14686 documents

My School in the Rain Forest: How Children attend school

Ruurs, Margriet

Publié en 2009

Livre
Documentaire

This book provides a refrshing look at school resources and emphasizes the importance of getting an education no matter where in the world one lives.

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Langue : Français

Cloud Tea Monkeys

Graham, Elspeth / Peet, Mal / Wijingaard, Juan

Publié en 2010

Livre
Fiction
Roman

When her mother becomes too ill to harvest tea on the nearby plantation, Tashi is too small to fill in, but when she tells the monkeys she has befriended why she is sad, they bring her a basket filled with rare and valuable wild tea.

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Langue : Français

Sparrow Girl

Pennypacker, Sara / Tanaka, Yoko

Publié en 2009

Autre
Fiction
Album

Ming-Li vows to save as many sparrows as she can after her country's leader called sparrows the enemy of the farmer and banished them all from China.

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Langue : Français

The Little Brown Jay: A tale from India

Claire, Elizabeth / Katin, Miriam

Publié en 1994

Livre
Fiction
Conte

A retelling of a traditional Indian tale in which a little bird helps the beautiful princess Maya through a selfless act of love.

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Langue : Français

Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg & Three Cups o

Mortenson, Greg / Roth, Susan L

Publié en 2009

Livre
Documentaire

Greg Mortenson stumbled, lost and delirious, into a remote Himalayan village after a failed climb up K2. The villagers saved his life, and he vowed to return and build them a school. The remarkable story of his promise kept is now perfect for reading aloud. Told in the voice of Korphe's children, this story illuminates the humanity and culture of a relevant and distant part of the world in gorgeous collage, while sharing a riveting example of how one person can change thousands of lives.

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Langue : Français

Nasreen's Secret School: A true story from Afghanistan

Winter, Jeannette

Publié en 2009

Livre
Documentaire

Young Nasreen has not spoken a word to anyone since her parents disappeared. In despair, her grandmother risks everything to enroll Nasreen in a secret school for girls. Will a devoted teacher, a new friend, and the worlds she discovers in books be enough to draw Nasreen out of her shell of sadness? Based on a true story from Afghanistan, this inspiring book will touch readers deeply as it affirms both the life-changing power of education and the healing power of love.

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Langue : Français

Time Flies

Rohmann, Eric

Publié en 2003

Livre
Fiction
Album

A wordless tale in which a bird flying around the dinosaur exhibit in a natural history museum has an unsettling experience when the dinosaurs seem to come alive and view the bird as a potential meal.

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Langue : Français

I love you always and forever

Emmett, Jonathan / Howarth, Daniel

Publié en 2007

Livre
Fiction
Album

An endearing story of love between a father and daughter mouse. In this endearing story about a father and his child, Longtail is always so much faster than Littletail. He's also so much cleverer. But that won't be forever, Longtail tells Littletail. At the end of a busy day, as Littletail curls up in their nest, Longtail reminds her of the one thing that will stay the same--always and forever.

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Langue : Français

Stellaluna

Cannon, Janell

Publié en 1993

Livre
Fiction
Album

Text in Spanish.;Translation of: Stellaluna. After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.

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Langue : Français

Rosa's Bus: The Ride to Civil Rights

Kittinger, Jo S / Walker, Steven

Publié en 2010

Livre
Documentaire

Subjects: Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956.African Americans Civil rights Alabama Montgomery History.Segregation in transportation Alabama Montgomery History.Civil rights movements Alabama Montgomery History.Montgomery (Ala.) Race relations History.Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005.Includes bibliographical references. Follows the history of the bus Rosa Parks was riding on when she refused to give up her seat to a white man from the streets of Montgomery, Alabama, to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Langue : Français

Origami tome 1: Pliages en papier pour petits et grands

Aytüre-scheele, Zülal

Publié en 1986

Livre
Documentaire

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Langue : Français

The Adventures of Marco Polo

Bascle, Brian / Smalley, Roger

Publié en 2005

Autre
Documentaire

A graphic novel that tells the story of important historical event in a narrative format which captures kid's imaginations and teaches them the key facts and details.

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Langue : Français