Search Results: Greece - Children's Books from KALAMOS BOOKS

New York: John Day, 1972 Ex-Library. Very Good. Hardcover. Illustrated book about modern Greece for schoolchildren (content c.1970) "This book is a revised, adapted and reset edition of "Lets' Visit Greece" by Gary Lyle, published in England " HC 94p. map.illus.{ B & W] index. Ex-Library copy - usual markings etc. otherwise a clean tight copy..

London: Burke Books, 1983 Ex-Library. Very Good. Laminated HC. 2nd.ed.. Illustrated book about modern Greece for school children 96p. map.illus.[col]index. Ex-Library copy - usual markings etc. otherwise very clean tight copy..

London: A & C Black, 1961 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint.. Vintaga copy. This book tells in words and pictures the story of the ancient world : Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome. It tells how the people of those countries lived and worked - how they dressed, built their homes, travelled, played and fought. Since it is mainly a social history it deals only briefly with political events, but great rulers and men outstanding in their time are introduced and a special chapter is devoted to Alexander the Great and his conquests. There are over 200 illustrations, photographs ,imaginative reconstructions and scenes from ancient history drawn by J. G. B. Knight. The cover design is by Alan Sorrell.112p. index, DJ spine sun faded, else fine..

New York: Delacorte Press, 1997 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st.US Edition.. After her mother is killed a young Greek-American girl is sent to stay with relatives in Greece. It is the time of the Junta, and she learn a lot about the village and the kindness of the people and the stresses of living under a dictatorship..

New York : Atheneum, 1997 Book. Illus. by Giselle Potter. As New. Laminated HC. 1st.US Edition.. Since she cannot find the perfect man to marry, feisty Princess Areti decides to create a man of her own, Mr. Semolina-Semolinus, out of sugar, almonds, and semolina wheat, but when he is kidnapped by an evil queen, Areti must brave a perilous journey to get him back. Unpaginated. .

Toronto: Annick Press, 1975 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. "Hercules is cursed at his birth by Hera. Zeus's jealous wife resents the prediction that Zeus's half-mortal son would be a "king of kings" with remarkable strength. Jason, a ten-year-old motherless mortal, believes his life is cursed by his cowardly, weak father, Tellus. They live in a village where strength is valued over intellect. Although Jason greedily devours his father's stories of Hercules, he finds transcriber Tellus' passion for history and all other stories pathetic. Skinny like his father, Jason's greatest desire is to be like his hero, Hercules. When a fire ignites the house, a panicked Tellus chooses to protect his transcriber's hands rather than douse the blaze, and as a result, loses his life. Perhaps it is because Jason is the same age as Hercules' dead son, that the god in the heavens responds to Jason's mournful pleas and offerings. Hercules visits Jason and takes him on visual… Read More

Markham ON: Scholastic, 1995 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Pbk.Ed... The O'Brien Detective Agency is on holiday in Greece. But when a mystery falls into their laps they can;t resists. The gold ring of the Minotaur has been stolen and all the clues point ot one of the Canadian kids staying at their hotel. Can the detectives find the thief - and the magical ring - before it is too late ? Name of owner, else fine.

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1960 Book. Fine. Hardcover. A novel for young people about the Olympic Games in the time of Pericles. The author was a sports writer and a memeber of the Canadian Olympic Committee, 236p. .

Melbourne, Australia: Macmillan & Co, 1970 Book. Illus. by Ergotinos, Kleitias . Fine. Decorative Hardcover. 1st Australian Ed.. Stories of the Greek Gods retold for children, with charming illustrations by an Australian artist who based them on the Francois Vase found in Italy in 1845. As the colophon states " Ergotinos made my vase, and Kleitias painted me. Sandra Jobson has retold my story and redrawn my illustrations in my book. Mondographic, Adelaide, set my type in Monophon Sabon 722 and I was printed and bound by the Continental Printing Co.Hong Kong"". 45p. illus. DJ now in protective sleeve .

New York: Barnes & Noble/Kingfisher Books Ltd, 1986 Book. As New. Soft cover. Rev Ed.. Describes the agora, temple, gymnasium, stadium, theater, and homes of a Greek city state and the government, defense, gods, and daily life of the people."See Inside" series edited by R.J. Unstead. [Originally issued in UK by Hutchinson 1977 ] Colourful introduction to ancient Greece for children. 31p. illus.chronological chart Glossary of Terms; Index..

New York: Grosset & Dunlap., 2002 Book. As New. Laminated HC. Reprint.. Danger is the name of the game when the Hardys agree to help their pen pal from Greece, Evan Pandropolos, search for a priceless, ancient Greek helmet. Years ago, Evan's uncle had loaned it to Hollywood movie company for use in a silent motion picture, but the treasured helmet had been lost. Picking up foes along the way, the young detectives unearth clues that keep them constantly on the move-from their Greek college campus to California and finally to Greece.

New York: Franklin Watts, 1983 Ex-Library. Very Good. Printed Hardcover. Reprint. An introduction to modern Greece for children in a "series of easy-to-read books that provide a fascinating and colorful introduction to the way that people in other countries live."Text and photographs present aspects of Greece's geography, industries, education, and sights of tourist interest." 32p. illus (col.)ffep missing, usual library marks..

New York: Arcade Publishing, 1996 Book. Illus. by Keith West. Near Fine. Hardcover. Beautifully illustrated story for children by well known nature writer. "Set on a magical Greek island, Corfu. When a boy and his dog Roger find a tortoise that has fallen in the water and is fighting for his life, they save him and take him home. Things are okay for Toby but he isn't happy there, what can the boy do? [32p.] illus. Donor inscription on ffep. else fine.

London: Puffin/Penguin, 1987 Ex-Library. Fair > Good. Pbk. Compelling story of children in a future period on earth finding the old Torch from Olim which has survived from the past time called "Ago" . so far into the distant past that they don't know what it means,but they re-discover the Olympic ideals of courage and effort and achievement..

Montreal: Les Editions Ecole/Editions Gamma, 1982 Book. As New. Laminated HC. First Thus.. Describes the agora, temple, gymnasium, stadium, theater, and homes of a Greek city state and the government, defense, gods, and daily life of the people. Originally published in 1979 as "An Ancient Greek Town" Adaptation français de F. Carlier. index 29p. illus (col).

New York: Golden Press, 1966 Book. Good. Printed Hardcover. Illustrated history of ancient Greece for school children. 181p. illus (col).