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Tales the elders told: Ojibway legends
By Basil Johnston. 1981
These legends, which include "Why birds go south in winter" and "The first butterflies", are an integral part of the…
spiritual and cultural heritage of the Ojibway people. For all ages.Scoundrels, dreamers & second sons: British remittance men in the Canadian west
By Mark Zuehlke. 1994
Between 1880 and the First World War, British remittance men arrived in the Canadian West. These remittance men, in many…
instances, tried to recreate the aura of landed gentry. The author tells of the efforts to bring "good breeding" to the Wild West. 1994.One on one: favourite conversations and the stories behind them
By Peter Mansbridge. 2010
Mansbridge collects his favourite interviews from the past ten years, book-ending each with his behind-the-scenes recollections and anecdotes. Mansbridge provides…
the inside story of prominent figures from all walks of life, including world leaders, music legends and sports heroes. 2010.A fair country: telling truths about Canada
By John Ralston Saul. 2008
In this vision of Canada, Saul unveils 3 founding myths: he argues that the famous "peace, order, and good government"…
that supposedly defines Canada is a distortion of the country's true nature. He describes Canada as a Métis nation, heavily influenced and shaped by aboriginal ideas. Lastly, he believes that Canada has a colonial non-intellectual business elite that doesn't believe in Canada. c2008.The rez sisters: a play in two acts
By Tomson Highway. 1988
Seven women attempt to beat the odds by winning the biggest bingo in the world and escaping their tortured lives.…
Winner of the 1986 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best New Play and nominated for the Governor General's Award. 1988.The Mishomis book: the voice of the Ojibway
By Edward Benton-Banai. 1988
The Ojibway is one of the largest groups of Native Americans, belonging to the Anishinabe people of what is today…
the northern United States and Canada. Documents the history, traditions, and culture of the Ojibway people through stories and myths. Draws from the traditional teachings of tribal elders to instruct young readers about Ojibway creation stories and legends, the origin and importance of the Ojibway family structure and clan system, the Midewiwin religion, the construction and use of the water drum and sweat lodge, and modern Ojibway history. For Junior and Senior High readers. 2010, c1988.Americanized: rebel without a green card
By Sara Saedi. 2018
Television show writer and novelist recounts her teenage years in the 1990s, and reveals how she discovered that her family…
had entered the United States as undocumented immigrants. Provides a humorous account of balancing teen angst with trying to become an American citizen. For senior high and older readers. 2018America is in the heart: a personal history (Classics of Asian American Literature)
By Carlos Bulosan. 2014
Memoir by Filipino poet reflecting on his life in the Philippines and America. Describes the poverty his family faced and…
the loss of family members through sickness and other events. Examines the experience of immigrants to America who are made to feel as if they are criminals. Some violence. 1946Let's clap, jump, sing, & shout; dance, spin, and turn it out!: games, songs, and stories from an African American childhood
By Brian Pinkney, Pat McKissack, Patricia C. McKissack. 2017
Treasury of African American children's games, songs, poetry, stories, and jump-rope rhymes. Discusses the coded language in the songs of…
the Underground Railroad, and the superstitions and fables that served to keep children from harm. For grades K-3 and older readers. 2017Stella Batts: superstar (Stella Batts Ser.)
By Courtney Sheinmel, Jennifer A. Bell. 2015
Stella gets a chance to audition for her favorite television show when she meets a casting director who thinks she…
is perfect for the role. She rehearses her lines until she knows the part by heart, but the audition does not go as planned. For grades 3-6. 2015Stella Batts: something blue (Stella Batts Ser.)
By Courtney Sheinmel, Jennifer A. Bell. 2014
Stella and her family drive to Los Angeles to attend her aunt Laura's wedding. Stella is excited to be a…
flower girl, but things don't go as planned, and she is involved in a few mishaps. For grades 3-6. 2014Around America to win the vote: two suffragists, a kitten, and 10,000 miles
By Mara Rockliff, Hadley Hooper. 2016
Gol! un gran equipo: Gol 1 (Gol! #1)
By Luigi Garlando. 2012
El cocinero francés y entusiasta del fútbol Gaston Champignon reúne a ocho niños y niñas para formar un nuevo equipo,…
los Cebolletas. Champignon ayuda a perfeccionar sus habilidades mientras que les muestra la importancia de la diversión mientras crecen en el deporte. Traducido del italiano. Para grados 3 a 6 y lectores mayores¡Nos vamos a Brasil!: Gol 2 (Gol! #2)
By Luigi Garlando. 2013
En la segunda entrega de la series, los Cebolletas han terminado el año escolar y van de vacaciones a Brasil--la…
nación de fútbol--donde se entrenarán junto a sus grandes ídolos. Originalmente publicado en italiano en 2006. Para grados 3 a 6 y lectores mayoresMy man Blue: poems
By Nikki Grimes, Jerome Lagarrigue Lagarrigue. 2002
A collection of poems tells the story of a young, impressionable boy moving to a city neighborhood with his mother.…
He meets his mother's tough-looking friend Blue, and as the older man watches out for the boy a bond develops. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 1999The sixty-eight rooms (The Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventures)
By Greg Call, Marianne Malone, Gina Triplett. 2010
On a sixth-grade field trip to the Art Institute of Chicago, Ruthie and Jack discover a small magic key that…
shrinks them to fit into the Thorne Rooms--minidioramas from different eras. But Ruthie and Jack are not the first visitors to explore inside these tiny rooms. For grades 4-7. 2010¡Muu, moo!: rimas de animales = animal nursery rhymes
By Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, Vivi Escriva. 2010
A selection of Spanish-language animal-themed nursery rhymes and English poetic renderings. Based on traditional folklore from Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico,…
Argentina, and Central America. Includes "El Gallo Espolón," "El Burro," "Los Sapitos," "Cri-Crí," and "La Lechuza." A bilingual book in Spanish and English. For preschool-grade 2. 2010Little faith: a novel
By Michael Simon. 2006
It's 1995 and Texas has a new governor, the heir to a political dynasty. As politicians and lobbyists converge on…
the capital, a former child star and recent porn actress is found murdered and a thirteen-year-old boy is sent out to make a treacherous living on the streets. All this is just some of what Dan Reles, Austin Homicide's only New Yorker and only Jew has to deal with. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2006Si le das una galletita a un ratón: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Spanish edition) (If You Give...)
By Felicia Bond, Laura Joffe Numeroff. 1995
Si un pequeno viajero hambriento toca a la puerta de tu casa, quizas quieras ofrecerle una galletita, te pedira in…
vaso de leche. Entonces, querra mirarse en el espejo para asegurarse de que no le ha quedad leche en el bigote... (When a small boy offers a passing mouse a cookie, the mouse asks for a glass of milk, then a straw, then a look in a mirror...and a whole series of activities that ends with a cookie, of course. Spanish language.) For grades K-3The great and mighty Nikko!: a bilingual counting book
By Xavier Garza. 2015
El gran y poderoso Nikko! Edicion bilingue en ingles y espanol. Para ninos preescolares hasta segundo grado. Nikko's mother wants…
him to stop jumping on his bed, but he's not jumping on his bed, as he tried to convince her. Instead there are luchadors, masked wrestlers, trying to fight him one at a time. In the end, of course, Nikko is the winner: the great and mightly Nikko! Bilingual: English and Spanish. For preschool-grade 2