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Sequoyah
While walking through a forest of sequoias, a father tells his family the story of the tree's namesake. Sequoyah was a Cherokee man who invented a system of writing for his people. His neighbors feared the symbols he wrote and burned down his home. All of his work was lost, but, still determined, he tried another approach. The Cherokee people finally accepted the written language after Sequoyah taught his six-year-old daughter to read.
Walking Eagle
A Comanche boy named Walking Eagle tells tales without words, using his hands, his face, his smile, and his eyes to communicate with animals and the people of other tribes that he meets on his journey.
The people of twelve thousand winters
Ten-year-old Walking Turtle, of the Lenni-Lenape tribe, is close to his younger cousin, Little Talk, who has difficulty walking, and worries about what will become of him when the time comes for Walking Turtle to leave his childhood friends to begin training at warrior school.
Child of the civil rights movement
The author, the daughter of Andrew Young, describes the participation of Martin Luther King, Jr., along with her father and others, in the civil rights movement and in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
Alicia’s fruity drinks / Las aguas frescas de Alicia
After enjoying a blended fruit drink called aguas frescas during a festival celebrating Mexico's independence, seven-year-old Alicia and her mother make their own at home, then invite Alicia's soccer team over to try them.
Grandfather’s story cloth / Awg daim paj ntaub dab neeg
Ten-year-old Chersheng helps his beloved grandfather cope with his failing memory, brought on by Alzheimer's disease, by showing him the story quilt Grandfather made after fleeing his homeland, Laos, during wartime.
The final game
Danny and his friends Anita and little Petou join a hockey team called the Wolves. Danny, who describes himself as having "a crippled leg and foot so he couldn't wear skates, " plays goalie and observes that Travis, the team hotshot, never passes the puck to Anita or Petou in practice or in games. Danny's brother Bob, star player for the Toronto Maple Leafs, advises the Wolves to play as a team. In the final minutes of the big game, Travis takes the hometown hero's advice to heart, passing to Petou for the final goal.
My Little Golden Book About Frida Kahlo
"This Little Golden Book captures the essence of Frida Kahlo for the youngest readers. From overcoming illness, to being one of only a handful of girls at her school in Mexico, to having her paintings hanging in museums, this is an inspiring read for future trailblazers and their parents! Features informative text and colorful illustrations inspired by Frida's own artwork." -- publisher