Author : Nancy Andrews-Goebel
Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 25,8 MB
Release : 2002-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781600608483
A cumulative rhyme summarizes the life's work of renowned Mexican potter, Juan Quezada, with additional information that describes the process he uses to create his pots after the style of the Casas Grandes people. Simultaneous.
Author : Lee Bennett Hopkins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 49,20 MB
Release : 2010-03-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1416902104
A collection of 48 poems, 12 for each of the seasons.
Author : Kenesha Sneed
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,73 MB
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 3791374680
In this modern-day fable about grief, diversity, and family connections, a young girl discovers the joys--and pain--of the creative process. Winner of the Bookstagang Best of 2021: Best Conversation Starter Picture Books of 2021. Longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize. Ezra Jack Keats Award Honoree. Eisha lives with her mother, a ceramic artist, who helps her make a special shape out of a piece of clay. The shape reminds Eisha of her father, of the ocean, of a lemon. As Eisha goes through her neighborhood doing errands with her mother, the piece of clay hardens and then shatters into pieces when Eisha taps it. In poignant and powerful words and pictures, Kenesha Sneed shows how Eisha learns to live with the sense of loss and of the joyful power of making something new out of what is left behind. Illustrated with Sneed's bold colors, graphic lines, and gestural textures, the book celebrates diversity and shares a gentle message that we all have the ability to heal and create.
Author :
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,11 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Animals
ISBN : 9780613166119
For use in schools and libraries only. In this Cuban folktale, a bossy rooster dirties his beak when he eats a kernel of corn and must find a way to clean it before his parrot uncle's wedding. Includes a glossary of Spanish words and information about the different birds in the story.
Author : Jon J Muth
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 40,43 MB
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545825768
Stillwater, the beloved Zen panda, now in his own Apple TV+ original series! Stillwater the Panda returns in a delightful companion to his Caldecott Honor Book, Zen Shorts. Summer has arrived -- and so has Koo, Stillwater's haiku-speaking young nephew. And when Stillwater encourages Koo, and his friends Addy, Michael, and Karl to help a grouchy old neighbor in need, their efforts are rewarded in unexpected ways.Zen Ties is a charming story of compassion and friendship that reaffirms the importance of our ties to one another.
Author : Stephanie Roth Sisson
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 12,48 MB
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1466882212
For every child who has ever looked up at the stars and asked, "What are they?" comes the story of a curious boy who never stopped wondering: Carl Sagan. When Carl Sagan was a young boy he went to the 1939 World's Fair and his life was changed forever. From that day on he never stopped marveling at the universe and seeking to understand it better. Star Stuff follows Carl from his days star gazing from the bedroom window of his Brooklyn apartment, through his love of speculative science fiction novels, to his work as an internationally renowned scientist who worked on the Voyager missions exploring the farthest reaches of space. This book introduces the beloved man who brought the mystery of the cosmos into homes across America to a new generation of dreamers and star gazers.
Author : Eve Bunting
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 48,12 MB
Release : 2000-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780152024222
A homeless family's luck changes after they help an old woman who has even less than they do at Christmas.
Author : Rudolfo Anaya
Publisher : Disney-Hyperion
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 36,92 MB
Release : 2000-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780786802548
Because Rattlesnake has taken over the road and will not let any of the people or animals in the village use it, Desert Woman enlists the aid of the other animals to create a strange new creature with the necessary tools to overcome Rattlesnake.
Author : Joyce Carol Thomas
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 15,93 MB
Release : 2004-05-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0060253878
A variation on the traditional Cinderella story set in a Southern swamp and with a Great Gospel Convention instead of a ball.
Author : Anna Harber Freeman
Publisher : Albert Whitman & Company
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 48,9 MB
Release : 2021-04-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0807576018
Chicago Public Library Best Informational Books for Younger Readers 2021 Kirkus Best Picture-Book Biographies of 2021 STARRED REVIEW! "Through masterful storytelling and graceful illustrations, this impactful title embodies Maria Povika Martinez's famous words: 'The Great Spirit gave me [hands] that work...but not for myself, for all Tewa people.'"—School Library Journal starred review STARRED REVIEW! "This story of a young girl from San Ildefonso Pueblo...celebrates the strong sense of culture and identity the Tewa people have maintained through the centuries. A deserved celebration."—Kirkus Reviews starred review The untold story of a Native American Indian potter who changed her field. The most renowned Native American Indian potter of her time, Maria Povika Martinez learned pottery as a child under the guiding hands of her ko-ōo, her aunt. She grew up to discover a new firing technique that turned her pots black and shiny, and made them—and Maria—famous. This inspiring story of family and creativity illuminates how Maria's belief in sharing her love of clay brought success and joy from her New Mexico Pueblo to people all across the country.
