Doors to the World - Nonfiction

Parrots Over Puerto Rico

szachs — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:47:32 +0000

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Above the treetops of Puerto Rico flies a flock of parrots as green as their island home. . . . These are Puerto Rican parrots. They lived on this island for millions of years, and then they nearly vanished from the earth forever.

Puerto Rican parrots, once abundant, came perilously close to extinction in the 1960s due to centuries of foreign exploration and occupation, development, and habitat destruction. In this compelling book, Roth and Trumbore recount the efforts of the scientists of the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program to save the parrots and ensure their future. Woven into the parrots’ story is a brief history of Puerto Rico itself, from before the first human settlers to the present day.

With striking collage illustrations, a unique format, and engaging storytelling, Parrots Over Puerto Rico invites readers to witness the amazing recovery efforts that have enabled Puerto Rican parrots to fly over their island once again.

Source: https://www.leeandlow.com/books/2835

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Lee & Low Books

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9781620140048

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Susan L. Roth

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English

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North America

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Puerto Rico

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My Name is Gabriela/Me llamo Gabriela

msolomon — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 20:52:18 +0000

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Gabriela Mistral loved words and sounds and stories. Born in Chile, she would grow to become the first Nobel Prize-winning Latina woman in the world. As a poet and a teacher, she inspired children across many countries to let their voices be heard. This beautifully crafted story, where words literally come to life, is told with the rhythm and melody of a poem. The second in Luna Rising's bilingual storybook biography series. My Name is Gabriela/Me llamo Gabriela is beautiful tribute to a woman who taught us the power of words and the importance of following our dreams. The story of Gabriela Mistral will continue to inspire children everywhere.
Source: http://www.monicabrown.net/books/gabriela.html

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Luna Rising/Cooper Square Press

ISBN#:

0873588592

Author:

Monica Brown

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John Parra

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South America

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Chile

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When the Shadbush Blooms

srlombard — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 01:59:02 +0000

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My grandparents’ grandparents walked beside the same stream where I walk with my brother, and we can see what they saw.

Today when a Lenape Indian girl ventures to the stream to fish for shad, she knows that another girl did the same generations before. Through the cycle of the seasons, what is important has remained: being with family, knowing when berries are ripe for picking, listening to stories in a warm home.

Told by Traditional Sister and Contemporary Sister, each from her own time, this is a book about tradition and about change. Then and now are not so very different when the shadbush blooms.

Source: http://gostorehub.com/store.php?asin=B005MWJSWW

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Tricycle Press

ISBN#:

978-158246192

Author:

Carla Messinger

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David Kanietakeron Fadden

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Africa Is Not a Country

srlombard — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 05:19:37 +0000

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Enter into the daily life of children in the many countries of modern Africa. Countering stereotypes, Africa Is Not a Country celebrates the extraordinary diversity of this vibrant continent as experienced by children at home, at school, at work, and at play.

Source: https://www.lernerbooks.com/products/t/332/9780761316473/africa-is-not-a...

Publisher:

Millbrook Press

ISBN#:

978-076131647

Author:

Margy Burns Knight

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Anne Sibley O'Brien

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Africa

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My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me

szachs — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 11:47:10 +0000

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"Hello, Stranger-Friend" begins Maya Angelou’s story about Thandi, a South African Ndebele girl, her mischievous brother, her beloved chicken, and the astonishing mural art produced by the women of her tribe. With never-before-seen photographs of the very private Ndebele women and their paintings, this unique book shows the passing of traditions from parent to child and introduces young readers to a new culture through a new friend.

Good Reads. (2015). My painted house, my friendly chicken, and me. Retrieved from www.goodreads.com/book/show/74749 . My_Painted_House_My_Friendly_Chicken_and_Me

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Random House Children’s Books, 1994

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9780517596678

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Maya Angelou

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Margaret Courtney Clarke

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Africa

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South Africa

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Hands Around the Library

szachs — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 11:32:51 +0000

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The book takes place in the library in Alexandria, Egypt. The library is a symbol of Egypt, as a leader in the acquisition of knowledge for millennia, and as a symbol of freedom of thought. It was built on the site of an ancient library that held much of the wisdom of the world 1500 years ago and earlier.

The narrator is a library worker who joins the protests of January 2011. She describes how a multitude of angry protestors approached the library. Dr. Ismail Serageldin, the library’s director, steps outside the library to remind the protestors of the library’s frailty and of its treasures. One by one, young people join him in creating a human chain around the building to protect it from some of the angry protestors. They unfurl a giant Egyptian flag on its steps and their joy is contagious.

Background material at the end of the book includes information about the artwork and graphic motifs in the book, the history of the library, protest-sign translations and photographs of the recent events in Egypt.

Hands Around the Library has been translated into Arabic and published in Arabic by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (The Alexandria Library), Alexandria, Egypt.

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Dial Books, 2012

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9780803737471

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Susan L. Roth

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