![]() ![]() No more deeply meaningful than that, but do we want it to be ? Full of some of Potter's most beautiful full-color illustrations, magical and nostalgic perhaps exceeding those in her other works, even, yes, The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Jeremy, a bullfrog, narrowly escapes becoming dinner for a fish - while fishing himself. Scarce printing of the first American edition - which is itself apparently rarer than the UK first - of Beatrix Potter's memorable The Tale of Mr. ![]() ![]() Small amount of a child's light pencil scribble on ffep and two internal pages. Corners and spine ends bumped, causing roughening at spine ends (see scans). Front hinge just starting to get tender, but still sturdy. Gray/brown cloth, silver imprint, cover illustration, illustrated endpapers. 33rd Street" as publisher's address on title page. ![]()
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![]() In They Came Before Columbus, we see clearly the unmistakable face and handprint of black Africans in pre-Columbian America, and their overwhelming impact on the civilizations they encountered. ![]() ![]() Examining navigation and shipbuilding cultural analogies between Native Americans and Africans the transportation of plants, animals, and textiles between the continents and the diaries, journals, and oral accounts of the explorers themselves, Ivan Van Sertima builds a pyramid of evidence to support his claim of an African presence in the New World centuries before Columbus.Combining impressive scholarship with a novelist's gift for storytelling, Van Sertima re-creates some of the most powerful scenes of human history: the launching of the great ships of Mali in 1310 (two hundred master boats and two hundred supply boats), the sea expedition of the Mandingo king in 1311, and many others. They Came Before Columbus reveals a compelling, dramatic, and superbly detailed documentation of the presence and legacy of Africans in ancient America. brilliantly has that there is far more to black history than the slave trade."-John A. In the first two volumes which have sold well, Black Star: The African Presence in Early Europe, and African Star over Asia: The African Presence in the East he. ![]() ![]() Before their tragic accident, her parents, both famous pastry chefs, made a promise to the grandmother of a classmate of Najika’s: to duplicate a white cake the elderly woman once tasted abroad as a teenager. RECIPE FOR LOVE?Najika faces a new challenge, and it may be her toughest one yet. Is either boy Najika’s mysterious prince? less But Sora and Daichi, two popular brothers who barely speak to each other, recognize Najika’s cooking for what it is-magical. Every kid at the school has a special talent, and the girls in Najika’s class think she doesn’t deserve to be there. The only clue she has is a silver spoon that leads her to the prestigious Seika Academy.Attending Seika will be a challenge. ![]() When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart-and now Najika is determined to find him. more HUNGRY HEARTNajika is a great cook and likes to make meals for the people she loves. ![]() ![]() ![]() HUNGRY HEARTNajika is a great cook and likes to make meals for the people she loves. ![]() |