Red Hawk and the Sky Sisters

Red Hawk and the Sky Sisters PDF Author: Gloria Dominic
Publisher: Troll Communications
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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Book Description
New in the "Legends of the World"series, this book--and others in the series--features an extensive nonfiction section, complete with full-color photos and geographic, historical, and cultural information about the tribe from which the legend originates. In this legend, the skilled hunter Red Hawk must overcome many obstacles before he can be united with his beloved, the youngest daughter of Bright Star.

Morning on the Lake

Morning on the Lake PDF Author: Jan Bourdeau Waboose
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1525308513
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Book Description
An Ojibway grandfather lovingly introduces his grandson to the ways of nature.

Red Hawk and the Sky Sisters

Red Hawk and the Sky Sisters PDF Author: Gloria Dominic
Publisher: Troll Communications
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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Book Description
New in the "Legends of the World"series, this book--and others in the series--features an extensive nonfiction section, complete with full-color photos and geographic, historical, and cultural information about the tribe from which the legend originates. In this legend, the skilled hunter Red Hawk must overcome many obstacles before he can be united with his beloved, the youngest daughter of Bright Star.

The Forever Sky

The Forever Sky PDF Author: Thomas D. Peacock
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781681340982
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Brothers look to the stars and spin stories, some inspired by Uncle, some of their own making. The best one involves their grandmother and her place in the forever sky.

Dread Eagle

Dread Eagle PDF Author: Alex Woolf
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Young adult fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295

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Book Description
Set in an alternative 1845 with France and Britain locked in a war for global supremacy. This is a steampunk adventure which introduces an alternative 19th century of giant airships, steam-powered automata, floating cities and giant mechanical birds. Napoleon still alive and aging threatens to invade Britain, his secret weapon a titanic airship. Can 18-year-old Lady Arabella West leader of the all-female aerial spies team the "Sky Sisters" save Britain.

Catch the Sky

Catch the Sky PDF Author: Robert Heidbreder
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN: 1771646322
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21

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Book Description
“Clever and effective for the pre- and primary school nature shelves.”—Kirkus In the vein of Jack Prelutsky and Dennis Lee comes a celebration of the sky with thirty zippy poems that will lift kids’ spirits and let their imaginations soar. What do you see when you look up at the sky? In this “lyrical” picture book (Booklist) for ages 3-8, the award-winning and critically-acclaimed children’s poet, Robert Heidbreder, shares thirty memorable poems that capture the magic and beauty of all the wonderful things kids can see when they gaze at the sky. Gorgeous illustrations by artist and naturalist Emily Dove depict a diverse cast of children playing and cheering under a sky filled with birds and balloons, snow and shooting stars, sunflowers and falling leaves, and helicopters and kites. “A multicultural cast of children are shown reveling in the outdoors. Readers are encouraged to observe and appreciate the natural world around them.” —Booklist

W.A.S.P.

W.A.S.P. PDF Author: Teri McLaren
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997568905
Category : Women air pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 343

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Book Description
Historical fiction novel about the Women's Airforce Service Pilots of WWII.

Firedancers

Firedancers PDF Author: Jan Bourdeau Waboose
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780773731387
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
"What is it, Noko?" Grandmother does not answer. Somehow, I feel that we are being watched and she knows what is there. "I will go and see what it might be." And then I add, "I'll be careful." Although I try to sound brave, I don't want to go into the dark corner where the fire does not glow. I remind myself that I have been in the woods many times and was never afraid before. I walk toward the huge white pine that hides what could be there. Again, I feel a wind tapping my back. I look behind me. There is nothing. As night sets in and the fire crackles, a young native girl is amazed when he grandmother invokes the spirits of their ancestors. She learn the mystical firedance and creates a bond with her people and their heritage that will last a lifetime.

Northern Lights

Northern Lights PDF Author: Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780785722076
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
When Kataujaq's mother dies, her grandmother tells her about the Inuit tradition that the Northern Lights are the souls of the dead, playing soccer with a walrus head for a ball

Families

Families PDF Author: Kerry McCluskey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781772271614
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Talittuq is excited to start his first day of grade two. He is looking forward to the new school year, but as he meets his friends again for the first time after summer vacation, he notices that a lot of his friends' families are very different from his own. Some have one mom and one dad, and some have only a mom. Some kids live with their grandparents. Some live with two dads or two moms. As Talittuq hears about all the fun his friends have had with their families, he learns that families come in many different shapes and sizes, and what holds them all together is love!

Morning on the Lake

Morning on the Lake PDF Author: Jan Bourdeau Waboose
Publisher: Kids Can Press
ISBN: 9781550745887
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
In the first of three linked stories, a young boy and his grandfather set out in a birchbark canoe early one spring morning. Together, they discover the peaceful beauty of the lake. In the second story, the sun rises high in the summer sky as they climb a rocky cliff for a bird's-eye view of the land. And, finally, as an autumn night descends, they venture into the woods. Under the patient and gentle guidance of his grandfather, the boy gradually comes to respect the ways of nature and to understand his own place in the world.