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Author: Paula Leyden
Publisher: Walker
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9781406327922
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBul-Boo and Madillo are worried about their friend Winifred, who has lost her gentle smile and no longer puts up her hand in class. Then the twins discover her secret: she is to be married off to her uncle's friend, who drinks heavily and is old enough to be her grandfather.
Author: Ann Wilson
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2015-06-02
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 1504012232
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis sweet tale tells the story of an unlikely friendship and the joys of chasing dreams. Written by Ann and Nancy Wilson of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Heart, the book is based on their popular song “Dog & Butterfly.” This read-aloud edition is narrated by Ann Wilson. For kids of all ages.
Author: Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford
Publisher: Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9781886679191
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA little girl tells how her grandmother makes special teas and warm drinks for her and her little brother when they are not feeling well.
Author: Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781935955917
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"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.
Author: Tarisa Parrish
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2021-05-04
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1642938432
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSave the monarch butterflies! Johnny Butterflyseed and his fairy friend, Raven Silverwing, embark on a mission to save the rapidly disappearing butterflies. They enlist the help of Queen Venus Goldwing and her kingdom of monarchs to educate and inspire kids to become butterfly farmers. At first, Johnny faces his own internal struggle with self-doubt and fear in his ability to make a difference, but then soon develops a mindset that allows him to not only get started, but also make progress one day at a time. Through challenge after challenge, Johnny learns that he is not alone in his mission and that there are many people who want to help. Together, Johnny, Raven, and Queen Venus educate thousands of children on becoming butterfly farmers. “The monarch butterfly is in peril and spiraling downward. Our children will determine whether the monarch makes a comeback or becomes one of North America’s rarest butterflies. It is vitally important that children are aware of the problems that monarchs face and how we can all help—even children. This delightful book does exactly that and should be on the bookshelf of every child! Tarisa Parrish has seamlessly woven fact with fiction to create a story of importance, charisma, and hope for monarch butterflies in the future.” —Dr. David G. James, Associate Professor of Entomology, Department of Entomology, Washington State University
Author: Dot Hutchison
Publisher: Sterling Mystery Series
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781683243038
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Author: Rajia Hassib
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2020-08-04
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 0525560076
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Exquisite. . . . Anchoring the story is a pair of Cairo-born sisters whose fates spin in radically different directions in the wake of the Egyptian revolution. . . . A lovely novel that does a remarkable job of bringing troubling realities to light, and life." --Vanity Fair A powerful novel about two Egyptian sisters--their divergent fates and the secrets of one family Sisters Rose and Gameela Gubran could not have been more different. Rose, an Egyptologist, married an American journalist and immigrated to New York City, where she works in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Gameela, a devout Muslim since her teenage years, stayed in Cairo. During the aftermath of Egypt's revolution, Gameela is killed in a suicide bombing. When Rose returns to Egypt after the bombing, she sifts through the artifacts Gameela left behind, desperate to understand how her sister came to die, and who she truly was. Soon, Rose realizes that Gameela has left many questions unanswered. Why had she quit her job just a few months before her death and not told her family? Who was she romantically involved with? And how did the religious Gameela manage to keep so many secrets? Rich in depth and feeling, A Pure Heart is a brilliant portrait of two Muslim women in the twenty-first century and the decisions they make in work and love that determine their destinies. As Rose is struggling to reconcile her identities as an Egyptian and as a new American, she investigates Gameela's devotion to her religion and her country. The more Rose uncovers about her sister's life, the more she must reconcile their two fates, their inextricable bond as sisters, and who should and should not be held responsible for Gameela's death. Rajia Hassib's A Pure Heart is a stirring and deeply textured novel that asks what it means to forgive, and considers how faith, family, and love can unite and divide us.
Author: Lisa Heathfield
Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab& 8482
Published: 2019-05-07
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 1541560426
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJune is physically and emotionally abused by her stepmother, and the only person June feels safe telling is her friend Blister, but when a shocking tragedy occurs June finds herself trapped, potentially forever.
Author: Thanhhà Lai
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2019-09-03
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 0062229230
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction! Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Ibi Zoboi, and Erika L. Sánchez, this gorgeously written and deeply moving novel is the YA debut from the award-winning author of Inside Out & Back Again. 4 starred reviews! In the final days of the Việt Nam War, Hằng takes her little brother, Linh, to the airport, determined to find a way to safety in America. In a split second, Linh is ripped from her arms—and Hằng is left behind in the war-torn country. Six years later, Hằng has made the brutal journey from Việt Nam and is now in Texas as a refugee. She doesn’t know how she will find the little brother who was taken from her until she meets LeeRoy, a city boy with big rodeo dreams, who decides to help her. Hằng is overjoyed when she reunites with Linh. But when she realizes he doesn’t remember her, their family, or Việt Nam, her heart is crushed. Though the distance between them feels greater than ever, Hằng has come so far that she will do anything to bridge the gap.
Author: Gloria McMath
Publisher:
Published: 2019-04-02
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780578467689
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Butterfly Heart is a fictional book of two sisters, Olivia and Dayla.Twelve-year old Olivia is athletic in swimming and track. Ten-year old Dayla is an animated story teller and love to tell jokes.Dayla wrote about a butterfly's heart in a school wide essay contest. In her essay, she compared butterflies to humans. Dayla feels butterflies just want to be free to love without needing to defend themselves from predators and her essay won. It was posted in the school's newspaper.To celebrate, the sisters dressed alike, sequenced their music playlist and went on an outing to the children's museum. Surprisingly, there was a butterfly atrium there. It was everything Dayla wrote about in her essay but more because she experienced it with her sister. They had so much fun that their mother wanted to go back with them.Unfortunately, shortly following that amazing trip to the children's museum where the sisters saw an essay come to life, Dayla dies from an accident. The family was devastated, especially Olivia. For Olivia, it meant no more laughter, no more singing and no more goosebumps conversations. Her best friend was gone.The family prayed together for help and guidance. Olivia often talked to God and Dayla while sitting in her lonely room looking at the sky sobbing.While, Olivia's mom tried to cheer her up, they noticed Dayla was loved at the ice cream parlor, the library and even church.Olivia became depressed but never stopped praying to God and talking to Dayla. She received counseling from a youth church conference. The family moved and Olivia was bullied at her new school by mean girls. Grieving and bullying were too much for her. But she knew with God's help, she'd think of how to bring back that bubbly self she had shared with Dayla.She used Dayla's winning essay and their last outing to open up dialogue between the bullies and the students they bullied, alone with their parents. From that, Olivia found a new friend.
