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Provides information and suggests resources and activities for understanding all aspects of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, and for seeing these states as a distinct region.

Product Description: Ten-year-old Anna Nickel is moving from Colorado to Kansas, and she is not happy about leaving her friends behind! This is a moving, often humorous coming-of-age story about family, faith, God's love, and the meaning of home, perfect for fans of Katherine Paterson and The Penderwicks...read more

Set in the 1800s, young Lillie is forced to cope with the death of her mother and her unhappy move to the other side of town, but through an unlikely friendship with her neighbor Miss Frances, a member of Susan B. Anthony’s circle, Lillie discovers a great deal about herself and finally learns how to face the world with confidence.

After being strapped into his car seat on the long ride to the zoo, a young boy is curious about all the rules he must follow and so asks his mother if any of the same rules apply to the animals he has come to see, such as the monkeys or the kangaroos.

Describes the geography, history, culture, economy, and people of the mountainous country in northeastern Africa troubled in recent years by drought, famine, and civil unrest

Desta's father, who needs to return briefly to his Ethiopian homeland, describes what it was like for him to grow up there. By the Coretta Scott King Honorwinning illustrator of The Bat Boy and His Violin. Jr Lit Guild.

On the eve of the day she is to begin temple service, Moralin of Delagua is kidnapped by the Arkera, enduring grueling adventures as she tries to escape, and ultimately learning surprising truths about her own people.

Alemayu, a shepherd boy living in the mountains of Ethiopia, wagers his future in a bet with his bad-tempered, boastful, and deceitful master. Children's BOMC Alt.

A clever young shepherd boy uses his wits to gain a fortune for himself and his sister from a haughty rich man

Four-year-old Christopher, who has just learned to use the telephone, calls Molly using various ploys to persuade her to play with him, but she is busy with another friend.

Eight-year-old Sarah's high spirits help make her family's long journey from Missouri to Oregon more bearable, though they do cause both her and her best friend Almira Ann some problems.

Eight-year-old Sarah's high spirits help make her family's long journey from Missouri to Oregon more bearable, though they do cause both her and her best friend Almira Ann some problems.

When his younger brother tells him that he fears he will forget his family in their native land in Africa, Abena reassures his little sibling through fond tales of their extended family and descriptions of the old country in order to calm him down for a peaceful night's rest.

When Dakar and her family move to the United States after spending most of their lives in various African countries, Dakar is lost without her older sister Jakarta, who had refused to move with them, but when Jakarta finally arrives, Dakar's new life is suddenly thrown into chaos, and she must find the courage to become her own person and the strength to let her sister go.

An autobiography of the popular children's author describes her childhood, growth and struggles as a writer, life in Ethiopia, and how she finds themes and plots for her stories.

Product Description: Who's that walking along the Ohio? It's Johnny Appleseed! He walks across the land, planting trees wherever he goes. So, everyone, clap your hands for Johnny Appleseed!

Lanie is delighted that her aunt has returned and her wild garden is taking off--but her next door neighbor is not happy that Lanie is growing a "weed garden" right in their suburban neighborhood, next to her prize roses. She threatens to report Lanie and her family to the neighborhood association for violating the landscaping rules. Meanwhile, Lanie is horrified that the neighbor is using poison sprays in her garden, right next to where Lanie is trying to attract butterflies. Lanie wants to spread the word in her community about the benefits of natural gardening and nontoxic pest control, but when an opportunity arises, she falls short. Discouraged at first, Lanie finds another way, as she and her friends plan a garden festival at the Community Garden where she's been volunteering. Despite their initial lack of interest in her outdoor pursuits, her whole family pitches in to support the festival. On the day of the festival, Lanie and her neighbor find common ground--and a creative solution to their garden problem.

A collection of short stories and poems by authors from both continents about life in various African countries and some of the experiences and impressions of Americans in Africa and of Africans in America.

A retelling of an ancient folktale follows Miro, a young Incan girl, who struggles to find the cure for the city's sick and dying prince, whose only hope lies in the water from a lake 'at the corner of the world.'

Product Description: Barnum Brown loves to dig in the dirt. He pokes and he sifts and he picks through the dirt. What is he looking for? Not gold, but something just as valuable: Bones! Dinosaur bones! And what he finds is an amazing thing.

Offers young readers an illustrated biography about the life of Barnum Brown, a skilled dinosaur bone hunter who made great discoveries through his patience, persistence, and continuous curiosity of the dinosaur era. Simultaneous.

Ondu-ahlem thinks of his favorite bird, Chinkay, as more than just a pigeon, and when the young Ethiopian boy sets the bird free, he learns that the pigeon represents everything that is proud, beautiful, and free.