This beautiful new edition of Alf Evers's pioneering children's book on man's evolving attitudes towards wilderness combines the poetry of his language with compelling color illustrations. A fictionalized version of what happened to one mountain in the Catskills, it spans the time from its geological birth to present day. Thge chapters on the first encounters betwen Europeans and Native Americans, on glassmaking and quarrying, on the flood and fire will move readers of all ages.
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This beautiful new edition of Alf Evers's pioneering children's book on man's evolving attitudes towards wilderness combines the poetry of his language with compelling color illustrations. A fictionalized version of what happened to one mountain in the Catskills, it spans the time from its geological birth to present day. Thge chapters on the first encounters betwen Europeans and Native Americans, on glassmaking and quarrying, on the flood and fire will move readers of all ages.
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Illustrated by Peter Burchard. First printing. SIGNED by the author. About fine in a very good or better (a couple of short closed tears and a few very tiny chips) dust jacket.
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Seller's Description:
Scheele, Christie. Very good. No dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 67 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. Fine with tiny edgewear on corners. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. No remainder marks.
