Helen Plum Library

It's 1947, and while the second world war is over and ration tickets are gone, food prices are going up. Then it is announced that the price of chocolate is going up too! Maggie and her friends leap into action and plan a strike against the price hike.

Lacey Little Bird loves spending time with Kahasi, an elder on her reserve who is like a grandmother to her. From her Lacey is learning about their people, the Siksika Blackfoot tribe of Alberta, including the art of beadwork. Lacey hears about a project to help grandmothers in Africa who are raising their grandchildren because their parents have died from AIDS. Even though Africa is far, far away, Lacey wants to help and emails the grandmothers with...

Beginning readers learn about dolphins, one of the world's most intelligent mammals. They'll learn about pods, what dolphins eat, how they raise their young, and other fun facts.

We still have much to learn about our own planet. Readers are introduced to basic facts about Earth and discover Earth's relationship with the Moon. Vibrant photographs and uncomplicated text are presented in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish. Readers will be inspired to learn more about our home planet.

This bilingual book celebrates Hanukkah's traditions, food, and games. Readers will be inspired to spin a dreidel and eat some latkes. The accessible text in English and standard Latin-American Spanish make this book useful to both beginning readers and those learning either English or Spanish.

Readers are introduced to basic facts about manatees in this exciting volume. They are sure to be enchanted with these big, gentle aquatic mammals. Vibrant photographs and straightforward text in English and standard Latin-American Spanish will inspire young readers to keep learning about manatees.

Beautiful full-color photographs and informative text, in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish, introduce readers to our Moon. They will learn about the Moon's phases, that people have been to the Moon, and many more exciting facts. This is a great addition to any aspiring astronomer's library.

Readers will become engrossed in this informative volume on orcas. Full-page photographs and basic text in English and standard Latin-American Spanish take readers into the depths of the ocean. A picture glossary and index enhance the text and are first-rate resources for readers.