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Hardback. Condizione: Good. Boomer is a silly dog that loves to explore -- and explore he does on the streets of Annapolis. After getting loose from his yard, he spends a day roaming popular streets, including Duke of Gloucester and Maryland Avenue, and visiting the historic State House and City Dock. Through 15 colorful images, accompany Boomer on his day-long adventure and learn the stories behind the city's many historic sites. Beautifully illustrated, this book is a great educational tool for teachers and parents and a great keepsake for any child. They'll be laughing and bouncing around with Boomer all the way home. Grades K-5.…

Condizione: Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condizione: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Penfield, Shiloh (illustratore).

Condizione: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Close your eyes, count to 10, and get ready to play hide-and-seek on the farm with Max and Moo in PEEK-A-MOO! Very young children will love lifting fun flaps to meet their favorite farm animals and making the corresponding silly animal sounds for each friend! This bright, playful, interactive board bookencourages little ones to use their fine motor skills as they seek and discover with Max as he looks for Moo. Simple sentence structure and repetition reinforce vocabulary building and early language skills, making this a perfect first book for toddlers and preschoolers. * Eight easy lift-the-flaps will encourage little hands to open and close to discover who is hiding on each spread * Sturdy board book pages for reading over and over again * Surprise and delight babies and toddlers with bright artwork and funny animal onomatopoeia under each flap * Learn all about the animals on the farm,including main characters Moo the cow, Max the dog, and their friends the horse, the pigs, the frog, the goats, the hens and the rooster, the cats, and finally the ducks in the pond * The cow character Moo can be found on every spread, a BONUS seek-and-find opportunity for young readers * A perfect way for children and adults to enjoy reading together. …

Condizione: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Imtiaz, Hina (illustratore).

Paperback. Condizione: Fair.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Written in simple, engaging rhyme, this story takes an inspirational look at how the little things in life--a smile, a kind word, a simple deed--can help change the world in a big way. Through 21 stunning illustrations featuring a diverse group of young dreamers, children will read about eating right, cleaning up the Earth by recycling and conserving, helping the sick and those less fortunate, and working in a group to make bigger miracles. Even an ordinary kid can be a superhero before bedtime.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Royal Ruby features 250 color photographs, 12 factory bulletins, and numerous catalog references to document Anchor Hocking's red glassware, which has fascinated collectors for years. First manufactured in the late 1930s, Anchor Hocking produced a multitude of Royal Ruby glassware items over the next fifty years. Many of the pieces in this book have never been included in any reference work, and some are experimental/test pieces never mass produced. Some of the more uncommon patterns detailed include High Point, Whirly Twirly, Fairfield, Classic, Berwick, Beverly, Shell, Fortune, and Rainflower. A detailed price guide, combined with a multitude of detailed photographs, make this a necessary reference for all Royal Ruby glass collectors.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Combine basket weaving and gourd art in this new DIY. With 200 color images and step-by-step directions, five projects are presented for both the beginner and advanced weaver: Twine and Triple Twine Gourd, Twill Woven Gourd, and a Gourd Basket with Four Rod Wale.t Chapters cover preparing the gourd, weaving techniques, strengthening the rim, and adding embellishments to your finished woven gourd. Six contributing artists provide tips, and a gallery of completed works offers inspiration for creating your own designs.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Coiling is a basketry technique used as decoration in gourd art. Step-by-step coiling techniques, as well as pattern designs, help gourd enthusiasts use coiled waxed linen and colored thread to enhance their work. 196 color photos show how to trim a gourd bowl or vase and use the coiled threads to add color to your favorite gourds. A special chart will help crafters design their own coiling patterns. Beginners and advanced workers with gourds will be inspired by this book.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. The North American B-25 Mitchell is WWII's most heralded and versatile medium bomber. Volume 1 (of two) gives the reader a concise illustrated look at the A through D models and follows the bomber's genesis from the formation of the North American Company and its early steps toward the development of the NA-40, the first B-25. The continued evolution of the Mitchell from the A, B, C, and finally to the iconic D models is described in vintage photos. The production at the parent Inglewood, California, plant and then the Kansas City plant is illustrated, as are the important modification centers. The last half of the book covers the D model in many color photos of the interior and exterior, from nose to tail and from wingtip to wingtip. The Wright R-2600 radial engine and Hamilton-Standard propeller are detailed, as are their associated systems. The Mitchell's markings and insignia changes are featured throughout.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Convair B-36 Peacemaker, A Photo Chronicle explores the history of the Strategic Air Command's biggest bomber that helped keep the peace during the early years of the Cold War. The six-engined B-36 - later ten engine - was the first intercontinental bomber that could fly across continents, hit its target, and return to base unrefueled - long a dream of air planners. Presented here through the use of historical photographs is the history of this magnificent airplane, from its origin just prior to America's entry into World War II in 1941, to its final days in 1959 when its last missions were flown. This book will give the reader a concise overview of the story of the Peacemaker in the 1940s-1950s. A serial number listing is included, as well as a list of all ten B-36 bomb wings.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. An explanation of the role, techniques, and skills of a professional interior designer, for middle graders and aspiring artists or decorators.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Most homeowners are uninformed and ill-prepared for big-ticket remodels. The knowledge they do have often comes from reality-TV home makeover shows that gloss over the ingredients essential to success. This book by a construction management pro gives homeowners increased confidence in making remodeling decisions, and peace of mind. Learn the six biggest mistakes people make when building a remodeling dream team, painless ways to shave the budget, what to do when your contractor isn't listening, and where to find financing. In the coming years, home remodeling activity is projected to accelerate, maintaining a growth rate above its long-term trend, according to Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies. Use the guide's exercises and checklists to help you develop and articulate your remodeling goals, make decisions that align with your vision, and manage details, relationships, and budget.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Sixty-five color images of summer cottages and guesthouses create a treasured souvenir for all who have visited New Jersey's southern cape, and an indispensable reference for anyone who loves Victorian Era architecture and exterior ornamentation. This is a visual smorgasbord of Victorian architecture and ornamentation, adorned with sparkling coats of colorful paint. Gorgeous examples of Carpenter Gothic, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Edwardian, American Bracketed Villa, and Stick Styles are presented. Most date from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, and all are dripping with finely wrought wood bric-a-brac and ornaments. Includes work by celebrated architects Frank Furness, Samuel Sloan, and Stephen Decatur Button. This selection of summer cottages and guesthouses was drawn from one of the greatest collections of late 19th century buildings in the United States.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. New Hampshire is a state rich with history; some of it haunted. Explore the ghosts and their haunts in towns such as Alton, Dover, Franconia, Litchfield, Nashua, Portsmouth, and West Chesterfield that will leave your senses tingling with adventure. Get the shivers as you: - Visit spirits of yesteryear still lingering in the historical societies of Goffstown and Hampton, New Hampshire. - Join the ghosts of haunted restaurants and taverns in Concord, Laconia, Merrimack, and Windham as they loiter in their favorite rooms. - Sit a spell in a haunted hotel in Bretton Woods or nestle into an eerie Durham bed-and-breakfast. - Take a tutorial in terror at one of the many schools in Keene where immortal tenants roam the halls. - Encounter a dead pirate in the Isles of Shoals or banshee on an island off the smallest coastline in the United States. - Stopover to see the haunted cemetery in Hollis and Conway where the dead rise from their tombs and glow before your eyes. These tales, and more throughout New Hampshire, will keep you chilled as you explore its ghostly side.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. New Hampshire is a state rich with history; some of it haunted. Explore the ghosts and their haunts in towns such as Alton, Dover, Franconia, Litchfield, Nashua, Portsmouth, and West Chesterfield that will leave your senses tingling with adventure. Get the shivers as you: - Visit spirits of yesteryear still lingering in the historical societies of Goffstown and Hampton, New Hampshire. - Join the ghosts of haunted restaurants and taverns in Concord, Laconia, Merrimack, and Windham as they loiter in their favorite rooms. - Sit a spell in a haunted hotel in Bretton Woods or nestle into an eerie Durham bed-and-breakfast. - Take a tutorial in terror at one of the many schools in Keene where immortal tenants roam the halls. - Encounter a dead pirate in the Isles of Shoals or banshee on an island off the smallest coastline in the United States. - Stopover to see the haunted cemetery in Hollis and Conway where the dead rise from their tombs and glow before your eyes. These tales, and more throughout New Hampshire, will keep you chilled as you explore its ghostly side.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. When Captain John Smith and his crew set out from Jamestown to explore a body of water known as the Chesapeake in 1608, they didn't know what to expect. Would their small, crowded boat sink? Would someone attack them? Would they die in a terrible storm? Or would they find another ocean and discover the gold that would make them rich? Based on Captain Smith's diaries, this true story describes how the men fought hurricane-force winds, searched for gold, faced hostile (and friendly) natives, and suffered gnawing hunger and terrible sickness. After a total of fourteen weeks on the bay, they returned to Jamestown with the sure knowledge that the Chesapeake was bigger and richer than anyone had imagined - and so was the land around it. Charming illustrations provide a touch of humor and more information about the history and wildlife of the big and beautiful Chesapeake Bay. Middle grades-ages 7-10.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. When Captain John Smith and his crew set out from Jamestown to explore a body of water known as the Chesapeake in 1608, they didn't know what to expect. Would their small, crowded boat sink? Would someone attack them? Would they die in a terrible storm? Or would they find another ocean and discover the gold that would make them rich? Based on Captain Smith's diaries, this true story describes how the men fought hurricane-force winds, searched for gold, faced hostile (and friendly) natives, and suffered gnawing hunger and terrible sickness. After a total of fourteen weeks on the bay, they returned to Jamestown with the sure knowledge that the Chesapeake was bigger and richer than anyone had imagined - and so was the land around it. Charming illustrations provide a touch of humor and more information about the history and wildlife of the big and beautiful Chesapeake Bay. Middle grades-ages 7-10.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. This book explores how architects really work, taking the young reader through the entire process for planning and designing a house.

Hardback. Condizione: Fair. A lady garbage collector? Who uses a boat? Yes, that's Ellie, and she's a salty Yankee who charges around Edgartown Harbor in an old catboat, taking no nonsense from visiting skippers in their shiny yachts. When Ellie doesn't appear one morning, her friends begin to worry, and when people begin to get mysteriously sick, even the Mayor takes up the search. What they learn is that garbage can pollute a harbor and conservation begins with every boat owner properly depositing their trash. This introduction to conservation for children was a Junior Literary Guild selection and reprinted twice in an anthology. Partly fictionalized, it gives a true account of Ellie's important work and is republished by popular demand. Early reader-ages 5-8.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The premier work of author carver Ron Ransom. He offers instructions for three specific versions of Santa Claus and many other variations, as well as painting instructions. Ron's illustrations serve as an impetus for the carver to approach his own work with freedom. His Old World Santas are great symbols of happiness and goodness. …

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Find and recover the dragon egg from the castle before the spatial-temporal portal closes forever. Gunto, El (illustratore).

Condizione: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. A charming story about two unlikely friends. Chickadee is a baby songbird whose curiosity gets the best of him. He explores beyond the safety of his forest home that borders a sandy beach and the open ocean. Meeting a variety of creatures and experiencing some exciting adventures, he does not notice that he is getting too far away from safety. A storm comes up and the winds carry Chickadee over the water, where he eventually falls in. He is saved by a baby Humpback Whale and they become friends. After the storm ends the baby whale and his mom take Chickadee back to land and to his family. This story introduces a variety of actual wildlife in the forest, on the beach, and in the ocean. The artwork portrays the characters with sweetness and charm, and each animal iintroduces a real bit of educational information and personality that will enthrall the child in each of us. Early reader-ages 5-8.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Abandoned villages hold mysteries that only ghosts can reveal. Read accounts forgotten places, such as flooded Flagstaff, Maine, that contains the spirits of former residents still clinging to homes now nothing more than foundations or cellar holes. Visit Dudleytown, Connecticut, where residents fell victim to demons, murder, and insanity. Stroll through Massachusetts's Dogtown Common, a dead village of witches, werewolves, and ghosts. Whether you decide to explore these ghost towns or just read about them, you will not forget the people who made them history. Some still await your arrival--if not in person, then in spirit. …

hardcover. Condizione: Fair.

Hardback. Condizione: Fair. A coastal Christmas tale sure to delight fans of Clement C. Moore's classic Christmas poem. Moisan, Elizabeth (illustratore).