A young girl takes a trip from her bedroom into the sky, past the moon, and through the universe, learning that she is made of stars.
You Are a Star!
Primary (ages 6-9)
Material appropriate for primary age groups
Healthy Kids
Healthy kids grow up strong, active, and ready to go!
Kids around the world stay healthy when they eat good food, have access to clean water, live in safe homes, and share a loving community. Beautiful photographs showcase the many ways kids can practice healthy habits, wherever they live.
Desmond and the Very Mean Word
When Desmond takes his new bicycle out for a ride through his neighborhood, his pride and joy turn to hurt and anger when a group of boys shout a very mean word at him. He first responds by shouting an insult, but soon discovers that fighting back with mean words doesn’t make him feel any better. With the help of kindly Father Trevor, Desmond comes to understand his conflicted feelings and see that all people deserve compassion, whether or not they say they are sorry. Brought to vivid life in A. G. Ford’s energetic illustrations, this heartfelt, relatable story conveys timeless wisdom about how to handle bullying and angry feelings, while seeing the good in everyone.
The Market Bowl
In this tale from Cameroon, Yoyo has to make amends when she offends Brother Coin, the Great Spirit of the Market, by asking too high a price for her bitterleaf stew. Includes a recipe for a version of bitterleaf stew.
Rabbit’s Snow Dance
A hip and hilarious fable perfect for wintertime
Rabbit loves the winter. He knows a dance, using a traditional Iroquois drum and song, to make it snow–even in springtime! The other animals of the forest don’t want early snow, but Rabbit doesn’t listen to them. Instead, he sings and dances until more and more snow falls. But how much snow is too much, and will Rabbit know when to stop?
This stylish and oh-so-funny story is a modern take on a traditional Native American fable from master storytellers Joseph and James Bruchac.
Colors Of The Navajo
Uses colors to focus on the history, culture, and physical surroundings of the Navajo Indians.
The Navajo
Presents a brief introduction to the Navajo Indians including information on their society, homes, food, clothing, crafts, and life today.
The Hopi
Provides a brief description of the territorial homeland of the Hopi people. The chapters describe society, homes, food, clothing, crafts, family, children, myths, war, and contact with Europeans. Readers meet Yokiuma, whose personal mission was to preserve the Hopi culture.
The Canoe’s Story
Told from the perspective of a giant Wawa tree, Meshack Asare describe the peacefulness of the forest before the arrival of man.
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The Table That Ran Away to the Woods
The Table That Ran Away to the Woods tells the story of a writing desk that one day “grabbed two pairs of shoes / ran downstairs, and took flight,” escaping into the countryside with its owners in barefoot pursuit. This is the first time the tale—first published in a Polish newspaper in 1940 and re-created in this exquisite collaged version in 1963—has been made available to an English-speaking audience.