Download or read book SkySisters written by Jan Bourdeau Waboose and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wisdom comes to two Ojibway sisters as they share a powerful night together watching the northern lights.
Download or read book Morning on the Lake written by Jan Bourdeau Waboose and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Ojibway grandfather lovingly introduces his grandson to the ways of nature.
Download or read book Red Hawk and the Sky Sisters written by Gloria Dominic and published by Troll Communications. This book was released on 1998-08 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New in the "Legends of the World"series, this book--and others in the series--features an extensive nonfiction section, complete with full-color photos and geographic, historical, and cultural information about the tribe from which the legend originates. In this legend, the skilled hunter Red Hawk must overcome many obstacles before he can be united with his beloved, the youngest daughter of Bright Star.
Download or read book Catch the Sky written by Robert Heidbreder and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Clever and effective for the pre- and primary school nature shelves.”—Kirkus In the vein of Jack Prelutsky and Dennis Lee comes a celebration of the sky with thirty zippy poems that will lift kids’ spirits and let their imaginations soar. What do you see when you look up at the sky? In this “lyrical” picture book (Booklist) for ages 3-8, the award-winning and critically-acclaimed children’s poet, Robert Heidbreder, shares thirty memorable poems that capture the magic and beauty of all the wonderful things kids can see when they gaze at the sky. Gorgeous illustrations by artist and naturalist Emily Dove depict a diverse cast of children playing and cheering under a sky filled with birds and balloons, snow and shooting stars, sunflowers and falling leaves, and helicopters and kites. “A multicultural cast of children are shown reveling in the outdoors. Readers are encouraged to observe and appreciate the natural world around them.” —Booklist
Download or read book The Forever Sky written by Thomas D. Peacock and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brothers look to the stars and spin stories, some inspired by Uncle, some of their own making. The best one involves their grandmother and her place in the forever sky.
Download or read book Dread Eagle written by Alex Woolf and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in an alternative 1845 with France and Britain locked in a war for global supremacy. This is a steampunk adventure which introduces an alternative 19th century of giant airships, steam-powered automata, floating cities and giant mechanical birds. Napoleon still alive and aging threatens to invade Britain, his secret weapon a titanic airship. Can 18-year-old Lady Arabella West leader of the all-female aerial spies team the "Sky Sisters" save Britain.
Download or read book Kitten s Spring written by Eugenie Fernandes and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young kitten explores the wilderness as other animals celebrate spring. On board pages.
Download or read book The Good Rainbow Road written by Simon J. Ortiz and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two boys are sent by their people to the west to visit the Shiwana, the spirits of rain and snow, and bring back rain to relieve a drought.
Download or read book W A S P written by Teri McLaren and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical fiction novel about the Women's Airforce Service Pilots of WWII.
Download or read book Jump Girl written by Salicrow and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable life story of growing up psychic and learning to work with Spirit, as told by a medium and psychic seer Carrying on traditions woven of her Blackfoot and Celtic roots, Salicrow is a natural psychic medium from a family with a long history of profound connection to the unseen world. In this intimate memoir, she tells the story of how she became aware of her gifts as a child, how she was taught and encouraged by her grandmother and father, and how for more than 25 years she has worked as a seer, using the Tarot and Runes as tools to help people communicate with their beloved dead, as well as to contact the guiding spirits who watch over them. Revealing what it feels like to be called to serve in the metaphysical world, she describes her experiences divining the future and revisiting the past, speaking with herself from prior lives, time traveling to do energetic healing work on the planet, learning from the spirits themselves, using kinetic force, continuing to study and hone her skills, and much more.
Download or read book Morning on the Lake written by Jan Bourdeau Waboose and published by Kids Can Press. This book was released on 1999-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first of three linked stories, a young boy and his grandfather set out in a birchbark canoe early one spring morning. Together, they discover the peaceful beauty of the lake. In the second story, the sun rises high in the summer sky as they climb a rocky cliff for a bird's-eye view of the land. And, finally, as an autumn night descends, they venture into the woods. Under the patient and gentle guidance of his grandfather, the boy gradually comes to respect the ways of nature and to understand his own place in the world.
Download or read book Singularity Sky written by Charles Stross and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-06-29 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a technologically suppressed future, information demands to be free in the debut novel from Hugo Award-winning author Charlie Stross. In the twenty-first century, life as we know it changed. Faster-than-light travel was perfected, and the Eschaton, a superhuman artificial intelligence, was born. Four hundred years later, the far-flung colonies that arose as a result of these events—scattered over three thousand years of time and a thousand parsecs of space—are beginning to rediscover their origins. The New Republic is one such colony. It has existed for centuries in self-imposed isolation, rejecting all but the most basic technology. Now, under attack by a devastating information plague, the colony must reach out to Earth for help. A battle fleet is dispatched, streaking across the stars to the rescue. But things are not what they seem—secret agendas and ulterior motives abound, both aboard the ship and on the ground. And watching over it all is the Eschaton, which has its own very definite ideas about the outcome...
Download or read book Coyote and the Grasshoppers written by Gloria Dominic and published by Troll Communications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting and funny Pomo legend explains how brave Coyote once saved the people from a drought and a plague of grasshoppers.
Download or read book Aurora written by Mindy Dwyer and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mindy Dwyer captures the magic of the Northern Lights in a story that is written like a legend passed down through generations. With her bright, luminous illustrations and clear language, Dwyer tells the story of Aurora, a young girl who takes a journey of discovery and collects the colors from the sky to comfort her. Full color.
Download or read book Firedancers written by Jan Bourdeau Waboose and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What is it, Noko?" Grandmother does not answer. Somehow, I feel that we are being watched and she knows what is there. "I will go and see what it might be." And then I add, "I'll be careful." Although I try to sound brave, I don't want to go into the dark corner where the fire does not glow. I remind myself that I have been in the woods many times and was never afraid before. I walk toward the huge white pine that hides what could be there. Again, I feel a wind tapping my back. I look behind me. There is nothing. As night sets in and the fire crackles, a young native girl is amazed when he grandmother invokes the spirits of their ancestors. She learn the mystical firedance and creates a bond with her people and their heritage that will last a lifetime.
Download or read book The Spirit Trackers written by Jan Bourdeau Waboose and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Native telling of the Windigo, the Night Spirit of Winter, told by an uncle elder to two Aboriginal cousins, and the tracking of the feared creature into the forest. This illustrated story is populated with raven, moose and other forest animals, the Spirit Moon and a cold winter night; a heartwarming story of family, love, togetherness and respect for the environment."--
Download or read book The Circle Game written by Joni Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than forty years ago, Joni Mitchell Ts music helped define a generation of young people. Now, one of her classic songs is introduced to a new generation through the remarkable art of Brian Deines. " The Circle Game," a charming nod to childhood dreams and memories, tells the story of a young boy experiencing the simple wonders of life: dragonflies in jars, the night sky, frozen streams, and carousels. As the years go by, cartwheels are replaced by car wheels and the boy Ts dreams change, but the sense of wonder remains. The first Joni Mitchell song to be illustrated for children, "The Circle Game "captures the timeless magic of youth.
