A delightful folk tale from the Northern Karoo, and the very first children's book to feature a story for children, in the N u language. There are only five N u speakers in the world. This tale about Ostrich and Tortoise is written in N u, Afrikaans and English.

Lexile NC970L; Ages 3-7; K-Gr.2.
The Cherokee community is grateful for blessings and challenges that each season brings. This is modern Native American life as told by an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation. The word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude.

Ages 4-8; Gr.3-7.
Born with the gift of painting with the clouds, Leona, a little Choctaw girl, uses the Oklahoma sky as her canvas to the delight of her people. When a traveling hawker hears about her talent and invites her to join the carnival, the Cloud Artist must make a decision about what kind of artist she wants to be.

Lexile measure 650; Gr.1-3; Ages 6-8.
Dragonfly Kites is the second book in Tomson Highway's magical Songs of the North Wind trilogy. It has a bilingual text, written in English and Cree. And Highway once again brilliantly evokes the very essence of childhood as he weaves a deceptively simple story about the power of the imagination.

Lexile measure 230; Ages 3-6; Prk-Gr.3; Contains Creole words and phrases.
"Vini! Come! The field calls!" cries a girl as she and her younger brother rouse their community--family, friends, and the local fruit vendor--for a pickup soccer (futbol) game.

Lexile measure 580; Reading level 3.1; Ages 6-9; K-Gr.3.
Chersheng's grandfather is beginning to forget things: little things like turning off the water faucet and big things like Chersheng's name. Sometimes he even forgets that he is in America now. Chersheng feels sad and helpless when he learns that Grandfather has Alzheimer's Disease, but then Chersheng's mother presents him with a story cloth stitched by Grandfather himself, embroidered in the Hmong tradition.

Ages 4-8; K-Gr.2.
When Allashua disobeys her parents and goes fishing on the sea ice, she has to use her wits to escape and to further trick the Qallupilluit when she promises to bring her brothers and sisters back to them. There is also an English version at https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10250398.

Lexile measure 560; Ages 4-7; K-Gr.3.
In this well-known Cambodian tale, Judge Rabbit solves the problem of a mischievous tree spirit that has taken on human form.

A delightful folk tale from the Northern Karoo, and the very first children's book to feature a story for children, in the N u language. There are only five N u speakers in the world. This tale about Ostrich and Tortoise is written in N u, Afrikaans and English.

"Cecile Guidote Alvarez is widely recognized as the "Mother of Philippine Theater." She has always dreamed of a national theater that would reflect and promote the Philippine languages, cultures, and traditions from the time she was a young girl. Her cultural vision has made Philippine theater arts the vibrant and active scene of today."

Ages 5-10; Gr.2-4.
When Lakas strolls through his neighborhood one sunny afternoon, the last thing he expects to find is a group of drum-beating, tap-dancing, karaoke-singing new friends. But these new friends face a crisis: the Makibaka Hotel, where they make their home, is about to be sold. They must pack their belongings and leave their home in thirty days.

Follow the silken thread of a young girl's imagination through the art of the Islamic world. From great mosques and ancient cities, to magnificent palaces and ornamental gardens, Na'ima's lyrical text and Diana's stunning illustrations bring the richness and beauty of Islamic artistic heritage to life.

Gr.1-3.
A young girl visits her grandmother in Vietnam where her parents were born and learns that she can call two places home.

Gr.1-3.
A young Vietnamese girl maintains her own cultural identity while struggling to adjust to America. The story demonstrates a near-perfect balance between the two.