Books with author James Ford

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What was made of rags and bones, soot and seeds? What took a mountain to make? For the answer, travel back to the fifteenth century—to a time when books were made by hand and a man named Johannes Gutenberg invented a way to print books with movable type. Written as a series of riddles and illustrated in the style of medieval manuscripts by an award-winning author and artist, From the Good Mountain will intrigue readers of all ages. On every page there is something surprising to learn about how the very thing you are holding in your hands came to be.

This is the story of a king named Njoya [enjoy-ah], who ruled the small African kingdom of Bamum in the grasslands of Cameroon at the turn of the twentieth century. When the German colonial army marched into his kingdom, Njoya had to find a way to help his people maintain their identity—and their dignity—in the face of great change. In the entire history of Mankind, there have been few leaders like Njoya. He created a writing system, built schools, and fostered art, business, and agriculture. James Rumford, with the rich browns of the gourd pictures of Africa, tells this triumphant story and how in the worst of times, like a star in the darkest of nights, there was man who shone even more brightly.

Calabash Cat, a West African cat, sets out one day to find where the world ends. His adventures take him across a desert, grasslands, a jungle, and the ocean, until he finds what he is looking for. Illustrated in the style of the calabash engravers of the country of Chad, James Rumford’s original tale will keep you thinking long after you have closed the covers of this book—about our one world, and about seeking knowledge and finding wisdom.

Island below the Star: a poem of praise for the peoples of the Pacific. “See, my brothers, that bright star up there. There’s an island below it. Let us sail to it.” Little Manu was the first to speak. “I’ll go with you,” he said. And so begins the story of how the first people sailed to Hawai‘i, crossing vast stretches of ocean without compass or map to discover new lands. Island below the Star is a revised edition of The Island-below-the-Star, which was published in 1998 and praised in The New York Times as one of the ten best children’s books of that year. Island below the Star is also published in the Hawaiian language under the title Ka ‘Aina ma lalo o ka Hoku. James Rumford, who makes his home in Honolulu, has written and illustrated over twenty books since his first book, The Cloudmakers, was published in 1996. His books have been translated into over a half dozen languages and have received numerous awards for excellence in illustration, story, and design.

Lang:- eng, Pages 78. Reprinted in 2016 with the help of original edition published long back. This book is in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, there may be some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Customisation is possible). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Original Title: Giacometti portrait [Hardcover], Original Author: James Lord

Set during one of the most conflicted and volatile times in American history‚ Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is an extraordinary story of commitment and enduring hope.The opening of a Japanese parasol takes old Henry Lee on a reminiscent journey back to the 1940s‚ at the height of the war‚ when young Henry"s world is a jumble of confusion and excitement‚ and to his father‚ who is obsessed with the war in China and having Henry grow up American.

Egyptian hieroglyphs—ancient, mysterious, elegant—have fascinated people for thousands of years. In this book are the most common hieroglyphs—the ones the Egyptians used to spell out their words. Each hieroglyph is taken from a 3500-year-old papyrus written by an unknown scribe who left us with some of the most beautiful handwriting ever to have been discovered. James Rumford presents each hieroglyph with bold illustrations and shows how each letter was formed. In this way, anyone at any age can copy the elegant style of this ancient scribe and go back to a time when A was an Egyptian vulture, B was a leg, and C was a neatly folded piece of linen cloth.