library book sales

it seems that july is the month for book sales here in vermont. in the last few weeks, we've managed to run into three different library book sales in nearby towns.

we can't seem to figure out what formula is used to determine which books make the cut. out-of-date? condition? popularity?

interestingly enough, we've run into a few books more than once at these types of sales:
microwave cookbooks, circa 1982
travel guidebooks (pre-1995)
gennifer flowers' autobiography, passion and betrayal

however, we HAVE discovered that, if you hit library sales in their last hour, books are dramatically reduced in price to... $1 PER BAG!

many treasures can be found in the children's section of such sales.


some highlights:
draw 50 airplanes and spacecrafts
draw 50 buildings and structures
chinese kites
balloon animals
the first book of weather
rosebud

the last one was written by ed emberley, well-known children's book illustrator and the inspiration for many a kid to pick up a pencil and start drawing with the help of his famous series of how-to books.



i have to admit - even i have learned a thing or two from the first book of weather.

for example, how barometric pressure works...



... and that a beaufort scale measures the strength of wind.



(tomoko, looks like you encountered a "fresh gale" this past weekend. fyi.)