Pieces of broken pots are scattered over the desert hillsides of the Southwest. The Indians there treat them with respect--"Every piece of clay is a piece of someone's life," they say. And the children try to imagine those lives that took place in the desert they think of as their own.
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Byrd Baylor lives and writes in Arizona, presenting images of the Southwest and an intense connection between the land and the people. Her prose illustrates vividly the value of simplicity, the natural world, and the balance of life within it.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Tom Bahti (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9. Seller Inventory # G0684128071I4N00
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Tom Bahti (illustrator). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_354915299
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Hardcover. Tom Bahti (illustrator). n.p. Slightly spotted upper edge, front hinge separated, else very good clean condition with lightly chipped dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 171941
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Tom Bahti (illustrator). First Edition. Slight rubbing upper and lower spine of dustcover, small chip base of spine of dustcover, dustcover clipped, light sunning to spine of dustcover; Very light shelfwear to brown linen covered hardboards with darker brown bird petroglyphs along cover and print on spine, all bright, gold endpapers, no markings, very clean-- Caldecott Honor Book; 10.099999989698000 X 8.099999991738000 X 0.599999999388000 inches. Seller Inventory # 9736
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Tom Bahti (illustrator). 1st Edition. NOT ex-lib. Two-inch tear to jacket. Name label. Seller Inventory # 094063
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Hardcover. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: G+. Tom Bahti (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hardback bound in brown cloth-covered boards with bird illustrations on the cover. Book has a minor bump at top of spine as only defect to note. Dust jacket has edge wear with closed tears and the Caldecott Honor seal on the front. Book is INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to former owner. The daily life and customs of prehistoric southwest Indian tribes are retraced from the designs on the remains of their pottery. First Edition Third Printing. Great illustrations by Tom Bahti. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Inscribed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 016124
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