Pledge of Allegiance 9 / 11 / 01 Commemorative
The Pledge of Allegiance

Special Commemorative Classroom Edition in Rememberance September 11 2001

The Pledge of Allegiance, its meaning, and facts about the American flag illustrated with color photographs.

Grade 1 to 2.

A Scholastic Cartwheel Book, Scholastic, Inc., 2001. ISBN 0-439-39961-0. Soft cover, 10 inches wide x 8 inches tall, about 30 pages.

Ex-School, with pocket inside back, stamps, etc. Has been laminated. Book plate with name on title page.

Under 1 lb.
Publisher: A Scholastic Cartwheel Book, Scholastic, Inc., 2001
ISBN: 0-439-39961-0  

Mummies Made in Egypt
Mummies Made in Egypt

Written and illustrated by Aliki

A Reading Rainbow book.Describes the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt. For ages 7 - 11.

Thomas Y. Crowell, 1979. ISBN 0-690-03858-5. Hard cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, about 25 unnumbered pages.

Ex-School, with pocket inside back, stamps, etc. Slight edgewear. Dust jacket, in mylar, is taped to the book.

Under 2 lbs.
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1979
ISBN: 0-690-03858-5  

Castles
Castles

written by David Alderton, edited by Juli Barbato, illustrated by Studio Boni / Galante, Susanna Addarro and Lorenzo Pieri. Consulting editor: Dr. Mary B. Shepard. The Cloisters, Metroplitan Museum of Art.

Contents Include: Why Build A Castle? ; A Stone Castle; A Day In A Castle; Attacking A Castle; Defending A Castle; Knights; Doors And Windows; Knights In Peacetime; FOLDOUT: Life At A Medieval Castle ; Who's Who In The Castle; Building Castles; Castles Today;...
Publisher: Ladybird Books USA, 1996
ISBN: 0-7214-5540-9  

Waiting for Anya
Waiting for Anya

Morpurgo, Michael

Jo has spent most of the war waiting and praying - waiting for the war to end and praying for the end to come quickly. Living in Lescun, France, Jo had thought he might escape the worst of the war. But things change when the Germans decide to set up an outpost right in town. Jo alone knows of another outpost - a reclusive widow's farm high in the hills. It is an escape point for a growing band of Jewish children. Benjamin, the widow's son-in-law,...
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc., 1993
ISBN: 0-590-46849-9  

The Winter of Red Snow
The Winter of Red Snow

Gregory, Kristiana

Dear America

The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart

Eleven-year-old Abigail presents a diary account of life in Valley Forge from December 1777 to July 1778 as General Washington prepares his troops to fight the British. historical fiction, with historical facts and pictures at the back.

Scholastic Book Services, 1996. ISBN 0-590-22653-3. Hard pictorial cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall, 173 pages with ribbon...
Publisher: Scholastic Book Services, 1996
ISBN: 0-590-22653-3  

The California Gold Rush

May McNeer

Here's a true-life adventure story that re-creates the days when young and old went west with pick and shovel in the hope of finding riches -- and added a chapter to our country's history.

Traces the history of the gold rush in California including aecdotes about legendary characters and fabulous ''strikes'' of the mining camps. For young readers.

Landmark Books, Random House, 1997. ISBN 0-394-89177-5. Soft cover, 5-1/8 inches wide by 7-5/8 inches tall, 147 pages....
Publisher: Landmark Books, Random House, 1997
ISBN: 0-394-89177-5  

Famous People - Successful Reading Series

Yuriko Nichols, ill. by Jane Tasciotti

Part of the Successful Reading Series. Common Sense Reading Program, 2nd grade. Stories about Hans Christian Andersen, George Washington Carver, Anne Sullivan, George Washington, and Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Common Sense Press, 1998. ISBN 1-880892-73-1. Soft cover, 6 inches wide by 7-3/4 inches tall, 35 pages.

Two small scratches on back cover. Otherwise near fine.

Under 8 oz.
Publisher: Common Sense Press, 1998
ISBN: 1-880892-73-1  

Phoebe the Spy - American Revolution
Phoebe the Spy (original title: Phoebe and the General)

Griffin, Judith Berry, Ill. by Tomes, Margot

Disguised as General Washington's housekeeper, Phoebe will be a spy - listening, watching, guarding his very life from an unknown killer - Can she do it? An exciting, true story of the American Revolution.

Scholastic Book Services, 1991. ISBN 0-590-42432-7. Soft cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall, 48 pages.

Very good, clean, with slight spine stress.

Under 1 lb.
Publisher: Scholastic Book Services, 1991
ISBN: 0-590-42432-7  

Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie

Dear America

Gregory, Kristina

The Oregon Trail diary of Hattie Campbell.

In her diary, thirteen-year-old Hattie chronicles her family's arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail. A fictional account, with historical notes and pictures about the oregon Trail in the back.

Scholastic Book Services, 1997. ISBN 0-590-22651-7. hard pictorial cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall, 164 pages, with a ribbon bookmark attached. <p. Ex-School, with...
Publisher: Scholastic Book Services, 1997
ISBN: 0-590-22651-7  

The Fighting Ground
The Fighting Ground

Avi

Thirteen-year-old Jonathan goes off to fight in the Revolutionary War and discovers the real war is being fought within himself. With a translation of German phrases in the back.

Harper Trophy, 1987. ISBN 0-06-440185-5. Soft cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall, 157 pages.

Ex-School, with school stamps, etc. Some creases, mostly very good. Laminated cover, creased.

Under 1 lb.
Publisher: Harper Trophy, 1987
ISBN: 0-06-440185-5  

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln

Davidson, Margaret, ill by Shore, Robert

A biography of Abraham Lincoln from childhood on, including a chart of important events in his life.

Scholastic Book Services, 1976. Soft cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall, 95 pages.

Name in felt pen on cover. Page 7-8 has tattered edge with a tear. Cover creased. Tear 1-1/4 inch at spine. Sticker on front.

Under 1 lb.
Publisher: Scholastic Book Services, 1976  

Dear Levi - Overland Trail
Dear Levi

Elvira Woodruff, ill. by Beth Peck

It's 1851, and Austin is setting off on a wagon train across the Overland Trail. Week by week, and letter by letter, Austin tells the story of his harrowing trip west, across miles of dusty roads and surging river waters - straight into Indian territory! It's a difficult journey and not all of his new friends will survive. But it's a trip Austin's determined to make - for at the end lies the promise of a bright new life.

Scholastic...
Publisher: Scholastic Book Services, 1998
ISBN: 0-439-05605-5  

A Gathering of Days
A Gathering of Days

Joan W. Blos

A fictional diary of a girl in New England, 1830 - 1832. The journal of a fourteen year old girl, kept the last year she lived on the family farm, records daily events in her small New Hampshire town, her father's remarriage, and the death of her best friend.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1979. ISBN 0-684-16340-3. Hard cover, with dust jacket, 5-1/2 inches wide by 8-1/2 inches tall, 144 pages.

Very good.

Under 2 lbs. Shipping...
Publisher: Charles Scribner
ISBN: 0-684-16340-3  

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln

The Great Americans Series

Kathie Billinslea Smith, ill. By James Seward

A Little Simon Book, Simon & Schuster Inc., 1987. ISBN 0-671-62982-4. Soft cover, 8 inches square, 16 unnumbered pages.

Very slight corner wear and spine stress. Very good condition.

Under 1 lb.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Inc., 1987
ISBN: 0-671-62982-4  

Diary of Clotee a Slave Girl

McKissack, Patricia C.

Dear America - A Picture of Freedom

In 1859 twelve-year-old Clotee, a house slave, who must conceal the fact that she can read and write, records in her diary her experiences and her struggle to decide whether to escape to freedom. A fictional story, based upon some events of actual history. Historical notes in back, including words and music to Go Down Moses.

Scholastic Book Services, 1997. ISBN 0-590-25988-1. hard pictorial cover, 12mo - over 6¾" -...
Publisher: Scholastic Book Services, 1997
ISBN: 0-590-25988-1