Search Results: Young Adult: Educational from pacaritambo books

Puffin, 2016. 1st Paperback Edition 5th Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Cara Petrus B&W illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2016 Puffin trade paperback, 5th printing. B&W portraits and illustrations by Cara Petrus. CONTENT: From Tina Fey to Vera Wang, and Oprah Winfrey to Maria TallChief, 50 incredible ladies who shaped our history! "The arrangement of contemporary figures alongside those from the distant past should help give readers the sense that history is unfolding all around them." A compilation of biographies profiling some of the most intrepid women in history and today. From athletes, comediennes, and TV personalities, to world leaders, political figures, and activists, these women paved the way for future generations and have proven that hard work and passion will help you achieve just about anything. Chock full of interesting facts and bursts of trivia, plus a glossary and a fun quiz are sure to entertain and inform!

Hyperion, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. No illustrations. CONDITION: NEW/UNREAD 1998 Hyperion large (634 pages) trade paperback, first edition stated, 1st printing. Unfortunately, no illustrations. Foreword by Mikhail Baryshnikov. CONTENT: takes an already popular yet sometimes intimidating subject and makes it accessible and understandable for everyone. Noted dance critic and teacher Robert Greskovic has written an entertaining, reader-friendly book that provides everything the novice needs to learn and to enjoy the ballet. This is a wonderful book, HOWEVER, there are a couple of drawbacks: first, this isn't a book you can give your 10 year-old daughter to enjoy - this is a book for high school readers +; second, obviously newer ballets are not covered.

Black Dog & Leventhal, 2004. 1st Edition 6th Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Meredith Hamilton color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2004 Black Dog & Leventhal large hardcover (decorated boards) and dust jacket, first edition, 6th printing. Light edge wear top & bottom dust jacket edges - even through shrink wrap. Wonderful color illustrations by Meredith Hamilton plus some photos. Decorated end pages. Sealed pack containing Star-finder and stickers attacked to inside front board. Let me say that if there has been a better series of books aimed at educating young America, I don't recall what it would be. CONTENT: Children eight and up will enjoy this conversational but information-packed introduction to astronomy and stargazing, which includes the achievements of the great scientists, the history of space exploration, the story of our solar system, the myths behind the constellations, and how to navigate the night sky. Whimsical color illustrations on every page and… Read More

Bright Ring Publishing, 2016. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Rebecca Van Slyke B&W illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 1997 Bright Ring large paperback, first PB edition, first printing. B&W illustrations by Rebecca Van Slyke. Just the tiniest bit of edge wear to cover. Really - tiny. CONTENT: "Discovering Great Artists" has 75 great artists featured in 110 amazingly fun and unique quality art appreciation activities for children. They will experience the styles and techniques of the great masters, from the Renaissance to the Present. A brief biography of each artist is included with a fully illustrated, child-tested art activity, featuring painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, architecture, and more. Includes such greats as Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Monet, Degas, Picasso, Van Gogh, Dali, Matisse, Pollock, and O'Keeffe. 1998 Benjamin Franklin Silver Award, 2002 Practical Homeschooling Reader Award. Full "click-to" resource guide at Bright Ring's… Read More

Enchanted Lion Books, 2003. 1st American Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/Very Good +. Color & B&W illustraitons. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2003 Enchanted Lion Books hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first American edition. Problem: DJ shows tiny edge wear top edge and is price-clipped. B&W photos of artifacts, color era art reproductions and drawings by various artists. CONTENT: Tony McAleavy's lively reconstruction of life in days gone by. Aimed at the younger end of the market, the book brings the past to life through colourful illustrations and readable text concentrating on the things children really want to know - cruelty, bloodshed, feasting and merry-making, to name a few.

Simon & Schuster, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Surprisingly, no illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD 1992 Simon & Schuster hardcover (blue boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Deckle edges. No illustrations. Introduction by Jan Morris. CONTENT: I have always had a problem with the term "lyrical" being applied to non-fiction works. I was wrong. THIS is lyrical. Australian novelist Keneally brings his lively imagination to bear on the American Southwest. This is a sometimes sketchy account of a midwinter swing, by car and cross-country skis, through Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Keneally doesn't talk to people much, and his reactions to landscapes can be predictable: ``Maybe religion is so strong in this landscape because this is terrain which puts the human in his place.'' But as in The Playmaker and Schindler's List, history is what moves him. He offers lively capsule biographies of figures who sum up an impulse, an era, a landscape, a paradox:… Read More

Sandy Creek/Sterling, 2014. 1st American Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Various artists color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD 2014 Sandy Creek hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first American edition, second printing. All graphics are in color and most have cut-aways. Tiny spots of edge wear top DJ edge. Not bad, but there. CONTENT: What do submarines look like inside? And what can they do? Take a glimpse inside the stealthiest, most powerful, and best-known submarines from World War I to the present day. You'll see old German U-boats as well as modern nuclear-powered submarines, such as the USS Seawolf, Russian Kursk, and HMS Astute. Discover how they work, what they are used for, and how they made history.

Crossroad Books, 1992. 1st Paperback Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. John O'Brien B&W illustrations and cover art. CONDITION: UNREAD 1992 Crossroad Books paperback, appears to be first paperback edition (1981), but no printing is given. Interesting B&W illustrations (and cover art) by John O'Brien. CONTENT: Here, the charming, mature stories from the internationallly beloved monk are accompanied by original art. Like the parables of Jesus, these tales repeatedly unfold new levels of meaning if we are willing to sit with them. "Theophane's view of God was expansive. It was about God as the center of deep belonging. It was about God as the purveyor of Grace, not judgement. It was about God who celebrated the messy and ordinary and found it sacred. This book is a worthy addition to great devotional and meditative works." " Especially beloved from Tales are the following: "The Pearl of Great Price", "Myself","The Gun", and most especially "Now!" I have always felt that… Read More