Search Results: Children's Books: Greek Mythology from pacaritambo books

Penguin Workshop, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Brett Bean B&W comic illustrations throughout. CONDITION: NEW 2015 Penguin Workshop hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), first edition, first printing. B&W comic illustrations by Brett Bean. CONTENT: Beasts of Olympus is a series of illustrated chapter books set in a magical Ancient Greece where strange things still walk the Earth. A bind-up of the first three Beasts of Olympus books, chronicling the hilarious and magical adventures of Demon, Mount Olympus's professional Beast Keeper. Beasts of Olympus fans rejoice: this hardcover collection combines the first three books (BEAST KEEPER; HOUND OF HADES; STEEDS OF THE GODS) in the mythical adventure story Publishers Weekly called "rippingly funny!" Pandemonius, aka "Demon," the half-god son of Pan, cares for the magical beasts on Mount Olympus in this illustrated chapter book series that is the perfect blend of humor, adventure, and Greek mythology!

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… Read More

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 adults and… Read More

Harcourt Brace, 1980. First Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good+/No Jacket Issued. Michael Hague the Great color illustrations. CONDITION: Mixed. Very Good+ 1980 Harcourt Brace large paperback, first edition (so it says), 2nd printing. Problems: tiny edge wear to cover corners with a tiny bit top spine. The interior is clean and tight. Beautiful, detailed color illustrations by the Great Michael Hague. CONTENT: More than anything the prince loved the sea. He spent hours at a time watching it rise and fall and crash against the rocks below the palace hill, and he longed to dive and swim in it as the sponge gatherers did. but he was a prince, and the sea was unfit for the royal heir. Once he slipped from the palace to the shore and met an old man who described to him the wonders and beauty that the sea hid below. The prince could not forget the old man's words. Later when he became king, he met Demetrius, a young sponge diver, and made a bargain with him. Demetrius won and, in a way, so did the… Read More

Dial Books for Young Readers, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Robert Byrd color illustrations. CONDITION: What makes this book "AS NEW?" - red remainder dot bottom edges at spine. End pages decorated with a map of Jason's travels and the Greek world of the era. Very "tall" book. Color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: The story of Jason and the Argonauts is one of the earliest recorded Greek myths. Here, master artist Robert Byrd has created a striking telling of the legend for a new generation of readers. Complete with explanatory notes and illustrated back matter, Jason and the Argonauts traces each step of our hero's journey, from the Golden Fleece's origin story and Jason's childhood to his triumphant return with the prize and eventual death. Deftly designed to accommodate glorious large pictures and captioned insets, the book is not only a great story, but a wealth of information about ancient Greece. Grades 3-6+.

Joanna Cotler/HarperCollins, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Deborah Nourse Lattimore color illus.. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2000 Joanna Cotler/HarperCollins hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Problem: light edge wear to top DJ edge. Colorful and bright illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: When her vanity angered the goddess Athena, a curse befell the beautiful Medusa that caused men to turn into stone at the mere sight of her, thus when Perseus, a mortal, is ordered to claim her head in order to complete his task, he knows that he must have the perfect plan or he, too, shall die at the sight of her. Perfect for early readers. Grades 1+.

Aladdin Paperbacks, 2000. 1st Paperback Edition 7th printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Ruth Sanderson beauciful color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2000 Aladdin 2000 paperback, first paperback edition, 7th printing. Beautiful artwork by Ruth Sanderson. CONTENT: Long ago unicorns lived in a haven of sun-dappled glades and flower-filled dells. But as civilization spread over the ages -- with its fierce knights, its chugging trains, its thick smogs -- unicorns had to find a new sanctuary. But where? Jane Yolen finds a magical answer in the traditional unicorn myth. Her rhythmic, rhymed text is irresistible to read aloud. And Ruth Sanderson's brilliant artwork gives unicorns a bold reality in everything from ancient cave paintings to their secret, present-day home. After reading this tribute to the mystical, mysterious unicorn, children will enjoy looking for these elusive creatures in the world around them.

USA: Silver Press, 1991. Assumed First Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket. Deborah Winograd. CONDITION: NEW 1991 Silver Press hardcover (no DJ), 2nd printing. This is so tight and crisp, I find it difficult to believe that this is a 1991 book but this is the only date. Black bookplate from the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. That can be covered easily. Beautiful color illustrations by Deborah Winograd. CONTENT: This is a story of Dionysus' youth where when captured by evil pirates, he turns them into friendly dolphins destined forever to lead sailors into safe waters and home. Grades 5+, IMHO.