In this lovely book, Caldecott winner Paul Goble retells and illustrates twenty-seven traditional stories and songs from several Native American tribes. A foreword by Albert White Hat, a linguist and tribal leader, introduces the... Read More
Blue Jay Girl, a Yaudanchi girl, was not ordinary. “She was a girl who went where she wanted to go. She did what she wanted to do. She was afraid of nothing,” Ross writes. By the time she has lived through nine acorn seasons, her... Read More
With a credible civilization dating to prehistoric times, it is no surprise that China is responsible for an astounding number of ideas and inventions. In this third book in the We Thought of It series (projects on Inuit and Native... Read More
In "The Busy-Body Book of Fun-Atomy Tunes", the author takes the old songs, “Do Your Ears Hang Low?” and “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” and creates an interactive musical experience for children eager to learn the parts of the... Read More
"A Native American Thought of It" is an educational book written by Rocky Landon, an Ojibway band member and Native Studies consultant from Ontario, with children’s book author David MacDonald, "A Native American Thought of It"... Read More
Katie is helping her mother set the table for the family’s Veterans Day dinner. When her Uncle John sees an empty chair pushed up to an extra little table—specially set with a white tablecloth, a white candle, a black napkin, an... Read More
The life of a butterfly “is not as carefree as it looks,” writes the author. Peril is everywhere. To avoid predators, butterflies in their various stages of the life cycle may use tricky disguises, such as that of “decaying leaves;... Read More
April 2, 2005 marks the 200th anniversary of Hans Christian Andersen’s birth. This reissue of an early work proves that Andersen remains a master of the fairy tale, infusing the simple theme of good vs. evil with elements of magic and... Read More