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Earth, Sea & Stars: Inspiring Tales of the Natural World
By Ana Sender. 2022
This collection of 20 engaging stories about the natural world is drawn from global cultures and reminds readers of everyone’s…
responsibility to care for and respect Earth. In this collection of 20 stories from many global cultures readers will journey all around Earth: across the wide savanna, into deep forests, over majestic mountains, into the ocean depths, and high into the skies above. These unique tales feature bold, adventurous characters as they sail to the moon, create the first fire, and grow orchards of friendship. The ancient wisdom in these stories resonates today more than ever, highlighting the need to care for and respect Earth. Includes background information on each story, a story map, talking points, and a bibliography.Bicentenaire: roman (Babel)
By Lyonel Trouillot. 2006
2004. Port-au-Prince, année du bicentenaire de l'indépendance d'Haïti. Un jeune homme, victime de l'intervention policière chargée d'assurer l'ordre, trouve la…
mort en se joignant à une manifestation organisée par les étudiantsChampagne at the murder (Thumbprint mysteries)
By Joan Nixon. 1998
Stacy Champagne returns to her family's Colorado hotel when the town is threatened by Will Knight, who wants to reopen…
the silver mine. After Knight is murdered at the hotel, Stacy works with Deputy Gonzales sorting through suspects. Uncontracted braille. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1998Champagne at risk (Thumbprint mysteries)
By Joan Nixon. 1998
Stacy Champagne, head of security at her family's Silver Ridge Hotel, is concerned about the mystery writers' award dinner being…
held there. Last year, at another hotel, the award check was stolen. But Stacy soon has bigger problems--a writer is murdered. Uncontracted braille. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1998Champagne with a corpse (Thumbprint mysteries)
By Joan Nixon. 1998
Stacy Champagne, new chief of security at her family's Colorado hotel, discovers a corpse during a museum fund-raiser. As Stacy…
investigates with her fiancé, Deputy Gonzales, they realize many townspeople had motive to commit the murder. Uncontracted braille. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1999Así es Josefina, una niña americana
By Valerie Tripp. 1997
En 1824 Josefina, una niña de nueve años, vive con su padre y sus tres hermanas en un rancho cerca…
de Santa Fé, Nuevo México, Las niñas se preocupan de mantener el hogar, como lo hacía su madre quien murió el año pasado. Para grados 2 a 4. Seguido de Josefina Aprende una Lección (BR 14465)Poirot investiga (Hercule Poirot Mystery Ser. #3)
By Agatha Christie. 1925
Eleven mystery stories solved by the ingenious Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. Includes "La Aventura de la Tumba Egipcia," "Tragedia en…
Marsdon Manor," "El Rapto del Primer Ministro," and "La Aventura del Noble Italiano." Spanish language. 1925Una sorpresa para Josefina: un cuento de Navidad
By Valerie Tripp. 1997
Durante la segunda Navidad sin Mamá, Josefina y sus tres hermanas celebran las tradiciones de Las Posadas que les ayudan…
a mantener v iva la memoria de su madre difunta. Sigue a Josefina Aprende una Lección (BR 14465). Para grados 2 a 4Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (Harry Potter Ser. #Year 1)
By J. K. Rowling. 1999
Al cumplir once años Harry Potter se entera de que es ms que un huérfano indesable. El Colegio Hogwarts de…
Magia y Hechicería le alista porque tiene habilidades innatas de magia. Anticipando su nueva vida en el colegio, Harry se prepara comprando túnicas negras, una varita de magia, un sombrero puntiagudo y una lechuza mensajera. Para grados 4 a 7Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter Ser. #2)
By J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré. 1999
Despite a warning not to return to Hogwarts for his second year of wizardry studies, Harry shows up. But Harry…
is in danger from the opened Chamber of Secrets as well as from his would-be protector. Sequel to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (DB 47260). Bestseller. For grades 4-7Josefina entra en acción: un cuento de verano (The american Girls Collection #Bk. 5)
By Valerie Tripp. 1998
Josefina and her family, in Santa Fe, await the arrival of wagon trains to trade blankets and mules for goods…
they need. Patrick O'Toole, a wagon scout, promises to handle the family's transactions, but he suddenly disappears. Sequel to Feliz Cumpleaños, Josefina (BR 14707). For grades 2-4. Spanish language. 1998Refuge cove (Orca soundings)
By Lesley Choyce. 2002
Greg and his mother move to Newfoundland, where he learns to sail in the ocean. Alone on a sailing trip,…
he finds a lifeboat full of illegal refugees and brings them home. They later flee into a storm when the police arrive. Uncontracted braille. For senior high readers. 2002Runaround
By Helen Hemphill. 2007
Kentucky, 1960s. Although an avid reader of romance magazines, eleven-year-old Sassy is unsure how to attract a handsome neighborhood teen…
to be her first boyfriend. Then she discovers that her pretty older sister Lula has been flirting with him, too. Uncontracted braille. For grades 6-9. 2007