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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.

Delacorte Press, 2003. 1st Paperback Edition 41st Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Ingri & Edgar d'Aulaire. CONDITION: I have listed this "As New" even though it is UNREAD due to tiny (really) edge wear top spine and a couple of almost invisible impressions to the front cover. The interior is clean and tight. This appears to be the 2003 first paperback edition from Delacorte, 41st printing. There is a newer printing of this book with additions of a new afterword including some d"Aulaire illustrations not published before. CONTENT: This is an NPR 100 Must-Reads for Kids 9-14 selection. In print for over fifty years, D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths has introduced generations to Greek mythology-and continues to enthrall young readers. Here are the greats of ancient Greece-gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters-as freshly described in words and pictures as if they were alive today. No other volume of Greek mythology has inspired as many young readers as this timeless classic. Both… Read More