A Bowl Full of Peace
Hey, Charleston! : the True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band
Children's Literature – Sylvia Firth In 1891, seeking to meet a great need, Reverend Daniel Joseph Jenkins established an orphanage in Charleston, S.C. Needing to provide for the hundreds of children in his care, Jenkins asked residents of the town to donate old musical instruments. After teachers were located to teach the children how to […]
Love and Roast Chicken
Written In Bone : Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
Kirkus Reviews: Walker (Secrets of a Civil War Submarine, 2006 Sibert Award) places dedicated young CSI fans right at the elbows of forensic archeologists studying colonial-era burials in the Chesapeake Bay area. Focusing on nine graves, she explains in precise detail how scientists can draw sometimes-surprising conclusions about what these early settlers ate, where they […]
Trash!
A Boy Named Beckoning : the True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero
School Library Journal Review: Starred Review. Gr 2?5?Capaldi uses Montezuma's own words to tell this gripping story of a Yavapai boy who was captured by the Pima in 1871 and grew up to become a prominent doctor and Native American spokesperson. Solidly researched, the well-written text follows Wassaja (later renamed Carlos Montezuma) as he was […]
Love and Roast Chicken : a Trickster Tale From the Andes Mountains
School Library Journal Review: Starred Review. K-Gr 4?Cuy, a clever guinea pig, manages to escape three times from a hungry fox. In their final encounter, Cuy, trapped by a sticky doll and tied to a tree by a farmer, talks T?o Antonio into switching places with him. The plot moves along smoothly and is punctuated […]