Turtle's Race with Beaver
Turtle's Race with Beaver

Author: Joseph Bruchac

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2005-10-06

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0142404667

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Turtle lives in a beautiful little pond with everything a happy turtle needs. But one spring, Turtle awakes from hibernation to discover that her lovely home has been invaded! A pushy beaver takes over Turtle's beloved pond and refuses to share. Instead, he challenges her to a race to determine who can stay. But how can a little turtle outswim a big, powerful beaver? This charming fable of brains versus brawn is a great read for all the young readers in the forest to share!

Rabbit's Snow Dance
Rabbit's Snow Dance

Author: Joseph Bruchac

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-11-08

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0803732708

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Rabbit’s Snow Dance Master storytellers Joseph and James Bruchac present a hip and funny take on an Iroquois folktale about the importance of patience, the seasons, and listening to your friends. Pair it with other stories about stubborn animals like Karma Wilson’s Bear Wants More and Verna Aardema’s Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears. Rabbit loves the winter. He knows a dance, using an Iroquois drum and song, to make it snow—even in summertime! When rabbit decides that it should snow early, he starts his dance and the snow begins to fall. The other forest animals are not happy and ask him to stop, but Rabbit doesn’t listen. How much snow is too much, and will Rabbit know when to stop? The father-son duo behind How Chipmunk Got His Stripes, Raccoon’s Last Race, and Turtle’s Race with Beaver present their latest retelling of Native American folklore. “The telling is sprightly, and Newman's ink-and-watercolor artwork makes an ideal companion. An appealing addition to folktale shelves.” —Booklist “This modern retelling maintains [the Bruchacs’] solid reputation for keeping Native American tales fresh.” —School Library Journal “The picturesque language makes it a pleasure to read aloud.”—BCCB

Three Little Beavers
Three Little Beavers

Author: Jean Heilprin Diehl

Publisher: Arbordale Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781607185246

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Feeling less gifted than her older sister Beverly and older brother Bevan, Beatrix the beaver discovers her true talents when the three siblings are caught in a trap. Includes facts about beavers and related activities.

On the Back of a Turtle
On the Back of a Turtle

Author: Lloyd E. Divine, Jr.

Publisher: Trillium

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9780814213872

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The history of the Huron-Wyandot people and how one of the smallest tribes, birthed amid the Iroquois Wars, rose to become one of the most influential tribes of North America.

Living Up The Street
Living Up The Street

Author: Gary Soto

Publisher: Laurel Leaf

Published: 1992-02-01

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0440211700

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In a prose that is so beautiful it is poetry, we see the world of growing up and going somewhere through the dust and heat of Fresno's industrial side and beyond: It is a boy's coming of age in the barrio, parochial school, attending church, public summer school, and trying to fall out of love so he can join in a Little League baseball team. His is a clarity that rings constantly through the warmth and wry reality of these sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic, always human remembrances.

Little Gorilla
Little Gorilla

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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1986-03

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780899194219

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Little Gorilla's family and friends try to help him overcome his special growing pains.

Turtle Island
Turtle Island

Author: Eldon Yellowhorn

Publisher: Annick Press

Published: 2017-12-12

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1554519454

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Unlike most books that chronicle the history of Native peoples beginning with the arrival of Europeans in 1492, this book goes back to the Ice Age to give young readers a glimpse of what life was like pre-contact. The title, Turtle Island, refers to a Native myth that explains how North and Central America were formed on the back of a turtle. Based on archeological finds and scientific research, we now have a clearer picture of how the Indigenous people lived. Using that knowledge, the authors take the reader back as far as 14,000 years ago to imagine moments in time. A wide variety of topics are featured, from the animals that came and disappeared over time, to what people ate, how they expressed themselves through art, and how they adapted to their surroundings. The importance of story-telling among the Native peoples is always present to shed light on how they explained their world. The end of the book takes us to modern times when the story of the Native peoples is both tragic and hopeful.

ABC Safari
ABC Safari

Author:

Publisher: Arbordale Publishing

Published: 2007-03-10

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 1607180154

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Rhyming enumeration of animals, their habitats and traits, presented alphabetically.

The Little Duck
The Little Duck

Author: Beth Cuthand

Publisher: Penticton, B.C., Canada : Theytus Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781894778442

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The enchanting story about a little duck who wants to be a handsome Plains Cree dancer and how the Cree help him accept himself as a duck.

Our Canadian Flag
Our Canadian Flag

Author: Maxine Trottier

Publisher: Scholastic Canada

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9780439956871

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A patriotic look at the Canadian flag. The maple leaf is a powerful symbol. Take a heartfelt look at what it means to everyday Canadians. Emotional text, beautiful illustrations, and sidebars that add fascinating details and facts about the history of our flag make this book perfect for the classroom or for anyone who simply loves this great country. Supports social studies topics of current provincial curricula as well as current interest in Canadian history and patriotism.