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"Little Hummingbird, The"

"Little Hummingbird, The"

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A new edition of the beautifully illustrated, bestselling book, revised for younger readers.

This inspiring children's book — a revised edition of the award-winning Flight of the Hummingbird — is based on a South American indigenous story about a courageous hummingbird who defies fear and expectations in her attempt to save the forest from fire …

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A Coyote Columbus Story

A Coyote Columbus Story

by Thomas King
illustrated by Kent Monkman
edition:Paperback
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A retelling of the Christopher Columbus story from a Native point of view turns this tale on its ear! Coyote, the trickster, creates the world and all the creatures in it. She is able to control all events to her advantage until a funny-looking red-haired man named Columbus changes her plans. He is unimpressed by the wealth of moose, turtles and be …

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A Coyote Solstice Tale

A Coyote Solstice Tale

by Thomas King
illustrated by Gary Clement
edition:Hardcover
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Winner of the American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Awards, Best Picture Book.

Trickster Coyote is having his friends over for a festive solstice get-together in the woods when a little girl comes by unexpectedly. She leads the party-goers through the snowy woods to a shopping mall -- a place they have never seen before.

Coyote gleefu …

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A Time of Golden Dragons

A Time of Golden Dragons

illustrated by Song Nan Zhang
by Hao Yu Zhang
edition:Paperback
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Through the ages, the dragon has been an important symbol for the Chinese. A time of Golden Dragons is the most auspicious possible. In fascinating text and beautiful paintings, Song Nan and Hao Yu Zhang trace the dragon’s history. Perhaps inspired by giant crocodiles, the image of the dragon affects every aspect of life in China, including the m …

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Animal Dreaming

Animal Dreaming

An Aboriginal Dreamtime Story
edition:Hardcover
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It is the belief of the Australian Aboriginal people that long ago the earth was soft and had no form. Deserts, mountains lakes, and prairies were created by the animals.

Let young Mirri take your hand, and journey along with him as he learns about his heritage, his people's past, and his place in the future, while learning the stories of Dreamtime. …

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Behind the Sorcerer's Cloak

Behind the Sorcerer's Cloak

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The four volumes of Andrea Spalding's Summer of Magic Quartet are among her most exciting work. The White Horse Talisman was nominated for the Silver Birch, Hackmatack and Manitoba Readers' Choice Awards. Dance of the Stones was also a Silver Birch nominee. Heart of the Hill left one of her four characters in grave danger. Now, in Behind the Sorcer …

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Holly felt helpless and alone. She was cold and stiff from standing still. The mist closing in was creepy. She peered down the rapidly disappearing track, wondering if she should follow everyone."I can't stay here," she mused out loud. "The tide wil cut me off." She steppped onto the track.Her toe kicked a small stone. It rolled before her, black, shiny and perfectly round.Holly picked it up. It was a bead, a polished jet bead.

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