Whoo-Oo Is It? de Megan McDonald; Illustrator-S. D. Schindler - 1992-03

NY: ORCHARD BOOKS.;.RICHARD JACKSON BOOK... Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. first edition,1p; 10987654321 pt line. HARDCOVER. 9.5 X 9.1 X 0.6 inches. VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(S14.95) DUST JACKET..small name plate ep "Jackie Crusha...93230" ; White spine titles on black hard covers.GREY ENDPAPERS...Dust Jacket ALSO HAS brown & white owl ILUSTTRATION and Biography of Author & ilust. ; Dramatic Glossy Color Ilust; 1 pages; . McDonald's poetic text is wonderfully full of words that evoke the senses- -especially sounds: deftly mimicked voices (``Churrr, churrr,'' says the raccoon, while Father Owl cries, ``Kwa-kwa-hoooo. Hu, Hu, Hu'') and a wealth of other onomatopoeic words. Children will delight in chiming in, especially at the end when the sounds are reiterated, summarizing the owl's search but now understood as noises made by the hatching babies. Schindler's dark illustrations are outstanding. Almost drained of color,… Leer más

Orchard Books, New York, 1992. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED FIRST EDITON/FIRST PRINTING is very fine in a very fine dust jacket. Both would be new except for a bump on the front bottom tip of the front cover. Book is signed by both the author and the illustrator on the half title page. A barn owl's ears are tuned to the tiniest sound. So it is not surprising that, one night from her nest in the barn, Mother Owl hers a whhh, whhh, whhh, " like a tickle of wind in the trees." Megan McDonald is a librarian and noted storyteller in Pennsylvania. S.D. Schindler has illustrated an impressive range of books: Ursula K. Leguin's two " Catwings" tales; This a House for Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald, winner of the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award. Wonderful book SIGNED by both the author and the illustrator. Signed by author and illustrator..

Orchard Books, 1992. 1st Edit 1st print, unused copy, hardcover with dust jacket, no marks or writing, binding tight, dust jacket (not price-clipped) is bright and glossy, has a 1-inch repaired nick. Immed shipping w/tracking incl.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Illus. by Schindler, S.D.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.