brown color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW c. 2008 Scholastic large paperback, first paperback edition, c. 10th printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Marcia Brown. A Blue Ribbon Book. CONTENT: Stories: The Firebird, Coppelia, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Giselle, and Sleeping Beauty.

Media Lab Books, 2018. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket Issued. B&W John Wayne photos throughout + other illustrations. CONDITION: LIKE NEW (small remainder dot bottom edges at spine) 2018 Media Labs hardcover (pictorial boards - NO DJ ISSUED), first edition, assumed first printing. B&W Wayne photos throughout plus other illustrations & drawings by T.E. Detwiler. CONTENT: First of all, this book is a hoot. However, it is also filled with situations and solutions which you might someday need, i.e., best way to kick down a door or how to throw a proper punch. Filled with step-by-step advice and real-world examples, this book illustrates dozens of hard-hitting and practical skills, from surviving in the wild and maintaining your home to handling yourself in a fight and negotiating a raise. You'll also find illustrations and countless photos of John Wayne in action, showing you everything you need to live a life that would make The Duke proud! Enjoy!! Oh - you… Read More

USA/London: Scholastic/Faber & Faber, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Axel Scheffler. CONDITION: NEW 2009 Scholastic paperback, first printing. Gold foil lettering on cover. While the story is the basis for the musical "Cats", this book actually is geared more to kids. The illustrations are adorable, clever, bright - and you don't have to be a kid to enjoy them. A classic.

Feiwel & Friends , 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Nancy Tillman. CONDITION: NEW 2006 Feiwel & Friends (Kohl's Cares) hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar cover), 1st edition, 1st printing. (Actually a First Thus, IMHO.) As ever, beautiful color illustrations by Ms. Tillman. Raised foil lettering DJ front cover. Tiny tiny edge wear DJ top edge. Of all the "Night You Were Born" books, this is my favorite - sweet easy text and spectacular color illustrations. Oh, ok, and polar bears - I love them. CONTENT: This debut picture book by Nancy Tillman has touched the hearts of readers of all ages, from the youngest readers, to new mothers, to grandparents. A New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestselling book, On the Night You Were Born is sure to be a beloved addition to family libraries. On the night you were born you brought wonder and magic to the world. Here is a book that celebrates you. It is meant to be carried wherever life takes you,… Read More

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. New/New. B&W era photo section. CONDITION: NEW 2000 Farrar, Straus & Giroux hardcover (decorated gold boards) & dust jacket, first edition, assumed first printing. B&W ear photo section illustrates. CONTENT: A great writer's journey of exploration in an American place that is both strange and deeply familiar. In Ian Frazier's bestselling Great Plains, he described meeting a man in New York City named Le War Lance, "an Oglala Sioux Indian from Oglala, South Dakota." In On the Rez, Frazier returns to the plains and focuses on a place at their center-the Pine Ridge Reservation in the prairie and badlands of South Dakota, home of the Oglala Sioux. Frazier drives around "the rez" with Le War Lance and other Oglalas as they tell stories, visit relatives, go to powwows and rodeos and package stores, and try to find parts to fix one or another of their on-the-verge-of-working cars. On the… Read More

Jimmy Patterson Books/Little Brown, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Dust Jacket art by Billelis; back DJ art by Getty Images. CONDITION: What makes this book "As New?" Tiny black remainder dot bottom edges at spine. UNREAD 2019 Jimmy Patterson/Little Brown hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket (embossed sword & title - in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Chapter decorations. CONTENT: King Arthur as you've never seen her! This bold, sizzling YA novel reimagines the Once and Future King as a teenage girl determined to save the universe from an evil curse. My name is Ari Helix. I have a magic sword, a cranky wizard, and a revolution to start. I've been chased my whole life. As a fugitive refugee in the territory controlled by the tyrannical Mercer corporation, I've always had to hide who I am. Until I found Excalibur. Now I'm done hiding. When Ari crash-lands on Old Earth and pulls a magic sword from its ancient resting… Read More

Black Dog & Leventhal, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. B&W decorations. CONDITION: NEW 2000 Black Dog large (2.5 lb.) hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. B&W decorations. CONTENT: Epic battles, clashed between the underworld and the real word, love, war, and death-these are just a few of the adventures that come to pass in 101 Read-Aloud Celtic Myths and Legends. Pure enchantment, these myths and legends are storytelling at its best, bringing to life the magical literary tradition of the Celts. The Celts, who once occupied the whole of Europe, are renowned for their custom of passing stories down from generation to generation. Drawn from Ireland, Wales, England, Scotland, Brittany, Cornwall and the Isle of Man, these myths and legends-including the beloved tales from King Arthur's Round table-convey the Celtic wit, wisdom and love of words. From the classic tales The Children of Lir, Angus Og and the Swan, The Miller and the… Read More

St. Martin's Griffin, 2018. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. No illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2018 St Martin's Griffin trade paperback, first paperback edition, first printing. No illustrations. Extensive notes. The full subtitle is: A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate, and the Not-Yet Deported. NEW FORWARD. CONTENT: American democracy was never supposed to give the nation a president like Donald Trump. We have never had a president who gave rise to such widespread alarm about his lack of commitment to the institutions of self-government, to the norms democracy requires, and to the need for basic knowledge about how government works. We have never had a president who raises profound questions about his basic competence and his psychological capacity to take on the most challenging political office in the world. The award-winning authors of One Nation After Trump explain Trump's rise and the danger his administration… Read More

David R. Godine Publisher, 2012. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. New/As New. Joe McKendry. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2012 David Godine large hardcover (blue boards with embossed silver foil design of flat iron building) first edition, assumed first printing. Wonderful color illustrations of the old buildings (and the new as well), i. e., Hammersteins (heard about it through the movies but never saw even a photo of it - but it is here!) by the Author. Problem, "repaired" tiny edge wear top DJ folds. End pages decorated with drawings of old buildings. Sorry about the description - when I love a book, I get carried away. Definitely belongs in a school library and/or homeschooling. CONTENT: At the heart of the non-stop bustle of modern Times Square stands One Times Square, the former headquarters of the New York Times and the skyscraper -- now all but invisible behind billboards -- that gave the square its name in 1904. Around it, a once-humble district of carriage houses and coal… Read More

Little, Brown, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Dav Pilkey COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS. CONDITION: What makes this "as new" - small remainder circle top edges at spine. You actually have to look for it to see it. UNREAD, but not perfect, 2015 Little, Brown hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Decorated end pages. Bright vivid color illustrations by Dav Pilkey. CONTENT: "One Today is an evocative visual rendering of the poem Richard Blanco composed for President Obama's second inauguration. The fullness of our multicultural society on display in this remarkable read can lead to talk about how the United States exemplifies the words on our national seal...." Brought to life here by beloved, award-winning artist Dav Pilkey, One Today is a tribute to a nation where the extraordinary happens every single day.

Peachtree, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Chapter decorations; B&W schoreboards. CONDITION: NEW 2015 Peachtree hardcover (Olive green boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Chapter decorations and a few B&W "scoreboards" throughout. CONTENT: This is a story about 8th grade Boy's Soccer. Eighth-grader Nate Osborne is a forward on his soccer team, the Strikers. Like the rest of his team, he can get competitive, especially when it comes to playing against their rivals, the Monarchs. The Strikers desperately want the Monarchs to lose. They even root against them when they play other teams. During a game against the Monarchs, Nate has to decide between going for a goal after a player on the rival team gets injured or kicking the ball out of bounds as an act of good sportsmanship. His aunt has always taught him the importance of fair play, but will he lose the support of his team if he does the right thing? Out of Bounds is an entertaining yet thoughtful story about young… Read More

Sandy Creek/HarperCollins, 2010. First Thus 4th Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Arnold Lobel color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2010 Sandy Creek/HarperCollins large hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first thus, 4th printing. Adorable color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: Owl loves his house. It has an upstairs and a downstairs. It has a cozy fireplace. There are books to read and there is soup to eat on cold, frosty nights. Owl lives by himself, but he is not always alone. One night, Winter comes into his living room. Another time, there are two strange bumps in his bedroom. And when Owl goes out for a walk in the dark, a round friend stays with him all the way home. Lovable Owl is sure to gain many friends--the beginning readers he will delight and entertain in these five nighttime stories. K-3

New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. New Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Sophy Williams color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2012 new Oxford Univ. Press large paperback (1.5-2 lbs), new edition, first printing. Actually it appears to be identical to the first edition (2003). Front cover text in purple foil. Beautiful color illustrations by Sophy Williams. CONTENT: Retold by renowned children's writer, Geraldine McCaughrean, here are all the best-loved fairy tales and more. Favourites such as Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, Snow White, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, the Little Mermaid, and the Princess and the Pea are accompanied by other treasures such as the Three Gifts of the North Wind, Cap-of-Rushes, and the Tinderbox. As ever, Geraldine's writing style is original and dramatic, and she weaves magic into her world of knights, witches, frogs, and princesses. Sophy Williams' delicate and atmospheric colour illustrations throughout the… Read More