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Sees Behind Trees
Visually impaired Walnut cannot earn his adult name the same way other boys do, by hitting a target with a bow and arrow. With his highly developed other senses, however, he earns a new name: Sees Behind Trees. "Dorris takes on some meaty existential issues here; he does so with grace, bighearted empathy, and always with crystal-clear vision".--"School Library Journal" (starred review). A "Scho…
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- 0439140625
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- 104 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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The secret of the seal
While hunting, a 10-year-old Eskimo boy befriends a seal pup. "When Kyo learns that his uncle is hunting for a seal to take to the zoo, he must use every bit of resourcefulness he can muster to save his vulnerable playmate. Readers are not hit over the head with the theme of animals being best left in the wild. Kyo's transformation from hunter to conservationist is plausible and touching.
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- 0590463187
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- 57 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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Sacajawea : the story of Bird Woman and the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Sacajawea, a Shoshoni Indian interpreter, peacemaker, and guide, and William Clark alternate in describing their experiences on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest.
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- 0439280680
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- 199 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- B
Cherry tree
Rakesh plants a cherry seedling in his garden and watches it grow. As seasons go by, the small tree survives heavy monsoon showers, a hungry goat that eats most of the leaves and a grass cutter who splits it into two with one sweep. At last, on his ninth birthday, Rakesh is rewarded with a miraculous sight-the first pink blossoms of his precious cherry tree!
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- 9780143332459
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- 37 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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The Indian Ocean
Students will learn all about the 'M'-shaped ocean in Doreen Gonzales's narrative. This author covers interesting facts about the Indian, from its oil reserves to its wind systems. Also discussed are the Indian Ocean's resources, plant and animal life, exploration, current issues, and much more.
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- 9780766051959
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- Oceans of the world
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- 551.46 GON
Indian Ocean
Surveys the origin, geological borders, climate, water, plant and animal life, and economic and ecological aspects of the Indian Ocean.
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- 9781577650942
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- Oceans & seas
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- 551.46 PRE
The girl who loved wild horses
"There was a girl in the village who loved horses... She led the horses to drink at the river. She spoke softly and they followed. People noticed that she understood horses in a special way." And so begins the story of a young Native American girl devoted to the care of her tribe's horses. With simple text and brilliant illustrations. Paul Goble tells how she eventually becomes one of them to …
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- 9780689716966
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- 32 pages : illustration : 25 cm
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- 398.21 GOB
Once a mouse .. : a fable cut in wood
When a small mouse’s life is threatened by large jungle predators, a kindly hermit uses magic to change him into a cat, a dog, and a majestic tiger. But the proud tiger must suffer the consequences when he becomes ungrateful and forgets his humble origins. Marcia Brown’s magical woodcuts bring this Indian fable to life with the mastery that won her a second Caldecott Medal.
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- 0689713436
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- 32 pages : illustration : 22 cm
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- 398.24 BRO
The secret kingdom : Nek Chand, a changing India, and a hidden world of art
After the partition of India in 1947, Nek Chand Saini settled in the city of Chandigarh, with nothing but stories brought from his homeland. Dismayed at his stark new surroundings, Nek began collecting river rocks, broken glass, and cracked water pots found on the roadside. He cleared a section of jungle and for seven years he stockpiled odds and ends. They were castoffs and rubbish to everyone…
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- 9780763674755
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- 37 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- 709 ROS
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