Abiyoyo

Abiyoyo PDF

Author: Pete Seeger

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 0689718101

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Outcasts become heroes in this picture book adaptation of a South African lullaby and folk story. No one wants to hear the little boy play his ukelele anymore...Clink, clunk, clonk. And no one wants to watch his father make things disappear...Zoop Zoop Until the day the fearsome giant Abiyoyo suddenly appears in town, and all the townspeople run for their lives and the lives of their children Nothing can stop the terrible giant Abiyoyo, nothing, that is, except the enchanting sound of the ukelele and the mysterious power of the magic wand.

Abiyoyo Returns

Abiyoyo Returns PDF

Author: Pete Seeger

Publisher: Perfection Learning

Published: 2004-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780756942762

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Based on a South African tale, this story tells what happens when a giant who had been banished from a town by a magician thirty years earlier is called back to save the town from flooding. The little town that was once threatened by the giant Abiyoyo has grown by leaps and bounds. But now that the townspeople have chopped down all their trees, every year they have floods and droughts. Worse yet, there's a giant boulder blocking up the site of their new dam! Something has to be done. Well, the young boy who helped make Abiyoyo disappear way back when now has a little girl of his own. And she knows the only way to save the town: Bring back Abiyoyo to help move the boulder. "Bring back Abiyoyo?" the townspeople cry. "The giant that eats people up?" But the little girl has a plan for that, too. Fifteen years after Pete Seeger's storysong "Abiyoyo" came to life as a picture book, his beloved giant is back in a wonderful new story. With Michael Hays's brilliant illustrations and a sing-along score included, Abiyoyo Returns is destined to become a family favorite.

Ahyoka and the Talking Leaves

Ahyoka and the Talking Leaves PDF

Author: Peter Roop

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2015-05-05

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 1504010086

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A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People and recipient of the Florida Sunshine Award: In this absorbing chapter book, Ahyoka helps her father, Sequoyah, unlock the mystery of “talking leaves” to create the Cherokee alphabet Ahyoka is the daughter of Sequoyah, a silversmith who has given up most of his trade to focus on his true passion. He longs for the day when the Cherokee people can communicate to one another from afar and document the history of their lives. He wants his people—the Real People—to have a written language like the white men do. When he is ostracized from his community for the “magic” he is creating, he leaves his home to pursue his quest. His young daughter, who shares his dream, joins him on his journey. They work together to create a syllabic alphabet that will tell the story of the Cherokee people.

The Gold Cadillac

The Gold Cadillac PDF

Author: Mildred D. Taylor

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1998-02-01

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 0140389636

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Another powerful story in the Logan Family Saga and companion to Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. A drive South becomes dangerous for ‘lois and her family. 'Lois and Wilma are proud of their father's brand-new gold Cadillac, and excited that the family will be driving it all the way from Ohio to Mississippi. But as they travel deeper into the rural South, there are no admiring glances for the shiny new car; only suspicion and anger for the black man behind the wheel. For the first time in their lives, Lois and her sister know what it's like to feel scared because of the color of their skin. "A personal, poignant look at a black child's first experience with institutional racism."--The New York Times

One Love

One Love PDF

Author: Cedella Marley

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2011-08-26

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1452110190

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Adapted from one of Bob Marley's most beloved songs, One Love brings the joyful spirit and unforgettable lyrics of his music to life for a new generation. Readers will delight in dancing to the beat and feeling the positive groove of change when one girl enlists her community to help transform her neighborhood for the better. Adapted by Cedella Marley, Bob Marley's first child, and gorgeously illustrated by Vanessa Newton, this heartwarming picture book offers an upbeat testament to the amazing things that can happen when we all get together with one love in our hearts.

Pete Seeger's Storytelling Book

Pete Seeger's Storytelling Book PDF

Author: Pete Seeger

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9780156013116

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For children raised on Abiyoyo here's a cozy collection of old and new classics to share with parents. Each section is preceded by an introduction describing the origins of the stories. Also included is a brief afterword for each story, suggesting ways to personalize the stories for the reader's own family. The book ends with a collection of story beginnings to help anyone become a storyteller.

Here Come the Aliens!

Here Come the Aliens! PDF

Author: Colin McNaughton

Publisher: Walker Books Limited

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 9780744543940

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In this colourful picture book, the aliens are coming - in all shapes and sizes. But something frightens them off, and they vanish forever.

Why Suyá Sing

Why Suyá Sing PDF

Author: Anthony Seeger

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9780252072024

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"Like many other South American Indian communities, the Suya Indians of Mato Grosso, Brazil, devote a great deal of time and energy to making music, especially singing. In paperback for the first time, Anthony Seeger's Why Suya Sing considers the reasons for the importance of music for the Suya - and by extension for other groups - through an examination of myth telling, speech making, and singing in an initiation ceremony." "This new paperback edition features a CD offering examples of the myth telling, speeches, and singing discussed, as well as a new afterword that describes the continuing use of music by the Suya in their recent conflicts with cattle ranchers and soybean farmers." -- Prové de l'editor.

Creative Curriculum

Creative Curriculum PDF

Author: Teaching Strategies

Publisher: Delmar Pub

Published: 1988-01-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780766832886

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The Creative Curriculum comes alive! This videotape-winner of the 1989 Silver Apple Award at the National Educational Film and Video Festival-demonstrates how teachers set the stage for learning by creating a dynamic well-organized environment. It shows children involved in seven of the interest areas in the The Creative Curriculum and explains how they learn in each area. Everyone conducts in-service training workshops for staff and parents or who teaches early childhood education courses will find the video an indispensable tool for explainin appropriate practice.

Norby the College Mascot

Norby the College Mascot PDF

Author: Nick Patton

Publisher:

Published: 2013-06-24

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780985108014

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The St. Norbert mascot discovers what it is like to be a student professor and president of the college.