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Barbara in NH
03-10-2010, 10:54 AM
The following are in very good condition unless otherwise noted. Price is per item, e-mail me (sunriseschool@earthlink.net (sunriseschool@earthlink.net)) the items you are interested in and I will weigh and e-mail you back the shipping cost. I accept paypal, prefer you use the personal tab to pay, money orders & checks w/appropriate time held to clear. Insurance or delivery confirmation recommended.

Greek workbook/Grades 1/2 Games & -- $2.50. Nice. Grammar. Letter formation/time/opposites/more by Mary Booras

Super Spelling--Book One -- $8. Nice. Mary F. Pecci. This spelling method is different because it is. the first spelling method of its kind that teaches students how to Analyze each word on a spelling list before attempting to master it. In this way, the student knows at all times exactly what they are dealing with--a Sound word or a Study word & how to handle it. This serves as a guide toward mastery. Also correlates spelling w/written language

Merrill Spelling for Word Mastery -- $4. Nice. Words grouped by phoenetic sounds, includes exercise w/lessons which cover—word study steps, meaning mastery, word building, dictionary skills, writing activities, handwriting practice, challege words, proofreading practice, pattern power, also includes periodic reviews.

The Strawberry Picture Dictionary, by Richard Hefter. Dictionary for young child with pictures the word & some short definitions.. Well done w/great funny pictures, helps the child see the picture w/the word & start to understand the use of a dictionary. Hdbk, vg cond, except for shelf wear at corners of book. $1.00

Thorndike Barnhart Beginning Dictionary, Sixth Edition. Scott, Foresman & Company. Gives explaination on how to use a dictionary, finds Words, using meanings, aids to meaning, more than one meaning, changing the order of words, special meanings of words & phrases, words w/prefixes & suffixes, using pronunciations, inc. interpreting symbols, syllables & accent, forms of words. Nicely done. Elementary Dictionary. Hdbk cover has wear, but binding is tight & could be used for many more years. $1.75

Scott Foresman D'Nealian Handwriting-Practice Book/6 -- $2. Good. 1st 3 pgs missing, the rest unused-have multiple copies, 2nd ed

Strawberry Moon, Karen English. Coretta Scott King Honor Book & ALA Notable Book. An annual jaunt to Los Angeles to visit Imani’s great-aunt Dot provides the backdrop to another story; the year Imani’s mother was confused, displaced ten-year-old, separated from her own mother for the entire school year. Imani sees similarities between herself and her mother at that age. The excursion, unlike all the other visits to Auntie Dot’s, provides Imani with the first step toward seeing her mother as not just a mother but a person as well. Set in the early 1950’s. Hdbk w/just jacket. Orig. $16.00, 2.75.

Owl’s Journey, Four Centuries of an American Country, Maura D. Shaw. Follow the journey of a pocket-sized stone owl, carved by a Lenape Indian boy in 1609, through four centuries as it travels along the Hudson River in NY State. In each exciting chapter, the stone owl is discovered by a new owner, a boy or girl to whom the owl brings good luck or courage in the thrilling adventures that unfold. The owl on its journey encounterspirates & settlers, lions & elephants, steamboats & locomotives, blizzards & mine cave-ins, presidents, pilots, & heros, runaway slaves & new immigrants from all parts of the world. Hdbk in like new cond. Orig. $15.95, $4.00

The Sea-Wolf and selected stories, Jack London, Signet Classic. (The Law of Life, The One Thousand Dozen, All Gold Canyon, Moon-Face. Pbk in g cond, shelf wear to edges. .75

Treasure Island/Young Readers Edition of Classic Adventures-- $3.75. New. Hardcover 13 X 10 book w/dust jacket. When Jim Hawkins sets out in search of gold, he hardly expects the terrrifying adventures that await him. Fearsome pirates, buried treasure, mutiny, danger, deceit & surprise make his voyage unforgettable. Unique in its collection of well-known characters, original artwork, & simplified naritive style. Courage Edition allows the youngest buccaneer to experience the adventures of Treasure Island

Moby Dick, Herman Melville, Troll Illustrated Classics. Beautifully illustrated classic. Pbk in g condi, except for shelf wear to cover. $1.00

Tom Thumb, Retold & Illustrated by Richard Jesse Watson, Voyager Books. Beautifully illustrated larger pbk book. Orig. $6.00, vg cond. $1.50.

The Nursery Alice in Full Color, Lewis Carroll, Dover Classics. A faithful reproduction of the author’s adaptation of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” for Young readers, contains 20 colored enlargements of Tenniel’s illustrations. Vg cond, slight shelf wear to cover. $1.00

Mother Goose Rhymes-Fisher-Price, -- $1. Nice. hardback w/great pictures

Cinderella & Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm, Charming Classics. Ages 8-12. For almost 200 years, the Brothers Grimm have transported readers into a world of magic & adventure w/their enchanting fairy tales. From classics like “Cinderella” & “Snow White” to lesser-known gems like “The True Bride” & “Mother Holle,” these timeless tales never fail to delight. Enjoy these 30 beloved stories. Pbk, vg cond. Slight shelf wear. Orig. $6.99, $1.50.

The Sleeping Beauty, Silver Anniversary Edition, Trina Schart Hyman. This classic retelling, the drama & enchantment unfold once more in Hyman’s beautifully vivid artwork, transporting readers into the magical would of “happily ever after.” Hdbk w/dust Jacket in vg cond. Orig. $15.95, $3.75.

Little Red Riding Hood, Illistrations selected & arranged by Cooper Edens. Green Tiger Press. Beautifully illustrated hdbk book w/dust jacket. Preface explains the history of the story highlights significant portions of it. This book uses the pictures to adorn & amplify the story. Vg cond, except dust jacket has a small cut on the back. $2.75

Merry Magic-Go-Round, A Reproduction of an Antique Book of Changing Pictures by Ernest Nister. Beautiful hardcover book w/a picture w/changing pictures in a wheel under the page. Stories include: A Winter’s Day, Nursery Rhymes, At the Seaside, This way to the Circus, Bubbles & Bedtime. Vg cond. Except for small tape inside cover. Orig. $19.00, $4.25.

Flossie & the Fox, Patricia McKissack, pictures by Rachel Isadora (Caldecott Honored artist), Dial Books for Young Readers. Big Mama sends Flossie on an errand w/a warning. There’s a sly, egg-poaching fox on the loose! But Flossie’s never seen a fox before. So when she meets a strange critter in the woods who tells her he’s a fox, Flossie’s not at all impressed. She calls him a rabbit, rat, but never a fox. Jaunty folk-tale, peppered w/the rich Black language of the rural South, sparkles w/saucy wit & humor. Beautifully illustrated hdbk w/dust jacket in vg cond. Orig. $14.00. $3.25.

Raven, A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest -- $2. Nice,Caldecott Honor Book, Gerald McDermott, $1.50 w/other purchase

Song of the Swallows, Leo Politi, The Caldecott Medal Book. Every summer, the swallows leave San Juan Capistrano & fly far away, to a peaceful green island—but they always come back in the spring, on St. Joseph’s Day. Juan plants a garden in his own yard. There’s nothing he wants more than for the swallows to nest there & his dream comes true. Pk, orig. $4.95, gd cond $.75

The Fledgling, Jane Langton. Newbery Honor Book. Langton’s superbly told story leaves an echo that is at once touching & challenging. A story of dreams, a girl & Canadian geese. Pbk, vg cond, except for crase on front cover. $1.00

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03-10-2010, 04:25 PM
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