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Clare Walker Leslie

Beautiful book for learning to nature journal

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Georgia

Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You

From the day it was released in 2000, Keeping a Nature Journal has struck a profound chord among professional, casual, and occasional naturalists of all ages. In response to this groundswell of enthusiasm, we have revised KEEPING A NATURE JOURNAL, updated the interior design, and created a new cover. Undoubtedly the most exciting new element in this second edition is a portfolio of 32 illustrated pages from Clare Walker Leslie's most recent journals, reproduced in full color. What makes KEEPING A NATURE JOURNAL so popular? It is inspiring and easy to use. Clare and co-author Charles Chuck E. Roth offer simple techniques to give first-time journal-keepers the confidence to go outside, observe the natural world, and sketch and write about what they see. At the same time, they motivate long-time journal-keepers to hone their powers of observation as they immerse themselves in the mysteries of the natural world. Clare and Chuck stress that the journal is a personal record of daily experience and the world around us. Nature's beauty can be observed everywhere, whether in the city, suburbs, or country.

Keeping a Nature Journal

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Linda Merrill

Lisa Rogers

Kaye Passmore

Great resource for studying many famous American works of art. Information on the history influencing the artist as well as on the painting itself. Ideas for helping students to make observations while studying the work. 

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Picturing America

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Judith Cressy

A perfect way to introduce young ones to great works of art. My kids have loved this series.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Can You Find It?

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Art Appreciation

Elizabeth George Speare

Name on inside cover. Historical fiction based on true story.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

In the year 1754, the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire, is shattered by the terrifying cries of an Indian raid. Young Miriam Willard, on a day that had promised new happiness, finds herself instead a captive on a forest trail, caught up in the ebb and flow of the French and Indian War. It is a harrowing march north. Miriam can only force herself to the next stopping place, the next small portion of food, the next icy stream to be crossed. At the end of the trail waits a life of hard work and, perhaps, even a life of slavery. Mingled with her thoughts of Phineas Whitney, her sweetheart on his way to Harvard, is the crying of her sister s baby, Captive, born on the trail. Miriam and her companions finally reach Montreal, a city of shifting loyalties filled with the intrigue of war, and here, by a sudden twist of fortune, Miriam meets the prominent Du Quesne family, who introduce her to a life she has never imagined. Based on an actual narrative diary published in 1807, Calico Captive skillfully reenacts an absorbing facet of history."

Calico Captive

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Daniel James Brown

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about the American Olympic rowing triumph in Nazi Germany—from the author of Facing the Mountain. For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington’s eight-oar crew team was never expected to defeat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britain, yet they did, going on to shock the world by defeating the German team rowing for Adolf Hitler. The emotional heart of the tale lies with Joe Rantz, a teenager without family or prospects, who rows not only to regain his shattered self-regard but also to find a real place for himself in the world. Drawing on the boys’ own journals and vivid memories of a once-in-a-lifetime shared dream, Brown has created an unforgettable portrait of an era, a celebration of a remarkable achievement, and a chronicle of one extraordinary young man’s personal quest.

The Boys in the Boat

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Julie Bertagna

Very fun graphic novel biography. I learned things I never knew about John Muir. Has lengthy inscription in front cover.

The Daring Adventures of John Muir

A Junior Library Guild Selection! John Muir led an adventurous life, starting with his wild and playful boyhood in Scotland to his legendary exploits in America, where he became an inventor, a global explorer, and the first modern environmentalist--and even made friends with a president! His heart was always in the outdoors and he aimed to experience all he could. Most importantly, though, John Muir told the world about the wonders of nature. His words made a difference and inspired people in many countries to start protecting planet Earth-- and they still do.

Wildheart

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Biography

C. S. Lewis

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Full Color Collector’s Edition

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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Kate Dicamillo

Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread

The Tale of Despereaux

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Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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

Moccasin Trail

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Children’s Literature

Nice hardback copy. Cover yellowed - see pictures.

Walden & Other Writings

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Geoffrey Chaucer

Erased name in front cover. Otherwise excellent copy.

Delightful collection includes the General Prologue plus three of the most popular tales: "The Knight's Tale," "The Miller's Prologue and Tale," and "The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale." Recast in modern English verse that captures the lively spirit of the originals. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

Selected Canterbury Tales

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Ernest Hemingway

*Winner of the Pulitzer Prize* “A beautiful tale, awash in the seasalt and sweat, bait and beer of the Havana coast. It tells a fundamental human truth: in a volatile world, from our first breath to our last wish, through triumphs and pitfalls both trivial and profound, what sustains us, ultimately, is hope.” —The Guardian The last of his novels Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved itself to be one of the most enduring works of American fiction. The story of a down-on-his-luck Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal—a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream—has been cherished by generations of readers. Hemingway takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of adversity and personal triumph won from loss and transforms them into a magnificent twentieth-century classic. First published in 1952, this hugely popular tale confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Old Man and the Sea

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Classics

Michele Olivier

Sara Peternell

Baby Food Recipes for Babies and Toddlers with Taste

Big time flavors for your little foodie's taste buds.

This playful baby food cookbook helps parents prepare a culinary adventure for the newest eater in the family. Baby food chef and founder of the beloved blog Baby FoodE, Michele Olivier, shows you how to make delicious, healthy food for your baby and toddler--regardless of how much time you have (and how little sleep you're getting). From first purées to toddler finger foods, these dishes have everything your little foodie needs to grow into a grown-up palate.

Roll up your sleeves and start thinking beyond the baby food aisle, with:

 * Over 100 Baby Food Recipes transitioning your little ones from purées to solids, with indications for age
 * Helpful FAQ for all stages of infancy and toddlerhood concerning nutrition and eating habits
 * A How-To Overview covering everything you need to know about making baby food

Consider yourself warned: your child's first words might just be "More, please."

Little Foodie

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Jan Karon

Cookbook clean copy. Dust Jacket has rip. See photo.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Presents recipes from the popular series, a fan's cookbook shares a wealth of tips, culinary quotes, and side-dish sidebars as well as the instructions for such fare as Miss Sadie's apple pie, Puny's cornbread, and Emma's pork roast.

Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader

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Sam Beall

Molly O'Neill

Beautiful Blackberry Farm Cookbook. DVD included. Large book with beautiful photography. 

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Four Seasons of Great Food and the Good Life

Nestled in the blue mists of Tennessee's Smoky Mountains, the 10,000-acre bucolic refuge of Blackberry Farm houses a top-rated small inn with one of the premier farm-to-table restaurants in the country. This sumptuous cookbook offers a collection of recipes that are as inspired by the traditional rustic cooking of the mountainous south as they are by a fresh, contemporary, artistic sensibility. Some of the dishes are robust, others are astonishingly light, all are full of heart and surprise and flavor — and all are well within the reach of the home cook. California has the French Laundry, Virginia has the Inn at Little Washington, and Tennessee has Blackberry Farm, where the indulgences of a luxury inn are woven together with odes to nature — fly-fishing, hiking, foraging, bird watching, and heirloom gardening — to create a new way of looking at the world, a way in which anything seems possible. This is particularly true at the Inn's table and in its award-winning wine cellar. To the farm's master gardeners, food artisans and chefs, meals are an opportunity to express not only the earth and the culture of this remote spot, but also its spirit. On a spring day this might mean Rye Whiskey-Cured Trout with Fresh and Pickled Fennel, and the summer garden might inspire a Chilled Corn Soup with Garlic Custard, a papardelle of baby carrots, or a tomato terrine. In the cooler weather, game and traditionally preserved food — cider-basted venison, a shell-bean and gamebird cassoulet, a dried apple stack cake or Bourbon Apple Fried Pies — keep conversation in front of the fire lively. For all its artfulness, however, Blackberry Farm's garden-to-table cooking tends to be an ode to a well-loved cast iron skillet, a backyard smoker or a wood-fired grill. In the foothills, you don't eat to eat, you eat to talk, to remember and to imagine what you will eat tomorrow. In this book, the stories of the people who practice the traditional mountain food arts — the bacon man, the heirloom gardener, the cheese maker and sausage man — are woven together with the recipes, lore and regional history to reflect the spirit of the cooking at Blackberry Farm. Breathtaking photographs capture the magical world that surrounds the table — the hills and rushing creeks, the lights and shadows of the forest, the moods and moments of the garden.

The Blackberry Farm Cookbook

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Cookbooks

William Schemmel

Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities and Other Offbeat Stuff

Georgia Curiosities

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F. N. Boney

UGA trivia! Some bend to some of the pages - see photo. 

The University of Georgia Trivia Book

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Georgia related Books

Dorothy L. Sayers

older copy but clean. Some yellowing. See photos.

A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery with Harriet Vane

“Gaudy Night stands out even among Miss Sayers’s novels. And Miss Sayers has long stood in a class by herself.” —Times Literary Supplement The great Dorothy L. Sayers is considered by many to be the premier detective novelist of the Golden Age, and her dashing sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey, one of mystery fiction’s most enduring and endearing protagonists. Acclaimed author Ruth Rendell has expressed her admiration for Sayers’s work, praising her “great fertility of invention, ingenuity, and wonderful eye for detail.” The third Dorothy L. Sayers classic to feature mystery writer Harriet Vane, Gaudy Night is now back in print with an introduction by Elizabeth George, herself a crime fiction master. Gaudy Night takes Harriet and her paramour, Lord Peter, to Oxford University, Harriet’s alma mater, for a reunion, only to find themselves the targets of a nightmare of harassment and mysterious, murderous threats.

Gaudy Night

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older copy but clean. Some yellowing. See photos. 

A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery

Lord Peter Wimsey is trying to find the murderer of a local artists, but he finds that there are six main suspects, five who are being set up, and one who has created the perfect murder.

The Five Red Herrings

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Recovering from an unhappy love affair, a mystery writer seeks solace on a barren beach--deserted but for the body of a young man with his throat cut. A Lord Peter Wimsey mystery.

Have His Carcase

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Golden Age of Detective Fiction

Mary Ann Gensicke

Inscription in front cover; otherwise pages are clean

I is for Iowa

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Patrick Sebranek

Verne Meyer

Dave Kemper

Name in front cover. Great resource for consultation by writing students.

English

A Student Handbook for Writing and Learning

Handbook helps students to find information quickly and easily.

Writers Inc

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Home Schooling

Else Holmelund Minarik

A clean copy with some signs of being read.

Little Bear is so pleased with the picture he has drawn that he asks Hen to take it to his grandmother. Grandmother is so happy with it that she sends him back a thank-you kiss.

How the kiss is passed from Grandmother, to Hen, to Cat, to Little Skunk, to a pretty girl skunk, and back to Little Skunk, and how eventually it comes again to Hen and finally to Little Bear will delight children just learning to read.

Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak, the creators of the first Little Bear book for beginning readers, once again blend their extraordinary talents in a tender story filled with warmth and laughter.

This beloved classic is an ALA Notable Children's Book and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book.

A Kiss for Little Bear

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Weekly Reader version Hardback. Signs of being read but clean. 

Little Bear

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I Can Read books

Barbara Bell

Cambridge University Press children’s Latin Course. Pupil book & DVD. Latin language intro and culture of Roman Britain.

World Languages

Student book & DVD lessons

A lively introduction to Latin for children aged 7 and over. Join in the fun with Minimus - a mix of myths, stories, grammar support and historical background! This pupil's book is a lively, colourful introduction to the Latin language and the culture of Roman Britain. A fun way to teach English grammar, it is ideal for cross-curricular activities.

Minimus : Starting Out in Latin

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Tim Griffith

New. My daughter decided to stop Latin before we got to use these books.

Phaedri Fabulae: Level 5 Latin Reader

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Matt Frazer

Marcus Mirandus: Level 2 Latin Reader

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Latin related

Cormac McCarthy

Pristine copy. I read this for the first time in 2024. It’s a page turner. Though dystopian, it is surprisingly hopeful.

In a novel set in an indefinite, futuristic, post-apocalyptic world, a father and his young son make their way through the ruins of a devastated American landscape, struggling to survive and preserve the last remnants of their own humanity.

The Road

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S. E. Hinton

Clean copy except marker on top outside edge. Great read aloud with my daughter. Took me back.

50 years of an iconic classic! This international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie is a heroic story of friendship and belonging.

Cover may vary.

No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure that he's got things figured out. He knows that he can count on his brothers, Darry and Sodapop. And he knows that he can count on his friends--true friends who would do anything for him, like Johnny and Two-Bit. But not on much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time is beating up on "greasers" like Ponyboy. At least he knows what to expect--until the night someone takes things too far.

The Outsiders is a dramatic and enduring work of fiction that laid the groundwork for the YA genre. S. E. Hinton's classic story of a boy who finds himself on the outskirts of regular society remains as powerful today as it was the day it was first published.

"The Outsiders transformed young-adult fiction from a genre mostly about prom queens, football players and high school crushes to one that portrayed a darker, truer world." --The New York Times

"Taut with tension, filled with drama." --The Chicago Tribune

"[A] classic coming-of-age book." --Philadelphia Daily News

A New York Herald Tribune Best Teenage Book
A Chicago Tribune Book World Spring Book Festival Honor Book
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
Winner of the Massachusetts Children's Book Award

The Outsiders

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Modern Classics

Joan C. Verniero

John Kashiwazaki Cloutier

Large collection of Asian myths and legends. Nice clean copy with slight has-been-read look.

BD&L's successful "Read-Aloud" series continues with this engaging collection of myths, legends and stories from Japan, China, Vietnam, Korea and Tibet. The vibrant cultures of the East come vividly to life in this lovingly compiled assortment of stories, each of which can be read aloud in approximately 10 minutes. Here are tales designed to introduce eager young listeners to the deities, heroes, heroines, kings, queens, monsters, beasts and glories of Asian culture. 101 Read-Aloud Asian Myths and Legends is a must for every child's bookshelf, the perfect read at bedtime, and a gift that will both enlighten and entertain in equal measure.

101 Asian Read-Aloud Myths and Legends

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Milo Winter

Tales from the Arabian Nights

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A Classic Collection of Myth & Enchantment

A Child’s Book of Myths and Enchanting Tales

Myths

Alice Provensen

Martin Provensen

Children’s Choice Book Club edition. Clean copy. Thin pages. Perfect introduction to the rhythm of a year in farm life. 

The Year at Maple Hill Farm

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James Nardi

Perfect nature study book opening the world of what is in your backyard. 

Science

In Mouse's Backyard

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Vinyl binding. We loved using these to learn about our local birds

Eastern Region

The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds

Nature Study Helps

Kristina Henry

The Tale of a Chesapeake Bay Rockfish

Ages birth to 6 years. Sam is a carefree rockfish (also called a striped bass) who loves to eat -- especially those yummy morsels people toss to him from the deck of a bayside restaurant. And, just for fun, he even nibbles on the webbed toes of his duck and swan friends while they are eating! One day, after Sam has grown big and fat, he does not look where he is going and SMACK! He gets himself stuck -- really stuck -- and it looks like there is no way out. The next thing Sam knows, a fisherman has caught him, and our worry-free friend begins to worry.

Sam: the Tale of a Chesapeake Bay Rockfish

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Picture Books for Learning

William J. Bennett

Clean copy. A few bends and signs of general wear.

The perfect companion to William J. Bennett's number-one bestseller; The Book of Virtues, The Children's Book of Virtues is the ideal storybook for parents and children to enjoy together: With selections from The Book of Virtues, from Aesop and Robert Frost to George Washington's life as well as Native American and African folklore, The Children's Book of Virtues brings together timeless stories and poems from around the world. The stories have been chosen especially for a young audience to help parents introduce to their children the essentials of good character: Courage, Perseverance, Responsibility, Work, Self-discipline, Compassion, Faith, Honesty, Loyalty, and Friendship. Lavishly illustrated by the well-known artist Michael Hague, these wonderful stories and the virtues they illustrate come to life on these pages. The Children's Book of Virtues is an enduring treasury of literature and art that will help lead young minds toward what is noble and gentle and fine.

Children's Book of Virtues

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Patricia Thomas

Some wrinkled pages - signs of reading. (See photos) Delightful children’s book.

All the animals are in a panic. The elephant's sneeze would blow the monkeys out of the trees, the feathers off the birds, the stripes off the zebra. Even the fish and the fly, the crocodile and the kangaroo, know what a catastrophe that sneeze would be. "Please don't sneeze!" they beg. . . . The classic story of an enormous sneeze in the marking, told in sprightly nonsense verse, has been newly illustrated in full color to delight a new generation of fans.

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