Author: Dorothy Rhoads Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0140363130 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 98
Book Description
A Newbery Honor Book Can Tigre find the strength and courage to support his family? When Tigre’s father is badly injured in an accident, the family is thrown into turmoil. Who will plant and harvest the corn that they need to survive—and to please the Mayan gods? The neighbors have fields of their own to tend, and Tigre’s mother and grandmother cannot do it on their own. Twelve-year-old Tigre has never done a man’s work before. Can he shoulder the burden on his own, and take his father’s place? “A book of special artistic distinction, with its well-told story rich in Mayan folkway and custom and its boldly appropriate drawings.”—The Horn Book
Author: Mary Buff Publisher: ISBN: Category : Agriculture Languages : en Pages : 86
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It is the story of Fabian, a Mayan Indian boy, who uncovers a rare jade earplug while secretly planting "magic maize." The earplug and maize lead to adventures so unusual that even Fabian's stubborn father is convinced that the old and new can live in peace.
Author: G. Clifton Wisler Publisher: ISBN: 9780780767850 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Jericho Wetherby yearns for adventure, so he is thrilled when his father decides to move the family from Tennessee to Texas. In a lively first-person narrative, Jericho relates a string of colorful happenings on the westward trail. A fast-paced, action-packed pioneer story.--Kirkus Reviews.
Author: Len Hilts Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 118
Book Description
In the late 1800s, young Timmy O'Dowd and his city boy cousin must forget their differences and pool their energies when the Erie Canal is damaged by storms.
Author: Michelle Breyer Publisher: Teacher Created Resources ISBN: 1557345775 Category : Creative activities and seat work Languages : en Pages : 82
Book Description
This unit, designed for use with intermediate and junior high school students, centers on history of India and contains literature selections, poetry, writing ideas, curriculum connections to other subjects, group projects and more. The literary works included are: Exploration into India / by Anita Ganeri -- Tusk and Stone / by Malcolm Bosse.
Author: Dorothy Rhoads
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