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  • BEYOND THE MANGO TREE. by Zemser, Amy Bronwen.
    Zemser, Amy Bronwen.
    BEYOND THE MANGO TREE.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Greenwillow Books, (1998) dj. First edition - The author's first novel, a story for older children, based on her memories of her years spent in Liberia as a child in the 1980s, a book which "reveals the schism between two classes and cultures while evoking the loneliness of a white American girl living abroad. Sarina's mother, who suffers from diabetes and grows weaker and more erratic every day, has tied her to a mango tree in the corner of her family's gated grounds to keep her from straying. Boima, whose 'bones protrude in places where on my own body I must press down on flesh to feel them,' frees Sarina both literally and figuratively. He tells her…

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    New York: Greenwillow Books, (1998) dj. First edition - The author's first novel, a story for older children, based on her memories of her years spent in Liberia as a child in the 1980s, a book which "reveals the schism between two classes and cultures while evoking the loneliness of a white American girl living abroad. Sarina's mother, who suffers from diabetes and grows weaker and more erratic every day, has tied her to a mango tree in the corner of her family's gated grounds to keep her from straying. Boima, whose 'bones protrude in places where on my own body I must press down on flesh to feel them,' frees Sarina both literally and figuratively. He tells her to meet him at the market where he sells his hand-woven baskets, 'I can show you all kind a something-o.' She finds a way to rejoin him, and he introduces her to the world 'beyond the mango tree' through ancient legends and walking journeys. When Boima invites Sarina into his home, she witnesses a level of poverty she has never seen before. Through a series of small awakenings, Sarina begins to see that no mere gate separates her world from Boima's, but rather a gulf.. . Zemser's poetic, wrenching narrative transports readers to a foreign land, but the truths they uncover will surely hit home." (Publishers Weekly). 166 pp.

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    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers in a very near fine dust wrapper.

    Book ID: 88853
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  • Zoehfeld Kathleen W., Illustrated by Robbin Cuddy (based on A.A. Milne.)
    POOH'S NEIGHBORHOOD: Disney's My Very First Winnie the Pooh.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Disney Press, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - One of a series of books based on A.A. Milne's beloved characters, colorfully illustrated and designed to be read to very young children. Square format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-786831367.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated boards in a near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 36082
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  • TINY RED CAP'S STORY BOOK
    TINY RED CAP'S STORY BOOK

    New York & London: Thomas Nelson & Sons / S. W. Partridge & Co., n.d. (1886 or earlier). Hardcover - A rather charming, but very fragile, little children's book. Small format, 14.5 cm x 11 cm (just over 5" x 4") with 48 unnumbered pages. Small black and white illustrations on almost every page (drawings and silhouettes.) Little slice of life stories: "The Drunkard" begins "Oh Ben! I am sorry to see him in the stocks there." Others are on flowers, water, "naughty Ada", etc. Although not dated, this does have a gift inscription on the front endpaper of 1886. Bound in paper covered boards with a color illustration inset on the front cover (with a picture of "Red Cap" at the beach.)

    Condition: Pages are loose, last few pages are detached, and rear endpaper might be missing. The paper spine is torn and peeling, revealing the mesh underneath, some wear to corners and edges. Still quite uncommon, and interesting.

    Book ID: 9316
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  • THE THREE BEARS.
    THE THREE BEARS.

    Edition: First edition.

    Dundee, London & Montreal: Valentine & Sons. 1907. First edition - A retelling of this classic children's fairy tale in an appealing small shaped board format - bound in stiff diecut paper boards in full color, and illustrated on the recto of every page in red, white and black, with the text on the verso. Unpaginated (24 pp)

    Condition: Very good overall -some rubbing to the spine, and edges, name on title page.

    Book ID: 68528
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  • MINI COLONIAL VILLAGE to Press Out and Assemble.
    MINI COLONIAL VILLAGE to Press Out and Assemble.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Whitman Publishing Co., (1974). First edition - Includes 12 buildings and accessories, all still uncut and unused. Large format, measuring 13.5 inches tall by 10 inches wide. Whitman 1910.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 81841
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  • MOTHER GOOSE MELODIES & ANIMAL ANTICS (set of 2 books)
    MOTHER GOOSE MELODIES & ANIMAL ANTICS (set of 2 books)

    New York: Chatham River Press, (1984, 1986). Hardcover - Two small board books for young children, each colorfully illustrated, and each 10 still pages, including the covers, Measure just 4 by 4 inches.

    Condition: Mother Goose is very good with a small slit to the edge of the front cover, and Animal Antics is near fine.

    Book ID: 87607
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