Nasreen's Secret School

Nasreen's Secret School PDF Author: Jeanette Winter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442441216
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
Renowned picture book creator Jeanette Winter tells the story of a young girl in Afghanistan who attends a secret school for girls. Young Nasreen has not spoken a word to anyone since her parents disappeared. In despair, her grandmother risks everything to enroll Nasreen in a secret school for girls. Will a devoted teacher, a new friend, and the worlds she discovers in books be enough to draw Nasreen out of her shell of sadness? Based on a true story from Afghanistan, this inspiring book will touch readers deeply as it affirms both the life-changing power of education and the healing power of love.

Nasreen's Secret School

Nasreen's Secret School PDF Author: Jeanette Winter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442441216
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
Renowned picture book creator Jeanette Winter tells the story of a young girl in Afghanistan who attends a secret school for girls. Young Nasreen has not spoken a word to anyone since her parents disappeared. In despair, her grandmother risks everything to enroll Nasreen in a secret school for girls. Will a devoted teacher, a new friend, and the worlds she discovers in books be enough to draw Nasreen out of her shell of sadness? Based on a true story from Afghanistan, this inspiring book will touch readers deeply as it affirms both the life-changing power of education and the healing power of love.

Rain School

Rain School PDF Author: James Rumford
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547505000
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37

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Book Description
Shows how important learning is in a country where only a few children are able to go to school.

Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan

Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan PDF Author: Jeanette Winter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481422944
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
Contains two stories of brave, young Pakistanis, Malala Yousafzai and Iqbal Masih, who stood up for their rights to education and freedom.

The Secret School

The Secret School PDF Author: Avi
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547544618
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167

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Book Description
More than anything, Ida Bidson wants to become a teacher. To do that, she must finish eighth grade, then go on to high school. But her dream falters when the one-room school in her remote Colorado town shuts down. Her only hope is to keep the school open without anyone finding out. Yet even a secret school needs a teacher. Ida can't be it. . . . Or can she? In the spirit of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Newbery Medal winner Avi creates an inspiring story of a headstrong girl determined to control her own destiny.

Recess at 20 Below

Recess at 20 Below PDF Author: Cindy Lou Aillaud
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 1941821650
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49

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Book Description
The temperature outside is 20 below zero. Is school cancelled? Nope. How about recess outside? No way! Learn from the kids point of view about what it is like playing during recess when it is really cold,,, how it sounds outside, how it tastes outside, how it looks, and even how it smells when the therometer says it's 20 below. What happens when you put on layer after layer of clothing to avoid frostbite and then hit the playground? Did you see the tiny ice crystals in the air and hear your boots make a loud crunch, crunch, crunch sound when you walked? Pictures and words in 32 pages make have made this book popular all over North America because all the kids want to know what happens at 20 below zero.

The Librarian of Basra

The Librarian of Basra PDF Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0152054456
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37

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Book Description
"In the Koran, the first thing God said to Muhammad was 'Read.

Oil

Oil PDF Author: Jonah Winter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534430784
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Book Description
Mother-son team Jonah Winter and Jeanette Winter tell the story of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and its devastating and lingering effects in this poetic and timely picture book. Oil is drawn up from deep in the earth by machines, transported through pipelines, and pumped onto a ship that sails out to sea. When the ship crashes into a reef, the oil spills out over miles of ocean, covering rocks and animals alike. What will the consequences be? In this poignant and impactful picture book, celebrated picture book creators Jonah Winter and Jeanette Winter powerfully explore the devastating impact mankind can have on nature.

Biblioburro

Biblioburro PDF Author: Jeanette Winter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442440732
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Book Description
A man, his burros, and his books bring joy to children in remote Colombian villages in this inspiring book based on a true story by celebrated picture book creator Jeanette Winter. Luis loves to read, but soon his house in Colombia is so full of books there’s barely room for the family. What to do? Then he comes up with the perfect solution—a traveling library! He buys two donkeys—Alfa and Beto—and travels with them throughout the land, bringing books and reading to the children in faraway villages. Complete with an author’s note about the real man on whom this story is based.

More Than Anything Else

More Than Anything Else PDF Author: Marie Bradby
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338831666
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Book Description
"A fictionalized story about the life of young Booker T. Washington. Living in a West Virginia settlement after emancipation, nine-year-old Booker travels by lantern light to the salt works, where he labors from dawn till dusk. Although his stomach rumbles, his real hunger is his intense desire to learn to read.... [A] moving and inspirational story." -- School Library Journal, starred review

That Book Woman

That Book Woman PDF Author: Heather Henson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442439599
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
An exquisitely illustrated paean to everyone who struggles to learn how to read, and to everyone who won’t give up on them. Cal is not the readin' type. Living way high up in the Appalachian Mountains, he'd rather help Pap plow or go out after wandering sheep than try some book learning. Nope. Cal does not want to sit stoney-still reading some chicken scratch. But that Book Woman keeps coming just the same. She comes in the rain. She comes in the snow. She comes right up the side of the mountain, and Cal knows that's not easy riding. And all just to lend his sister some books. Why, that woman must be plain foolish—or is she braver than he ever thought? That Book Woman is a rare and moving tale that honors a special part of American history—the Pack Horse Librarians, who helped untold numbers of children see the stories amid the chicken scratch, and thus made them into lifetime readers.