Places to Know #10 Childcraft Encyclopedia

Geography, beautiful pictures.
World book-Childcraft International, Inc., 1982. ISBN 0-7166-0182-6. Hard pictorial cover, 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 368 pages.
Very slight corner rubbing. Excellent condition.
Under 3 lbs. Shipping information will be found at the bottom of the home page. May be shipped Media (10 – 16 days) or Priority (3 – 4 days). For International shipping, please ask for cost quote.
Circa: 1982
Condition: Used
Size: 7-1/2 x 10 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: World book-Childcraft International Inc.
Pages: 368
ISBN: 0716601826  

Canada and Latin America - The World and Its People

Canada and Latin America - The World and Its People

Gary S. Elbow

About 6th grade level.

Silver Burdett & Co., 1984. ISBN 0-382-02806-6. Hard pictorial cover, 8 inches wide by 10-1/4 inches tall, 470 pages.

Ex-school. Some pencil markings. One page (273 - 274) has a picture cut out. Still could be a useful book for the student.

Under 3 lbs.
Circa: 1984
Condition: used
Size: 8 x 10-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Silver Burdett & Co.
Author: Gary S. Elbow
Pages: 470
ISBN: 0382028066  

''... And Juan'' - Terry Shannon

''... And Juan''

by Terry Shannon, illustrated by Charles Payzant

Juan came from a family of potters. Every day, when Papa called his sons to work he said, "Come Pedro, Pepito, Pancho, Pablo ... and Juan." Did Papa forget Juan and then suddenly remember him? Juan was sure that Papa would not almost forget him if he were a good potter.

But it was not easy -- making something beautiful and selling it in the marketplace. Yet Juan was determined. How he finally succeeded is...
Circa: 1961
Condition: used
Size: 8 x 9-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Author: Terry Shannon, illustrated by Charles Payzant
Pages: 48  

Let's Go to the United Nations Headquarters

Let's Go to the United Nations Headquarters

Joanna Cochrane, ill. by Alan Moyler

A book for children in praise of the United Nations.

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1958. Hard pictorial cover, 6-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches, 47 pages.

Ex-school library, with pocket inside back, school name, discard mark. Text is clean and firmly bound.

Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1958
Condition: used
Size: 6-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Author: Joanna Cochrane, ill. by Alan Moyler
Edition: 3
Pages: 47  

Majola, A Zulu Boy

Majola, A Zulu Boy

Mini Stein, {author of little golden book We Help Daddy}, photos by Duncan Greaves

Majola is a twelve-year-old Zulu boy whose home is a grass hut in the gently rolling, green hills of South Africa. The Zulus, one of the Bantu tribes, were once fierce warriors, but now they tend cattle.

Julian Messner, 1969. Hard pictorial cover, 7-1/2 x 9 inches, 64 pages. Many photos.

Ex-school library with pocket inside back. Clippings from dust jacket flaps are pasted...
Circa: 1969
Condition: used
Size: 7-1/2 x 9 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Julian Messner
Author: Mini Stein, photos by Duncan Greaves
Pages: 64  

Crossing the Isthmus of Panama

Crossing the Isthmus of Panama

Ruben Dario Carles, translated by Phyllis Spencer

The history of the Panama Canal. No publisher named. 1964. Soft cover, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches, 64 pages.

Slight rubbing on front cover title. Otherwise very good.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1964
Condition: used
Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches
Type: softcover

Author: Ruben Dario Carles, translated by Phyllis Spencer
Pages: 64  

Oregon

Oregon

HBJ Social Studies State Activity Book

Lorna Cogswell Mason

Chapters on Oregon symbols, Oregon history, government, state song, outline map, and important facts about Oregon. This is an activity workbook. Pages may be reproduced.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. ISBN 0-15-372748-9. Soft cover, 8-1/4 x 10-3/4 inches, 76 pages.

Slight crease and rub mark at lower left of cover. Otherwise near fine.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1991
Condition: used
Size: 8-1/4 x 10-3/4 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Author: Lorna Cogswell Mason
Pages: 76
ISBN: 0-15-372748-9  

Red Man, White Man, African Chief

Red Man, White Man, African Chief

Marguerite Rush Lerner, M.D., illustrated by George Overlie

The story of skin color for the primary grades. This book won the Brotherhood Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews. This book explains skin pigmentation to children in simple language and in relation to objects familiar to any child.

Lerner Publications Co., Minneapoles, MN, 1968, 7th printing. Hard cover, 8-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches, 28 unnumbered pages. ...
Circa: 1968
Condition: Used
Size: 8-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Lerner Publications Co., Minneapoles MN
Author: Marguerite Rush Lerner M.D., ill. by George Overlie
Edition: 7
Pages: 28  

The King's Choice - Folktale from India

The King's Choice

A folktale from India retold by K. Shivkumar, ill. by Yoko Mitsuhashi

Parents Magazine Press, N.Y., 1976. ISBN 0-8193-0364-X. Hard pictorial cover, 8-1/4 inches square, 36 pages.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1976
Condition: used
Size: 8-1/4 inches square
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Parents Magazine Press N.Y.
Author: K. Shivkumar, ill. by Yoko Mitsuhashi
Pages: 36
ISBN: 081930364X  

I Know a Mayor

I Know a Mayor

Barbara Williams, ill. by Charles Dougherty

I am president of my second-grade class. All the class presidents in our school visit the mayor. We learn how our city is governed. We meet many men and women who work for us in City Hall.

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1967. Hard pictorial cover, 6-1/2 x 9 inches, 47 pages.

Ex-school library, withpocket inside back, discard mark, stamps, etc. Text is clean and firmly bound.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1967
Condition: used
Size: 6-1/2 x 9 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Author: Barbara Williams, ill. by Charles Dougherty
Pages: 47  

Something for the Medicine Man

Something for the Medicine Man

Flora Mae Hood, ill. by Robert Dranko

The idea for this story is based on an actual incident.

Each spring wood violets bloom and the whippoorwills call to one another over the grave of Bird Partridge in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. The log cabin of this beloved old medicine man still stands in the curve of Adam's Creek Road on the Cherokee Reservation.

Often have the children at Birdtown brought me, their teacher, offerings of...
Circa: 1962
Condition: used
Size: 7-1/4 x 8-1/2 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Melmont Publishers Inc.
Author: Flora Mae Hood, ill. by Robert Dranko
Pages: 47  

Why We Live Where We Live

Why We Live Where We Live

Eva Knox Evans, ill. by Ursula Koering

There are over a hundred and fifty million people in the United States, and all of us live somewhere. All of us have a home town. Have you ever thought about why you live where you live? There are reasons. And there are reasons behind the reasons. You may not believe it, but it's really true: we live where we live today because of things that happened hundreds and thousands and millions of years ago.

Little Brown &...
Circa: 1953
Condition: used
Size: 5-1/4 x 8 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Little Brown & Co.
Author: Eva Knox Evans, ill. by Ursula Koering
Edition: 11
Pages: 151  

This is San Francisco - Sasek

This is San Francisco
Miroslav Sasek
A book for children of every age, including adults, containing artistically painted scenes of cable cars, Coit Tower, Mission Dolores, Lombard Street, and the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges, Chinatown, Union Square, and other famous sites in San Francisco.
Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., NY, 1968. Hard cover, with mylar covered dust jacket, 9 x 12-1/2 inches, 60 pages.
Ex-library, with pocket inside back, and library stamps inside front and...
Circa: 1968
Condition: Used
Size: 9 x 12-1/2 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc.
Author: Miroslav Sasek
Pages: 60  

I Live with Others

I Live with Others

C. W. Hunnicutt, Jean D. Grambs

Live in the city, life on the farm, at work and at play. First grade level.

Singer Social Studies, 1957. Hard pictorial cover, 6-1/2 x 9 inches, 128 pages.

Ex-school library with pocket inside back, School name, discard mark, etc. Text is clean and firmly bound.

Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1957
Condition: used
Size: 6-1/2 x 9 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Singer Social Studies
Author: C. W. Hunnicutt, Jean D. Grambs
Pages: 128  

Mitchell's School Geography 1859

Revised Edition. A System of Modern Geography, comprising a description of the present state of the World, and its five great divisions, America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceanica, with their several Empires, Kingdoms, States, Territories, Etc. Embellished by numerous engravings. Adapted to the Capacity of Youth. Accompanied by an Atlas Containing Thirty-Two Maps, drawn and engraved expressly for the work. By S. Augustus Mitchell, Philadelphia: Published by E. H. Butler & Co. New York:...
Circa: 1859
Condition: Used
Size: 4-1/4 x 7 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: E. H. Butler & Co.
Pages: 336