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The shaman's apprentice: a tale of the Amazon rain forest
By Lynne Cherry, Mark J Plotkin. 2001
Kamanya dreams of becoming his tribe's next shaman, and spends his time following the current shaman into the forest and…
learning the secrets of the plants. But local plants can't cure the new diseases brought to the area by strangers, and the pills the strangers bring with them cause the native people to lose faith in the ability of their shaman. Eventually a woman named Gabriella, who comes to study the properties of the rain forest plants, restores the tribe's faith. Grades K-3. 2001. c1998.While Mama had a quick little chat (Recorded Books new reader)
By Amy Reichert. 2005
Wheels (Tales From Trotter Street Ser.)
By Shirley Hughes. 1997
From roller skates to racing bikes, the wheels are out on Trotter Street! But for Billy and Carlos, on their…
slow old bikes, racing isn't much fun. Each hopes his birthday will bring a speedy new set of wheels; one of them, though, is in for a big surprise! K-3. 1997.Whale snow
By Debby Dahl Edwardson. 2003
At the first whaling feast of the season, a young Inupiat boy learns about the importance of the bowhead whale…
to his people and their culture. Includes facts about the Inupiat and the bowhead whale. Grades K-3. 2003.Voir/Noir
By François David. 2005
Visit the village with Postman Pat (The new Adventures Of Postman Pat Ser.)
By John Cunliffe. 2001
In "Postman Pat misses the show", Pat has entered the Greendale art competition, will he win a prize? In "Postman…
Pat has the best village", will Greendale win the Best Village competition? In "Postman Pat follows a trail", Pat finds a long piece of string, but where does it lead? Grades K-3. 2001.Ushi
By Fred Bernard. 2000
Un jeune Indien aveugle part vers le Nord. Tahca son raton laveur le guide dans sa quête. Il traverse les…
forêts et les montagnes à la recherche de l'Esprit de l'ours. Années 1-3. 2000.Un saumon pour Simon
By Betty Waterton, Dominique Wanin. 1992
Simon a toujours rêvé d'attraper un saumon. Mais quand la chance lui sourit et qu'un aigle en lâche un accidentellement…
dans une flaque d'eau de mer, Simon est partagé entre sa sympathie pour le poisson et son désir d'en attraper un lui-même. Années 1-3. 1992. Titre uniforme: A salmon for Simon.Too many tamales
By Gary Soto. 2008
Through Grandpa's eyes
By Patricia MacLachlan. 1979
John learns to see things in a new way after spending a day with Grandpa. A very gentle portrayal of…
blindness and the love of a boy for his grandparents. Grades K-3. 1979.The very hungry caterpillar
By Eric Carle. 1979
The music in Derrick's heart
By Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert. 2000
When Derrick's Uncle Booker T. starts to teach him the harmonica, Derrick takes the job of learning very seriously, practising…
hard and even sleeping with the instrument. He knows that Booker T.'s music is magic, and wonders if he'll ever be able to feel it in his heart, too. After a summer of lessons, it's up to Derrick to continue the magic when Booker T. can't play anymore. Grades K-3. 2000.The legend of the fog
By Qaunak Mikkigak, Louise Flaherty, Neil Christopher, Danny Christopher, Joanne Schwartz. 2011
In this traditional Inuit story, a simple walk on the tundra becomes a life or death journey for a young…
man. When he comes across a giant who wants to take him home and cook him for dinner, the young man’s quick thinking saves him from being devoured by the giant and his family, and in the process releases the first fog into the world. Grades K-3. Includes violence. 2011.Je m'appelle Juliette
By Hélène Ray. 1980
La grosse faim de P'tit Bonhomme (Les p'tits Didier)
By Pierre Delye. 2012
The little house (Sandpiper books)
By Virginia Lee Burton. 1969
Too big!
By Geraldine McCaughrean. 1999
Neil dreams of having a jumper that will actually fit him - not one that makes him look like a…
pea in an eggcup! But his mum always buys him clothes that are far too big. And Mum doesn't stop at clothes. One day, she buys a wardrobe - a wardrobe that is just too big to fit in the house...Grandma's shoes
By Elizabeth Hathorn, Libby Hathorn. 1994
When a little girl's grandmother dies, her relatives wonder who could possibly fill Grandma's shoes. Then the grieving girl finds…
a pair of Grandma's shoes in the bedroom they shared, and strange and wondrous things begin to happen. For grades K-3Whitefish Will rides again!
By Arthur Yorinks, Mort Drucker. 1994
Whitefish Will is such a good sheriff that he scares all the criminals away. Not needing him anymore, the townfolk…
retire him. But years later, a bad man comes to town and they must bring the lawman back. For grades K-3Mama, coming and going
By Judith Caseley. 1994
After Jenna's baby brother is born, Jenna's mother has so many things to keep track of she doesn't know whether…
she's coming or going. Instead of getting upset when Mama makes mistakes, Jenna does her best to help fix them. For preschool-grade 2