Messengers of Rain And Other Poems from Latin America (AMERICAS AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE COMMENDED (AWARDS)) von Claudia M. Lee, Rafael Yockteng, Andrew C. Leone, GroundwoodBooks Hardcover, 80 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2002 von GroundwoodBooks ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-470-7, ISBN: 0-88899-470-2
"This anthology of poems introduces readers to an eclectic mix of new and established Latin American poets. The beautifully illustrated collection from 19 Latin American countries features traditional pre-Columbian work that is represented alongside contemporary poetry, and a significant portion of the book comes from the indigenous community. Divided into four groups Magic Recipes, Traditional Songs and Cooings, The Cricket Sings in t ..."
Skim(Reprint) von Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki Paperback, 144 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2010 von GroundwoodBooks ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-964-1, ISBN: 0-88899-964-X
Good for Nothing(Reprint) von Michel Noel, Shelley Tanaka Paperback, 256 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2006 von GroundwoodBooks ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-616-9, ISBN: 0-88899-616-0
"This beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of The Breadwinner animated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan.Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city. Parvana's father -- a history teacher until his school was bombed and his health destroyed -- works from a blan ..."
The Funeral von Matt James, GroundwoodBooks Hardcover, 40 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2018 von GroundwoodBooks ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-908-9, ISBN: 1-55498-908-6
"Norma and her parents are going to her great-uncle Frank’s funeral, and Norma is more excited than sad. She is looking forward to playing with her favorite cousin, Ray, but when she arrives at the church, she is confronted with rituals and ideas that have never occurred to her before. While not all questions can be answered, when the day is over Norma is certain of one thing ― Uncle Frank would have enjoyed his funeral.This sensitive an ..."
The Meadow Mouse Treasury(1st Edition) Stories, Poems, Pictures from Canada's Finest Authors and Illustrators von GroundwoodBooks, Debora Pearson Hardcover, 80 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1995 von GroundwoodBooks ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-249-9, ISBN: 0-88899-249-1
"LONG ago in a country far away lived a little girl named Pettranella. She lived
with her father and mother in the upstairs of her grandmother's tall, narrow house.
Other houses just like it lined the street on both sides, and at the end of the street
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Ancient Thunder von Leo Yerxa, GroundwoodBooks Paperback, 40 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2012 von GroundwoodBooks ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-127-4, ISBN: 1-55498-127-1
"Leo Yerxa, an artist of Ojibway ancestry, brings us this visionary, beautiful art book in which he celebrates wild horses and the natural world in which they lived in harmony.Using an extraordinary technique he makes paper look like leather so that his illustrations seem to be painted on leather shirts. Each unique leather shirt is laid on a page and is accompanied by a rich, wild, free song of praise for the wild horses that came to pl ..."
Alego (GroundwoodBooks) von Ningeokuluk Teevee, GroundwoodBooks Hardcover, 24 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2009 von GroundwoodBooks ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-943-6, ISBN: 0-88899-943-7
"It's almost time for supper, and Alego goes with her grandmother to the shore to collect clams. Along the way, the girl discovers tide pools brimming with life — a bright orange starfish, a creepy crawly ugjurnaq, sea snails, and a sculpin. A rising star of the famed Cape Breton Inuit art scene, author and illustrator Ningeokuluk Teevee draws on her own childhood experiences in the Arctic for this enchanting introduction to the life of ..."
Percy's Museum (Hardback or Cased Book) von Sara O'leary, Sara Oã¢ÂÂLeary Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2021 von GroundwoodBooks Ltd ,Canada, Canada ISBN-13: 978-1-77306-252-5, ISBN: 1-77306-252-2
A Forest in the City von Andrea Curtis 40 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2020 von GroundwoodBooks ISBN-13: 978-1-77306-142-9, ISBN: 1-77306-142-9
The Stray and the Strangers (Hardback) von Steven Heighton Hardcover, 96 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2020 von GroundwoodBooks Ltd ,Canada, Canada ISBN-13: 978-1-77306-381-2, ISBN: 1-77306-381-2