Theme: Identity

The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Rabbit outwits Coyote in this Zapotec tale which explains why coyotes howl at the moon, as the incorrigible Rabbit once again gets the best of Coyote.

Descriptors: Americas, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore, Mexico, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Comments closed

The Storyteller’s Beads

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

During the strife and famine of the 80′s, two Ethiopian girls, one Christian and the other Jewish and blind, struggle to overcome many difficulties, including their prejudices about each other, as they make the dangerous journey out of Ethiopia.

Descriptors: Africa, Ethiopia, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Tagged » Comments closed

The Girl With The White Flag

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

The author recounts how she was separated at age seven from her family on the Okinawa battlefields in World War II, searched for her lost sisters for seven weeks, and eventually found the strength to survive on her own.

Descriptors: Asia, Biography, Japan, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: » Comments closed

Memories Of Sun: Stories Of Africa And America

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A collection of short stories and poems by authors from both continents about life in various African countries and some of the experiences and impressions of Americans in Africa and of Africans in America.

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The Killick: A Newfoundland Story

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

At the beginning of spring, George and his grandfather sail to a small island off the coast of Newfoundland to visit George’s grandmother’s grave, but on the way back a storm comes up and the two of them are forced to take shelter on the ice.

Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Comments closed

Grandpa’s Town

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A young Japanese boy, worried that his grandfather is lonely, accompanies him to the public bath.

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Pancho’s Pi

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

On Christmas Eve Pancho rescues a star from a cactus and receives the gift of happiness.

Descriptors: Americas, Folklore, Mexico, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: » Comments closed

Nyumba Ya Mumbi: The Gikuyu Creation Myth

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Retells the story of the creation of the Gikuyu people of Kenya.

Descriptors: Africa, Folklore, Kenya, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Comments closed