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Hardback. Condition: Good. Wars have occurred throughout history, in all parts of the world and they still happen. Despite the hardship and suffering of wartime, children often find ways to see beauty and hope - in the natural world, in the love of family and friends and in the ordinary activities of childhood. Through these graceful and eloquent poems, written from the child's perspective, readers will experience this resilience, this optimism and understand that it's possible to get through difficult and unsettling times while holding onto one's hopes and dreams.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Serving in the Peace Corps, the author describes the land and the people of Afghanistan through weekly letters to her mother; thus, the description is real and immediate.

Paperback. Condition: Good. A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A wonderful collection of poems, this book gives a beautiful snapshot of life on Neighborhood Street. The magical andeveryday reside comfortably together on Neighborhood Street and make it well worth the visit.--Booklist A warm, triumphant book.--School Library Journal. Gilchrist, Jan Spivey (illustrator).…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. The Canadian West has a history littered with tales of robbers and murderers. These frontier days were long before faxes, DNA analysis and e-mail, and the bad guys could hide in plenty of empty country before they met up with the mighty Mounties. From Manitoba and Saskatchewan to British Columbia and the North, come tales of Billy Miner, the Mad Trapper, Charcoal, Almighty Voice and more.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. When the end finally occurred, everything about it was cinematic. The dead came back and ate people, civilization collapsed, and no one could do a thing. But Cyrus V. Sinclair couldn't care less; he's a sociopath. Amidst the chaos, Cyrus sits back and contemplates the gore stained streets and screams of his fellow man with little more emotion than one of the walking corpses. With his cache of guns and MREs, he rather likes the idea of hunkering down in his Seattle apartment while the world ends outside. All is well and good for Cyrus.until he meets up with Gabe, a belligerent annoyance, and the other inconvenient survivors who cramp his style and force him to re-evaluate his outlook on life. It's Armageddon, and things will definitely get messy.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. An inspiring picture book biography about an outstanding black educator during the years following the Civil War, from the award-winning author/illustrator team of Eloise Greenfield and Jerry Pinkney. "The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest." These are the words of Mary McLeod Bethune. She worked her whole life to make the world a better place. As a child, she loved to read. As a woman, she loved to teach. She started a school; she founded a hospital. Everywhere she saw a need, she searched for a solution. The daughter of former enslaved Americans, Mary McLeod Bethune became one of the most important Black educators, civil and women's rights leaders and government officials of the twentieth century. This picture book biography is a strong choice to share both in the classroom and at home. "Simply told, this biography of an outstanding black educator has excellent illustrations." --School Library Journal. Pinkney, Jerry (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. A Newbery Honor Award-winning book Jim Keath has lived for six years as a Crow Indian when he learns that his two younger brothers and a sister are journeying west to take up land. Although Jim finds it difficult to fit in with the family he hasn't seen since childhood, and though they are wary and distrustful of him, Jim feels his duty is at their side. But slowly, as they survive the dangerous trek west, the perils of frontier life, and the kidnapping of their younger brother, Jim and his family realize that the only way to survive is to accept each other and truly reunite the family.   "A first-rate adventure story."--The New York Times   "The grueling hardships on the journey to Oregon and in making a home provide exciting reading. Characters are portrayed so fully and sympathetically they might be alive."--Library Journal. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. An inspiring picture book biography about an outstanding black educator during the years following the Civil War, from the award-winning author/illustrator team of Eloise Greenfield and Jerry Pinkney. "The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest." These are the words of Mary McLeod Bethune. She worked her whole life to make the world a better place. As a child, she loved to read. As a woman, she loved to teach. She started a school; she founded a hospital. Everywhere she saw a need, she searched for a solution. The daughter of former enslaved Americans, Mary McLeod Bethune became one of the most important Black educators, civil and women's rights leaders and government officials of the twentieth century. This picture book biography is a strong choice to share both in the classroom and at home. "Simply told, this biography of an outstanding black educator has excellent illustrations." --School Library Journal. Pinkney, Jerry (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A Newbery Honor Award-winning book Jim Keath has lived for six years as a Crow Indian when he learns that his two younger brothers and a sister are journeying west to take up land. Although Jim finds it difficult to fit in with the family he hasn't seen since childhood, and though they are wary and distrustful of him, Jim feels his duty is at their side. But slowly, as they survive the dangerous trek west, the perils of frontier life, and the kidnapping of their younger brother, Jim and his family realize that the only way to survive is to accept each other and truly reunite the family.   "A first-rate adventure story."--The New York Times   "The grueling hardships on the journey to Oregon and in making a home provide exciting reading. Characters are portrayed so fully and sympathetically they might be alive."--Library Journal. …

Paperback. Condition: Fair. An inspiring picture book biography about an outstanding black educator during the years following the Civil War, from the award-winning author/illustrator team of Eloise Greenfield and Jerry Pinkney. "The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest." These are the words of Mary McLeod Bethune. She worked her whole life to make the world a better place. As a child, she loved to read. As a woman, she loved to teach. She started a school; she founded a hospital. Everywhere she saw a need, she searched for a solution. The daughter of former enslaved Americans, Mary McLeod Bethune became one of the most important Black educators, civil and women's rights leaders and government officials of the twentieth century. This picture book biography is a strong choice to share both in the classroom and at home. "Simply told, this biography of an outstanding black educator has excellent illustrations." --School Library Journal. Pinkney, Jerry (illustrator).…

Condition: very_good. Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.

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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Wilkin, Eloise (illustrator).

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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Eloise Wilkin (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Eloise Wilkin (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Eloise Wilkin (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Eloise Wilkin (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Good. A book filled with classic children's prayers featuring stunning watercolor illustrations. A perfect gift for any occasion! This treasured classic is filled with carefully selected, beautiful prayers, flanked by watercolor illustrations that soar off the page, or inspire quiet contemplation. Illustrated by the renowned Eloise Wilkin, it features her realistic artwork of cherubic young children and babies. Wilkin, Eloise (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. A book filled with classic children's prayers featuring stunning watercolor illustrations. A perfect gift for any occasion! This treasured classic is filled with carefully selected, beautiful prayers, flanked by watercolor illustrations that soar off the page, or inspire quiet contemplation. Illustrated by the renowned Eloise Wilkin, it features her realistic artwork of cherubic young children and babies. Wilkin, Eloise (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Ambushed by Grief is a different kind of book for the grieving. It is more than a series of meditations, more than a description of the experience of grief. It is a workbook, designed to be used by anyone who has lost a loved one. What will you learn in Ambushed by Grief? You are not crazy. You are grieving. You'll get through this your way and that's okay. You may be ambushed by grief in unexpected ways. You need to throw a pity party. Your relationship doesn't have to end . . . love does not die. When you are grieving you go through many emotions, sometimes so fast you may think that you are crazy, say authors Eloise Cowherd and Toni Griffith. Ambushed by Grief is fragments, findings, insights and meanderings, meant to be picked up and put down, read over and over, written in, and even thrown at the wall. It is a guide and a companion through the early, devastating weeks of grief. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Eloise Wilkin (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Eloise Wilkin (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Eloise Wilkin (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Eloise Wilkin (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Eloise Wilkin (illustrator).