Search Results: Children's Books: Cultural Diversity from pacaritambo books

Austin, Texas: Three Dogs Long, 2000. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Martin Wagner. CONDITION: SIGNED BY AUTHOR inside front cover. UNREAD 2000 Three Dogs Long soft cover, no printing given. Adorable color illustrations by Martin Wagner. Tiny edge wear. Too cute! CONTENT: A children's book about a dachshund named Louie. Louie and his friends encounter a strange looking creature while fishing one afternoon. When Louie's friends won't accept her because she looks and sounds different Louie reminds them how differences make everyone special. The book's message of cultural diversity is ageless, but the target age is pre-school, and early reader. Suzette is the first in a series. Louie is A REAL dog, and his "bio" is printed on the book. 1 copy.

Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1997. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Stephan Gammell. CONDITION: Very good + overall, 1977 Coward, McCann hardcover (tan boards) & dust jacket (in mylar jacket), first edition, assumed first printing. The book has been lightly perused on shelf but is overall clean & tight. The dust jacket shows light edge wear top edge. I know, it sounds like less than very good +. The sepia-tone illustrations by Gammell are perfect for the subject and the text. CONTENT: He is a buffalo out of Montana. He has humped shoulders and slits for eyes. . . . Just remember, old blossom eater, you can stare down the wind. This old rodeo ain't everything. Alice Yazzie is eleven, going on twelve, and with each month that passes she is beginning to see, beginning to feel. In January, she carries the smallest lamb into the hogan, because "He's all new and starry. He's too new to be cold." In July, she walks to market. "Six miles for cupcakes and strawberry pop!" In October,… Read More

Dallas: Word Kids, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Karen Mezek Leimert. CONDITION & CONTENT: NEW 1996 Word Kids Press (Dallas) large hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Beautiful color illustrations by the Author. the text is actually an adaptation of Rev. C. H. Wolston's old Sunday School song "Jesus Loves the Little Children." Each full-page color illustration of the children of countries around the world are bordered by a lively colors and at the bottom of each page is a word from the song. The end pages are illustrated with a colorful map of the world showing where "all the children" in the book live. Spectacular. Perfect for a church library. A verse of the song used in this book is featured on the last page of the book. Contents: Amazonians of Brazil; Kashmiris of India; the Bedouins of Saudi Arabia; Maya of Mexico; Inuit of Canada; Aboriginals of Australia; Germans of Germany; Iowans of the United States; Samburu of Kenya;… Read More

DK Publishing, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. G. Brian Karas color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 1999 DK Publishing hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Magical, thoughtful color illustrations by G. Brian Karas. CONTENT: [This book is not for every child - it requires a reader who can appreciate a slow-moving, mystical text and illustrations. IMHO.] The Bone Woman searches the barren desert for bones to create a wondrous creature, in a story inspired by creation myths from various desert cultures. In a mythic narrative voice accompanied by primitive images, McDonald describes a mysterious old woman who sifts sand to find bones. Readers can almost hear a drumbeat accompaniment to the text: "Like the desert pack rat,/ the harvester ant,/ Bone Woman lives deep in a cave,/ a cave cluttered with bones, bones." Against an off-white chalkiness that suggests a sun-bleached skull, the crone's stooped silhouette seeks tiny bone pieces of long-dead… Read More

G.P. Putnam's , 2012. 1st Edition 10th Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Patricia Polacco color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2012+ Putnam's hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: Polacco's powerful picture book dramatizes how online abuse has intensified the cruelty of bullying. New to her school, Lyla links up with Jamie, another new kid in her sixth-grade class, and they become close friends. Dramatic line-and-watercolor artwork shows the two outsiders in the lunchroom, excluded by the geeks, the nerds, the toughs, the sports kids, and especially by the "celebrity" table of the most popular girls. After Jamie gives Lyla good advice about getting a cell phone and a laptop and helps her create a Facebook page, she feels more connected. Then, though, Lyla becomes so cool that the popular crowd invites her to sit with them--but only if she breaks from Jamie. And she does, until… Read More

Philomel Books, 1992. 1st Edition 6th Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Patricia Polacco color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD 1992 Philomel hardcover (decorated boards - see scans) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, 6th printing. Wonderful warm and colorful illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: After being initiated into a neighbor's family by a solemn backyard ceremony, a young Russian American girl and her African American brothers' determine to buy their gramma Eula a beautiful Easter hat. But their good intentions are misunderstood, until they discover just the right way to pay for the hat that Eula's had her eye on. A loving family story woven from the author's childhood. The text conveys a tremendous pride of heritage as it brims with rich images from her characters' African American and Russian Jewish cultures--A tribute to the strength of all family bonds. Without being heavy-handed, Polacco's text conveys a tremendous pride of heritage as it brims with rich images from her… Read More

PJ Library/Kar-Ben, 2017. 1st Paperback Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Sharon Harmer color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2017 PJ Library/Kar-Ben paperback, first paperback edition, printing not given. Color illustrations by Sharon Harmer. CONTENT: When a big snowstorm hits, Monty Nudelman happily shovels his neighbors' sidewalks, driveways, cars, and steps - until he hurts his back. Now he can barely move! He can't even make his Shabbat lunch. Luckily, his neighbors have all made cholent - a delicious Shabbat stew. The neighborhood kids form a "cholent brigade" to bring Monty Nudelman a tasty feast. Cholent to the rescue!

Zoe Company, 1996. Assumed First Paperback Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Laura Fiedler-Ates color & B&W illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD 1996 Zoe Company paperback (stapled wraps), probably first paperback edition, no printing given. Edited by Sand Warren Marmillion and illustrated by Laura Fiedler-Ates. B&W interior illustrations - with borders. CONTENT: It appears that this was compiled and edited for the visitor's center at Laura Plantation in Louisiana. This plantation was one where Alcee Fortier wrote or recorded the folk tales of the Trickster Compair Lapin as told by the descendants of slaves who were taken to the plantation from West Africa. The language of this story has been faithfully reprinted as Alcee Fortier originally wrote it. Spelling, grammar and punctuation reflect the speech patterns of the creole dialect as translated into English. Includes historical notes on the Plantation. I see this as a "scholarly" work rather than a work of fiction for children.… Read More

Scholastic Pess, 2009. 1st Paperback Edition 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Jeanne Rorex Bridges. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, c. 2009 Scholastic large paperback (stapled wraps), 16th printing. Wonderful color illustrations by Jeanne Rorex Bridges. Tiny edge wear to book cover top edge. This book has won awards from Texas, Native America, ALA, Oklahoma, etc. CONTENT: In a picture book that highlights rarely discussed intersections between Native Americans in the South and African Americans in bondage, a noted Choctaw storyteller and Cherokee artist join forces with stirring results. Set "in the days before the War Between the States, in the days before the Trail of Tears," and told in the lulling rhythms of oral history, the tale opens with a Mississippi Choctaw girl who strays across the Bok Chitto River into the world of Southern plantations, where she befriends a slave boy and his family. When trouble comes, the desperate runaways flee to… Read More

HarperCollins, 1993. New Edition 9th Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Fred Brenner color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD 1993 HarperCollins "new illustrated edition" hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, 9th printing. Fred Brenner's illustrations remind me of the "tinted" B&W illustrations of older books. Remainder mark bottom edges. CONTENT: "You march straight home, sir," said Tommy's father, "and go to your room." Then Mr. Fuller went back into church and banged the door behind him. Instead, Tommy wanders into the barn. There he is startled to find a family of escaping slaves. And so begins an adventure which teaches Tommy that all laws are not fair for all people. This moving story by F.N. Monjo, set in New England in the decade before the Civil War, is sensitively dramatized in Fred Brenner's vibrant drawings.

Dutton Children's Books, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Stephen Mackey color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1999 Dutton Children's Books hardcover (decorated boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Problem: 1 corner bumped and a tiny bit of edge wear top DJ edge. Interior clean, tight, perfect. Wonderful oil painting illustration by Stephen Mackey. CONTENT: Yolen heralds the seductive charms of fairyland in this volume of stories and poems, masterfully illustrated with Mackey's mystical oil paintings. The selections present a wide range of fairy lore from the British Isles, Greece, Persia, New Zealand and southern Africa and include such classics as W.B. Yeats's "The Stolen Child," William Allingham's "The Fairies" and the Scottish folktale "Thomas the Rhymer." Some of the pieces describe fairyland as an idyllic escape from the rough-and-tumble of everyday life, while others warn against the dangers of fairy kidnappers (Ben… Read More

Aladdin Paperbacks, 1999. 1st Paperback Edition 6th Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Brien Pinkney color illustrations. CONDITION: What makes this AS NEW? INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on Title Page. UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1999 Aladdin Paperbacks large softcover, first paperback edition, 6th printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Brian Pinkney, for which he won the Coretta Scott King award. CONTENT: A friendship is tested by love and magic in this beautiful, Caldecott Honor-winning retelling of a traditional tale from the French West Indies. Clement and Hippolyte are best friends who live together on the lush tropical island of Martinique. They set off together toward the woman Clement loves so he can propose, but her uncle-a quimboiseur, a wizard-doesn't approve of the match. When his niece flees with the two inseparable friends, the vengeful man sends evil magic after them. Hippolyte may be able to protect the young couple-but will he lose his own life in the process? Set in… Read More

Philomel Books, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Paul Morin color illus.. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1993 Philomel hardcover (decorated boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Paul Morin. PROBLEM: tiny repaired tear top DJ edge at spine. CONTENT: Jamie, grieving over the death of her great-grandmother, remembers and describes some of the special times they shared. Grama Bowman, an Abenaki, told her stories and taught her about "'our old Indian way.'" Memories of gathering berries, birch bark for baskets, or sap for maple sugar, activities that brought them together and close to nature are related. She recalls seeing the tracks of a fox and her grama telling her, "'When you are out here and I am not with you, you keep your eyes open. You might see her and when you do, you will think of me.'" The elderly woman's wise words and an Abenaki song of… Read More

Minnesota: Picture Window Books, 2003. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. Jason Millet color illustrations. CONDITION: What makes this book "as new"? No dust jacket - even though I am not certain it ever had one. UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2003 Picture Window Books hardcover (pictorial boards but NO DUST JACKET), first edition. Library binding. Color illustrations by Jason Millet. CONTENT: Who invented the printing press? Which river valley is famous for castles: Full-color illustrations & fact-filled text offer a look at the history, land, and culture of one of Europe's largest countries. Each book in this series features maps, a traceable flag, a topic-related activity, Fast Facts and Fun Facts, a glossary, a reading list, and an index. Ages 5+.

Golden Books, 1998. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. As New/New. Eloise Wilklin color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, c, 1975 Golden Books large hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition (copyright 197)5, no printing given. Decorated end pages. Lovely sweet color illustrations by Eloise Wilkin. PROBLEM: small binding error in the form of a glue wrinkle back board panel. CONTENT: This wonderful multicultural anthology contains more than fifty prayers, poems, and proverbs from a variety of traditions, including Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Native American and African religions. Beautiful illustrations by celebrated artist Eloise Wilkin make this a particularly appealing gift item. Ages 3-8.

USA: Orchard Books, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Stephen Alcorn. CONDITION: NEW 2002 Orchard hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Decorated end pages. Bright colorful illustrations by Stephen Alcorn. CONTENT: From prairies to parks, reservations to ranches, cities to suburbs, this collection of poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins will resonate with readers everywhere. With poems by today's most gifted contemporary poets, including: Alice Schertle, Janet Wong and Jane Yolen, "Home . . . To Me" is a mosaic of traditional and non-traditional dwellings. "Home . . . To Me" creates a place where everyone is welcome. Poems by Dotlich, Bruchac, Joan Graham, Brug, Patricia Hubbe, Hawaway, Yolen, Tony Johnston, Lamm, Janet Wong, Sharon Darrow, Ann Paul, Lillian Fisher, Alice Schertle, and Lee Hopkins.

Wisdom Tales, 2016. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. As New/New. Heidi M. Rasch color illustrations; Adapted by Michael Oren Fitzgerald. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2016 Wisdom Tales hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, assumed first printing. Problem: The first few pages were trapped behind the front DJ flap during the printing process causing what I call a "tug" or light loosening of the binding. Not bad, but there. Lasting to about page 5. No major problems. Great color illustrations by Heidi M. Rasch. Adapted by Michael Oren Fitzgerald. Foreword by Charles Trimble. CONTENT: Indian Boyhood recalls Eastman's earliest childhood memories. He was born in a buffalo hide tipi in western Minnesota, and raised in the traditional Dakota Sioux manner until he was fifteen years old. He was then transplanted into the "white man's" world. Educated at Dartmouth College, he went on to become a medical doctor, renowned author, field secretary for the YMCA, and a spokesman for… 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.

Morrow Junior Books, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Karen Dugan color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1996 Morrow Junior Books hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (price-clipped), first edition, first printing. Wonderful color illustrations by Karen Dugan. Large world map showing the countries represented in the book. Bumped bottom corners. CONTENT: Langford has collected 14 variations on the familiar game. From "Otedama" in Japan to "Maakgep" in Thailand to Texas, detailed directions and rules are presented along with brief, interesting facts about the countries in which the games originated. The colorful watercolor and colored-pencil illustrations fill one page, with the text preceding it on the left-hand page. While competently done and attractive, the artwork is occasionally misleading in its depiction of very young children. The text is written for competent readers and the dexterity involved in the games also suggests an older audience.… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. John M.D. Pohl color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2002 Oxford Univ. Press hardcover (red boards with title in black foil) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Color illustrations true to the Codex by the Author. You will see a scan of what the original Codex looked like also. A NOTE ABOUT THE ISBN NUMBER: This ISBN is actually for the original hardcover, but several platforms have mixed up the numbers for paperback, library binding, & electronic reading devices and most are inaccurate. CONTENT: The Legend of Lord Eight Deer is a retelling of the great epic saga of the Mixtec people of Mexico recorded in pictographs painted on deer-hide codices more than 500 years ago. The legend begins with the mysterious murder of three princes and unfolds as Lord Eight Deer embarks on a quest to rule his kingdom that takes him to the gates of the Sun God himself. It is a story of… Read More