Chanda and the Mirror of Moonlight

Chanda and the Mirror of Moonlight
Author: Margaret Bateson Hill
Publisher: Zero to Ten
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781840893052

Presented in the style of traditional folktales of India and Europe Chanda finds herself reduced to a servant in her stepmother's house when her mother dies and her father marries again. All the lonely girl can do is seek peace walking along the near-by river and gazing into the magical mirror her mother left her as a parting gift. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

Masha and the Firebird

Masha and the Firebird
Author: Margaret Bateson Hill
Publisher: Zero to Ten
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781840892017

Masha's mother sells eggs at market, and Masha loves to paint their smooth shells. One day, deep in the forest, Masha meets the magical Firebird, guardian of the eggs of the four elements: earth, water, air, and fire. The Firebird asks Masha to paint its eggs so that they blend with the elements, hiding them from the vicious witch, Baba Yaga. At first, the plan works well, but Baba Yaga finally gets her hands on the last egg, and Masha sets off on an amazing journey to find it. This original folktale blends elements of the Firebird legend and traditional European folktales in a bilingual English and Russian text, along with suggestions to inspire children to paint their own eggs.

Shota and the Star Quilt

Shota and the Star Quilt
Author: Margaret Bateson-Hill
Publisher: Zero to Ten
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781840892024

Retelling of a folktale from the Lakota indians of North America in which a young girl and her grandmother make a star quilt as a celebration of their friendship, love and community. Includes brief factual information on the Lakota indians and instructions for making a star collage. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

Puppet Plays Plus

Puppet Plays Plus
Author: Laura L. Iakovakis
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2008-11-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1598845039

Join Piggy Rae and her silly friends Bernie Bear, Tommy Turtle, Alistair McMoose and others in these engaging and interactive puppet skits that encourage both laughter and learning. This guide gives you everything you need for lively storytimes. In addition to ten complete scripts, you'll find literacy tips, preparatory checklists of materials and props needed, patterns, lists of books for literacy building displays, activities that relate to the story and promote early literacy, and take-home reproducibles for caregivers that help them reinforce the six early literacy skills. Designed for PreK-Grade 3, the puppet plays are perfect for in-house storytime settings and for community outreach projects. Grades PreK-3.

Swallow Journey

Swallow Journey
Author: Vivian French
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2001-10
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781840892154

These stories are a wonderful way for children to explore one of nature's most fascinating mysteries--the instinctive compulsion for animals to migrate over large distances. With poetic text and stunning illustrations, these tales evoke the majestic environments that each animal inhabits. Two tiny swallows, Skimmer and Sweet Claw, have flown over a long distance to raise their young brood in the exact same nest they built last year. Now it is time for them to leave the cold, autumnal winds of northern Europe and return to the warmth and plenty of South Africa.

Newsletter

Newsletter
Author: English Association
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2002
Genre: English philology
ISBN:

New Age Purohit Darpan: Durga Puja

New Age Purohit Darpan: Durga Puja
Author: Kanai Mukherjee
Publisher: Association of Grandparents of Indian Immigrants
Total Pages: 221
Release:
Genre:
ISBN:

This book is compiled with the goal of explaining the hidden history, significance, and meaning of the mantras used in common Hindu puja rituals performed by the Bengalis to the Bengali immigrants.