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Only the mountains do not move

2011

by Jan Reynolds

"A photographic essay about the Maasai people in Kenya, traditionally nomadic herders, exploring the contemporary challenges they face focusing on environmental changes such as the overgrazing of land and the threat of wildlife extinction and how the Maasai are adapting their agricultural practices and lifestyle while preserving their culture"--Provided by publisher. Includes Maasai proverbs. Suggested level: primary, intermediate

Rangoli

2011

by Anuradha Ananth. and Shailja Jain

A little girl visiting her grandmother in an Indian village discovers the house marks--also known as rangoli or kolam--that Indian women create in rice, paint, and other media, and learns how to make her own pattern in her city apartment

Roses for Isabella

2011

by Diana. Cohn and Amy Córdova

Isabella writes for a school assignment about the new "fair trade" rose farm in Ecuador where her parents work

Sky dancing

2011

by Ellen Erwin and Renata Fryshara

Ruby and Jamal want to learn how to be stilt walkers, but only boys can join the local mocko jumbie troupe. Follow their adventures and misadventures in this exuberant story of courage, tolerance, friendship, and fun. Lavish illustrations sparkle and shine with the colors of the Caribbean, and will engage even the youngest readers

Songs from the Baobab

2011

by Chantal Grosléziat and Élodie Nouhen

Representing 11 languages originating from Central and West Africa and brought to life with lavish illustrations, this collection's rhymes and lullabies soothe babies to sleep as the songs travel from one country and one language to another. Lyrics are reproduced in the original language and translated into English, followed by notes on the origin and cultural context of each song. The accompanying CD features 29 songs from 10 countries -- including Rwanda, the Ivory Coast, and Senegal -- each one unique in language and sound, recorded with indigenous instruments and exquisitely performed by women, men, and children. This delightful, enchanting production captures the staccato rhythm of the children's rhymes and the poetry of the language as well as a sense of the heritage and tradition of each culture.--Back cover

Talking Eagle and the Lady of Roses

2011

by Amy Córdova

Recounts the appearance of the Lady of Guadalupe to a poor Indian farmer in Mexico in 1531.

The Cajun nutcracker

2011

by Chara Dillon. Mock and Jean Cassels

A version of the famous tale placed in a Louisiana bayou setting, in which young Merrae helps break the spell on her toy nutcracker and watches it change into a handsome prince

The Great Migration

2011

by Eloise Greenfield and Jan Spivey Gilchrist

Describes the period of the 20th century when many African Americans left the South to make better lives for themselves in the northern states

The butter man

2011

by Ali Alalou, Elizabeth Alalou and Julie Klear Essakalli

While Nora waits for the couscous her father is cooking to be finished, he tells her a story about his youth in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Includes author's note and glossary

The house Baba built

2011

by Libby Koponen and Ed Young

"In Ed Young's childhood home in Shanghai, all was not as it seemed: a rocking chair became a horse; a roof became a roller rink; an empty swimming pool became a place for riding scooters and bikes. The house his father built transformed as needed into a place to play hide-and-seek, to eat bamboo shoots, and to be safe. For outside the home's walls, China was at war. Soon the house held not only Ed and his four siblings but also friends, relatives, and even strangers who became family. The war grew closer, and Ed watched as planes flew overhead and friends joined the Chinese air force. But through it all, Ed's childhood remained full of joy and imagination"--Amazon.com

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Only the mountains do not move

Rangoli

Roses for Isabella

Sky dancing

Songs from the Baobab

Talking Eagle and the Lady of Roses

The Cajun nutcracker

The Great Migration

The butter man

The house Baba built