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My Favorite Tree, Terrific Trees of North America


by Diane Iverson

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 64 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

An introduction to North American trees for an elementary school audience. (NAM05, $9.95)

Two Bear Cubs, A Miwok Legend from California's Yosemite Valley

Two Bear Cubs, A Miwok Legend from California's Yosemite Valley


by Robert D. San Souci | Daniel San Souci

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 36 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

The Miwok have a legend about El Capitan, Yosemite's famous rock formation, and this is it: two bear cubs fall asleep on an ordinary rock, which then begins to grow. Nice illustrations and lots of cultural information about the Miwok, for ages 4-8. (CAL122, $14.95)

John Muir: My Life with Nature

John Muir: My Life with Nature


by Joseph Bharat Cornell

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 80 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A short introduction to the life, work and writings of John Muir. (CAL120, $9.95)

Ishi, Last of his Tribe


by Theodora Kroeber

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1973
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS
  • OUT OF PRINT

A classic account of Indian life -- and its destruction -- in California after the Gold Rush. (CAL100, $6.50)

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Island of the Blue Dolphins


by Scott O'Dell

  • LITERATURE
  • 1971
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

The gripping story of a courageous American Indian girl left abandoned by her tribe on an island off the California coast. Recommended for children ages 12 and up, Karana's struggle to survive is riveting. (PAC78, $6.99)

 

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