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The Village That Vanished

by Grifalconi, Ann

In southeastern Africa, a young Yao girl and her mother find a way for their fellow villagers to escape approaching slave traders.

New Year Be Coming!

A Gullah Year

by Boling, Katharine

Verses written in the Gullah dialect of the southeastern seacoast describe the months of the year and activities that characterize each.

The Magical Monkey King

Mischief in Heaven

by Ji-li Jiang, reteller

The mischievous monkey king attempts to achieve immortality the easy way, gains god-like powers, and wreaks havoc in heaven.

Splash!

Poems of Our Watery World

by Levy, Constance

More than thirty poems celebrate water in its myriad forms, from the ocean to a droplet of dew.

Peacock and Other Poems

by Worth, Valerie

No Summary Available

If the World Were a Village

A Book about the World's People

by Smith, David J.

What if the entire world were a village of just 100 people?

Rock of Ages

by Bolden, Tonya

A poem celebrating the role of church in the lives and history of African Americans, from the time of slavery through the struggle for civil rights to the well...

The Great Canoe

by Maggi, María Elena

No Summary Available

Ms. Frizzle's Adventures

Ancient Egypt Joining the Boston Tea Party

by Cole, Joanna & Stanley, Diane

No Summary Available

Out of the Everywhere

Tales for a New World

by Andrews, Jan

No Summary Available