Provides information on the Haida Indians with a focus on their homes, communities, clothing, food, religion, and more.
Juvenile literature
- Author:Nault, JenniferSummary:
- Author:VERCOE, ElizabethSummary:
The authors provide practical ideas, tools and stories to help someone move through grief. It is specifically written for young people coping with numerous problems from dealing with separated or divorced parents to events that create...
- Author:Khanduri, KaminiSummary:
- Author:Stone, Tanya Lee.Summary:
Readers learn about Mattel Toys and the background behind Barbie's concept and development, how it was a solution for girls who wanted to imagine adult roles rather than just play mother, and details about inventor Ruth Handler....
- Author:Rudolph, JessicaSummary:
Describes the 1918 influenza (sometimes called the Spanish influenza), explaining the causes of the disease, how it affects the body, and how it became a pandemic.
- Author:Hakim, Joy.Summary:
Presents the history of the Native Americans from earliest times through the arrival of the first Europeans.
- Author:Griffith, VictoriaSummary:
Profiles Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, who made great strides in the invention of flight.
- Author:Hautzig, Esther RudominSummary:
During World War II, when she was eleven years old, the author and her family were arrested in Poland by the Russians as political enemies and exiled to Siberia. She recounts here the trials of the following five years spent on the...
- Author:Corneau, MichelleSummary:
Anna explores what it means to be Mohawk, her own identity and the identity of others as she learns to follow the Eagle’s path. She learns how her culture has taught many generations to value honesty, wisdom and courage in their day-to-...
- Author:David, LaurieSummary:
Laurie David educates young listeners about the ecological crisis called Global Warming.The dangers posed are very real, and the planet may undergo drastic changes within this century. People do, however, have the power to fight back...
- Author:Koopmans, CarolSummary:
Provides information on the Denesuline also known as the Chipewyan Indians with a focus on their homes, communities, clothing, food, religion, and more.
- Author:Banting, ErinnSummary:
Provides information on the Cree Indians with a focus on their homes, communities, clothing, food, religion, and more.
- Author:Kurlansky, MarkSummary:
Kurlansky brings history to life with this entertaining story of how a single fish changed the world.
- Author:Robertson, DavidSummary:
On her way to school one day, Sarah is relieved to find the book she'd dropped the day before - shortly after an encounter with a bear. But when she opens it, the story within, about the Cree chief Mistahimaskwa, comes alive. It...
- Author:Reid-Stevens, AmandaSummary:
The Canoe He Called Loo Taas celebrates the true story of a 50-foot, community-carved canoe made from a single cedar tree, which was designed and carved by Amanda Steven's late father, Bill Reid. Loo Taas, pronounced, loo toss, are the...
- Author:Rebus, AnnaSummary:
Provides information on the Blackfoot Indians with a focus on their homes, communities, clothing, food, religion, and more.
- Author:Rylant, CynthiaSummary:
Retells the myths about Pandora, Persephone, Orpheus, Pygmalion, Narcissus, and Psyche.
- Author:Kissock, HeatherSummary:
Provides information on the Algonquin Indians with a focus on their homes, communities, clothing, food, religion, and more.
- Author:Alexander, Sally HobartSummary:
The author recounts how she gradually lost her sight from retinal hemorrhages, and describes her experiences in a training program for blind adults.
- Author:Gear, AlisonSummary:
Taan's moons is an art-based picture book developed by Alison Gear, Kiki van der Heiden, and the student artists of Haida Gwaii. In Haida language taan refers to the bear, and the Haida people have a unique way of recording time...