The autobiographical account of an eight-year-old Jewish girl as she hides from the Nazis in a small bedroom in Lwow, Poland, in 1943 contains twenty-nine examples of her many paintings during that period.
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Season Of Rage: Hugh Burnett And The Struggle For Civil Rights
The last place in North America where black people and white people could not sit down together to share a cup of coffee in a restaurant was not in the Deep South. It was in the small, sleepy Ontario town of Dresden, the site of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
The Heaven Shop
Binti and her siblings struggle to survive when they are split up and sent to different parts of Malawi after their parents die of AIDS.
Tikvah: Children’s Book Creators Reflect On Human Rights
Natalie Babbit, Eric Carle, Jerry Pinkney, and other celebrated authors and illustrators have compiled their work in this insightful book about human rights for young adult readers.
The Biggest Soap
When Kessy, who lives in the Truk Islands, is sent by his mother to buy laundry soap, he hurries back to listen to her storytelling, discovering that his own experience makes a good story too.
Where’s Jamela?
When Mama gets a new job and a new house, everyone is excited about moving except Jamela who likes her old house just fine.
The Little Red Ant And The Great Big Crumb|: A Mexican Fable
A small red ant finds a crumb in a Mexican cornfield, but she is afraid that she lacks the strength to move it herself and goes off to find an animal that can.
Willy And Max: A Holocaust Story
In Belgium during World War II, Willy becomes friends with Max and his Jewish family, and although they become separated, they remain related by a bond of friendship and a special painting.
Olbalbal: A Day In Maasailand
A photographic study of life on the plains of Tanzania follows Kisululu, a young Maasai boy living in the village of Olbalbal, as he helps out with family chores, plays games with his friends, and learns the skills he will need as an adult.
The Silence In The Mountains
When his family leaves their war-torn country to come to live in America, a young boy has trouble adjusting, until his grandfather helps him find what he had missed most.