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MAN WHO PLANTED TREES 20TH ANIV. (Book)

McCurdy Michael

ISBN:9781931498722

Jean Giono's beautiful allegorical tale is legendary. Written in the 1950's, its message was ahead of its time, inspiring readers to rediscover the harmonies of the countryside and prevent its willful destruction.

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Format:Hardcover  Pages:96

USD $25.32

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A Beautiful, Cruel Country (Book)

Eva Antonia Wilbur-Cruce;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780816511945

Arizona's Arivaca Valley lies only a short distance from the Mexican border and is a rugged land in which to put down stakes. When Arizona Territory was America's last frontier...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:318

USD $25.75

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A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf (Book)

John Muir;Colin McCurdy MichaelFletcher

ISBN:9780871565914

This volume in the John Muir Library Series chronicles the famed naturalist's walk shortly after the Civil War from Louisville, Kentucky, to Florida and is one of his best-loved books. Originally published in 1916...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:154

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American Tall Tales (Book)

Mary Pope Osborne;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780679800897

Illus. in full color. Upstarts like Davy Crockett, giants like Paul Bunyan, and gentle souls like Johnny Appleseed are among the nine "tall" heroes featured in this exuberant collection of traditional American folk tales....more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:115

USD $21.41

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Childhood: The Biography of a Place (Book)

Harry Crews;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780820317595

"A Childhood" is the unforgettable memoir of Harry Crews' earliest years, a sharply remembered portrait of the people, locales, and circumstances that shaped him--and destined him to be a storyteller. Crews was born in the middle of the Great Depression...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:192

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Christmas Present (Book)

Jan Wahl;Michael McCurdy MichaelMcCurdy

ISBN:9781568461656

A story of compassion and hope underscored by finely crafted artwork....more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:64

USD $21.07

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Escape from Slavery: The Boyhood of Frederick Douglass in His Own Words (Book)

Frederick Douglass;Coetta Scott McCurdy MichaelKing

ISBN:9780785725312

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Gettysburg Address (Book)

Michael McCurdy;Michael Lincoln AbrahamMcCurdy

ISBN:9780613069700

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Giants in the Land (Book)

Diana Appelbaum;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780618033058

A story of the human ingenuity needed to turn the Giant Pines of New England into masts for the great British Navy....more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:32

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Giants in the Land (Book)

Diana Appelbaum;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780613948036

A story of the human ingenuity needed to turn the Giant Pines of New England into masts for the great British Navy....more details
Pages:32

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Giants in the Land (Book)

Diana Appelbaum;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780395647202

A story of the human ingenuity needed to turn the Giant Pines of New England into masts for the great British Navy....more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:32

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Iron Horses (Book)

Verla Kay;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780399231193

Welcome aboard Travel back in time to join the workers of the Union Pacific Railroad as they pounded west and those from the Central Pacific Railroad as they charged east. They were racing to meet in Utah...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:32

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Johnny Tremain (Book)

Esther Forbes;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780395900116

Johnny Tremain, winner of the 1943 Newbery Medal, is one of the finest historical novels ever written for children. As compelling today as it was fifty years ago...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:304

USD $32.15

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Knee-Deep in Blazing Snow: Growing Up in Vermont (Book)

James Hayford;X J McCurdy MichaelKennedy

ISBN:9781590783382

The poems in this collection were chosen for their appeal to young people, and sorted into the four seasons, so readers can get a taste of growing up in New England year-round...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:59

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Lucy's Christmas (Book)

Donald Hall;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9781567923421

Lucy Wells likes planning ahead. In her quaint New England town the leaves have just begun to change, but Lucy is already thinking of Christmas. She begins to make presents for her family: a pincushion for her mother...more details
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Lucy's Summer (Book)

Donald Hall;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9781567923483

Award-winning poet Donald Hall and acclaimed illustrator Michael McCurdy re-create young Lucy Wells's memorable summer of 1910 in this companion to Lucy's Christmas. "The book is a best bet-conjuring another time and place with eloquence...more details
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So Said Ben (Book)

Michael McCurdy;Rita Marshall

ISBN:9781568461472

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Something Special: A Story (Book)

Iris Murdoch;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780393335217

Beautifully Produced and hauntingly illustrated, this unknown work by Iris Murdoh (1918-1999) is something very special indeed. Previously unpublished but for an excerpt in a 1950s anthology...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:64

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Tales of Adam (Book)

Daniel Quinn;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9781586420741

Ever since the publication of "Ishmael in 1992, "readers have yearned for a glimpse into a dimension of spiritual revelation the author only hinted at in that and later books...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:92

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The Berkshire Reader (Book)

Richard Nunley;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780936399638

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Format:Paperback  Pages:530

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The Berkshire Reader (Book)

Richard Nunley;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780936399331

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USD $35.06

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The Founders: The 39 Stories Behind the U.S. Constitution (Book)

Dennis Brindell Fradin;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780802789730

The stories behind the Constitution are as powerful as the nation it created.
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union...more details
Format:Library Binding  Pages:162

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The Founders: The 39 Stories Behind the U.S. Constitution (Book)

Dennis Brindell Fradin;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780802789723

The stories behind the Constitution are as powerful as the nation it created.
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:162

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The Gettysburg Address (Book)

Michael McCurdy;Michael Lincoln AbrahamMcCurdy

ISBN:9780395883976

The words of President Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address are as relevant and meaningful today as they were in 1863. This magnificent book is a stunning exploration of some of the most powerful words ever spoken in American history....more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:32

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The Gettysburg Address (Book)

Abraham Lincoln;Garry McCurdy MichaelWills

ISBN:9780395698242

The words of President Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address are as relevant and meaningful today as they were in 1863. In this handsomely illustrated book...more details
Format:Library Binding  Pages:32

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The Man Who Planted Trees (Book)

Jean Giono;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9781931498814

Twenty years ago Chelsea Green published the first trade edition of "The Man Who Planted Trees," a timeless eco-fable about what one person can do to restore the earth. The hero of the story...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:96

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The Man Who Planted Trees (Book)

Jean Giono;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780930031787

The hero of the story, Elzeard Bouffier, spent his life planting one hundred acorns a day in a desolate, barren section of Provence, France. The result was a total transformation of the landscape -- from one devoid of life...more details
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The Seasons Sewn: A Year in Patchwork (Book)

Ann Whitford Paul;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780613286343

The author shows how the names of patchwork quilt patterns tell us something about life in the United States during the 19th century....more details
Format:Prebound  Pages:40

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The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence (Book)

Dennis Brindell Fradin;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780802788504

""We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:144

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The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence (Book)

Dennis Brindell Fradin;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780802788498

""We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:160

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The Soul of the Night: An Astronomical Pilgrimage (Book)

Chet Raymo;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9781561012367

Probing the depths of science and faith, scientist Chet Raymo investigates the mysteries of human spirituality and meaning contained in astronomy. Ranging through the stars and the myths humans have told about them for millennia...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:209

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The Train They Call the City of New Orleans (Book)

Steve Goodman;Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780399238536

"Good morning, America, how are you?
Said don't you know me? I'm your native son.
I'm the train they call the city of New Orleans.
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:32

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Book)

L Frank Baum;Ray McCurdy MichaelBradbury

ISBN:9780700611515

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz remains one of the world's most beloved and widely read books. Throughout a century of remarkable change, the popularity of L. Frank Baum's classic tale has endured and grown...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:187

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Trapped by the Ice!: Shackleton's Amazing Antarctic Adventure (Book)

Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780802776334

Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, the expedition ship...more details
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Trapped by the Ice: Shackleton's Amazing Antarctic Adventure (Book)

Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9780613754934

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Walden Then and Now: An Alphabetical Tour of Henry Thoreau's Pond (Book)

Michael McCurdy

ISBN:9781580892537

Thoreaus book Walden, published in 1854, is a tribute to Mother Nature and the wildlife community of one particular pond. In this book, Michael (McCurdy) pays tribute to this historic place with dramatic images of its creatures and charm. . . . A unique symbiosis...more details
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Wonderful Wizard of Oz Coll Ed (Book)

L Frank Baum;Ray McCurdy MichaelBradbury

ISBN:9780700609864

"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" remains one of the world's most beloved and widely read books. Throughout a century of remarkable change, the popularity of L. Frank Baum's classic tale has endured and grown...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:194

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