My Nana's Remedies

My Nana's Remedies

Author: Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford

Publisher: Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781886679191

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A little girl tells how her grandmother makes special teas and warm drinks for her and her little brother when they are not feeling well.


My Tata's Remedies

My Tata's Remedies

Author: Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781935955917

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"This charming little book will introduce young readers to safe and effective natural remedies from the native traditions of the American Southwest. A good way to learn about the healing power of plants."--Andrew Weil, MD Aaron has asked his grandfather Tata to teach him about the healing remedies he uses. Tata is a neighbor and family elder. People come to him all the time for his soothing solutions and for his compassionate touch and gentle wisdom. Tata knows how to use herbs, teas, and plants to help each one. His wife, Grandmother Nana, is there too, bringing delicious food and humor to help Tata's patients heal. An herbal remedies glossary at the end of the book includes useful information about each plant, plus botanically correct drawings. Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford grew up in Nogales on the Arizona-Mexico border. Born into a pioneering Jewish family with roots in Eastern Europe, Roni embraced the languages, cultures, and people on both sides of the border. Now a retired bilingual educator, her first book, My Nana's Remedies / Los Remedios de mi Nana, is a classic, a parent's and teacher's friend for teaching children traditional values. Antonio Castro L. is nationally recognized for his illustrations of books by Joe Hayes. Teaming up with his son, book designer Antonio Castro H., he uses his exacting illustrative skills to bring to life this story of family and plants. Born in Zacatecas, Mexico, Antonio has lived in the Juarez-El Paso area for most of his life.


I Was in Love with a Short Man Once

I Was in Love with a Short Man Once

Author: Kimberly J. Dalferes

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published: 2011-11

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1770678867

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Have you ever wondered if the life of the woman standing next to you in the check-out line is as weird as yours? Could it be possible that you are trapped in a bizarre reality show, where the object of the game is to get the crazy lady to flip-out; just one more time? If so, then this book confirms that you are in good company. I Was In Love With a Short Man Once is a story collection written from the perspective of a crazy, southern, Irish, gal. Follow her as she reflects on: growing up as a child of limited means in South Florida; managing a self-financed college education; balancing work as a federal official with the joys of single motherhood; and navigating the amusing challenges of being a second-time-around wife. Coming Up Stories reflect the distinctive surroundings of South Florida through stories such as "Flagpole." Jimmy Stories illustrate the bond between mother and son. Stories here include "Koolaid Mom" and "Zamboni" and reveal the life lessons that our children teach us. The Rest of the Stories round out the author's quirky observations, including "Naked in a Hot Tub in Vegas" and "Crazy Virgo Tendencies."


Celebrating Cuentos

Celebrating Cuentos

Author: Jamie Campbell Naidoo

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2010-11-18

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 1591589053

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More effectively meet the diverse literacy needs of the growing Latino population by learning how to evaluate and select quality Latino children's literature. Latinos are the fastest growing and largest ethnic minority in the United States. The number of Latino children is at a historic high. As a result, librarians and teachers in the United States must know how to meet the informational, cultural, and traditional literacy needs of this student demographic group. An ideal way to overcome this challenge is by providing culturally accurate and authentic children's literature that represents the diversity of the Latino cultures. Much more than simply a topical bibliography, this book details both historical and current practices in educating Latino children; explains why having quality Latino children's literature in classrooms and libraries is necessary for the ethnic identity development of Latino children; and offers a historical overview of Latino children's literature in America. Web resources of interest to educators working with Latino children are also included.


My Nana's Remedies

My Nana's Remedies

Author: Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780605239579

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A warm and loving grandmother prepares a variety of traditional remedies for heryoung granddaughter, remedies to treat everything from an upset stomach to beingfrightened at night.


The Natural Remedy Book for Dogs and Cats

The Natural Remedy Book for Dogs and Cats

Author: Diane Stein

Publisher: B. Jain Publishers

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 9788170218500

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A delightful and informative guide to the use of nutrition, vitamins, minerals, massage, herbs and homoeopathy to support your pet shealth and vitality.


Angel's Secret

Angel's Secret

Author: Sheila Newberry

Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.

Published: 2016-03-10

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1785761633

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For fans of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries, Angel's Secret is an uplifting novel from the Queen of family saga, and author of Bicycles and Blackberries, Sheila Newberry. Suffolk, 1924. After the death of her fiancé in the field hospitals of France, Angel becomes nurse to the MacDonald family in the small village of Uffasham. Taking residence at the appropriately named Angel Inn, she is met by many new faces - and old ones, too. Edith, a fellow nurse from the war, while taking great interest in Angel's new life, refuses to let her forget her old one. As Angel grows closer to her employer, Robert, Edith threatens to expose a secret that could ruin everything . . . Can Angel ever be free to move on with her new life and her new family, or will the secrets of her past finally be revealed? 'Reading a Sheila Newberry book is like having dinner with your mother in her warm and cosy kitchen. You can feel the love and care put into every juicy morsel' - Diane Allen, bestselling author of For the Sake of Her Family 'I have long been a fan of Sheila Newberry's novels. I love their wonderful warmth and charm.' Maureen Lee, bestselling author of The Seven Streets of Liverpool Previously published as Angel's War.


With a Song in My Heart

With a Song in My Heart

Author: Margaret Dwyer

Publisher: BalboaPress

Published: 2012-04-24

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1452504768

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A small girl made her way purposefully through the orchard that separated her weatherboard home from the local schoolshe scrambled through the hole in the fence and made her way to the school and knocked on the door. The startled schoolmaster surveyed his tiny caller, who announced, Ive come to sing for you. Margaret Dwyer was born with a song in her heart, and has continued to sing throughout her life. Growing up on a property and being schooled away from home, she learnt what was needed to later work the land with her husband and raise seven children in the bush through years of droughts, floods and fire. With great happiness, times of immense sadness and always abounding love, Margarets story is that of an ordinary life, well-lived.


Tortilla Sun

Tortilla Sun

Author: Jennifer Cervantes

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2010-07-01

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 0811879747

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When twelve-year-old Izzy discovers a beat-up baseball marked with the words "Because magic" while unpacking in yet another new apartment, she is determined to figure out what it means. What secrets does this old ball have to tell? Her mom certainly isn't sharing anyespecially when it comes to Izzy's father, who died before Izzy was born. But when she spends the summer in her Nana's remote New Mexico village, Izzy discovers long-buried secrets that come alive in an enchanted landscape of watermelon mountains, whispering winds, and tortilla suns. Infused with the flavor of the southwest and sprinkled with just a pinch of magic, this heartfelt middle grade debut is as rich and satisfying as Nana's homemade enchiladas.


A Piñata in a Pine Tree

A Piñata in a Pine Tree

Author: Pat Mora

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9780618841981

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Presents an adaptation of the folk song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" in which friends exchange gifts such as piątas and a little girl receives a present from a secret friend whose identity is eventually revealed.