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A True Story from Colombia

by Winter, Jeanette

Luis loves to read, but soon his house in Colombia is so full of books there's barely room for the family. What to do? Then he comes up with the perfect soluti...

Nasreen's Secret School

A True Story from Afghanistan

by Winter, Jeanette

Young Nasreen has not spoken a word to anyone since her parents disappeared.In despair, her grandmother risks everything to enroll Nasreen in a secret school f...

Angelina's Island

by Winter, Jeanette

Every day, Angelina dreams of her home in Jamaica and imagines she is there, until her mother finds a wonderful way to convince her that New York is now their ...

The Tale of Pale Male

A True Story

by Winter, Jeanette

The true story of two red-tailed hawks who nested on a tall apartment building on Fifth Avenue in New York City in 1993 and thereby attracted widespread attent...

Niño's Mask

by Winter, Jeanette

Told that he is too young to wear a mask at the Fiesta, Niño make his own mask and surprises his family and the whole village. Includes a glossary of Spanish ...

Emily Dickinson's Letters to the World

by Winter, Jeanette & Dickinson, Emily

A brief description of the life of Emily Dickinson and a selection of her poems.

The Tortilla Cat

by Willard, Nancy & Winter, Jeanette

When all five Romero children get sick, a magical cat appears in the night and cures them of their fevers.

Josefina

by Winter, Jeanette

A counting book inspired by Mexican folk artist Josefina Aguilar who makes painted clay figures.

Cowboy Charlie

The Story of Charles M. Russell

by Winter, Jeanette

Young Charles Russell wanted to be a cowboy, so just two weeks shy of his sixteenth birthday, the determined Charlie boarded a train heading to the frontier. T...

Snow

by Sanfield, Steve & Winter, Jeanette

Everything is different the morning after a deep new snowfall.