Information books about Maya history
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The Diary of Ma Yan
Ma Yan’s heart-wrenching, honest diary chronicles her struggle to escape hardship and bring prosperity to her family through her persistent, sometimes desperate, attempts to continue her schooling in a drought-stricken corner of rural China.
Featured in WOW Review Volume X, Issue 4.
I Remember Bosnia
Bosnia earns independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1992. Since then the Serbs, Croats, and Muslims living there have been fighting. Life in Bosnia is described.
The Story of Salt
Salt has shaped ancient civilizations, helped build empires led to major scientific developments. An unusual look at a substance, salt, has fascinated and preoccupied economies since the beginning of time is provided.
Stand Up Speak Out: A Book About Children’s Rights
A year’s work by the young members of the Peace child International network is presented. They gathered facts, interviews, opinions, stories, poems and photographs from young people all around the world. A perspective and a commentary on Convention on the Rights of the Child are offered.
We Gather Together : Celebrating the Harvest Season
The history of harvesting and the cultural diversity in autumnal equinox (around September 21) harvest traditions is portrayed in the stories.
The Birdman
A broken man, unable even to work, Noor Nobi wanders the busy streets of Calcutta. One day he found the cages crammed with birds. With his last bit of money he buys the sick, left over birds that no one wants. At home, he nurses them back to health, and in a simple act of kindness that few understand, sets them free. So begins Noor Nobi’s journey back from despair. The Birdman is a true story.
Illustration: Gouache on Arches paper
Thailand
Informational book about Thailand.
Ryan and Jimmy: And the Well In Africa that Brought Them Together
In Agweo, Uganda, villagers were used to walking a long way every day in search of water. It costs a lot of money to build a well in Africa. The 6-year-old, Ryan Hreljac, kept doing chores around his parents’ house, even after he learned it could take him years to earn enough money to build one. Then a friend of the family wrote an article in the local newspaper about Ryan’s wish to build a well in Africa to supply people with clean water. After Ryan’s well was built, a young orphan named Akana longed for a chance to thank Ryan in person for this gift of life-clean water.
This book has been included in WOW’s Kids Taking Action Booklist. For our current list, visit our Boolist page under Resources in the green navigation bar.