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These stories, drawn from the lives of four Inuit artists, offer young readers a glimpse into this rich, remote culture, past and present.
Ages 8 and up
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A delightful story-poem about the life of painter Emily Carr filled with Carr's love of animals, her insistence on painting from life and nature, and the sense of fun and freedom that she inspired in her students.
Ages 4 to 7
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Written and illustrated in comic strips, this book traces Emily Carr's life through four of her famous paintings.
Ages 8 and up
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Famed Egyptian artist Mohieddin Ellabbad uses both words and images to describe his inspiration as an artist, and gives readers of all ages a rare insight into the history and traditions of Arabic literature.
Ages 6 and up
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A Story from the Cultural Revolution
By author: Ange Zhang
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Winner of the 2005 BolognaRagazzi Award. A dramatic and beautifully illustrated autobiographical story of a young man living through the Chinese Cultural Revolution and discovering his artistic talents.
Ages 8 and up
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Nobel Peace Prize winner and noted Maya activist Rigoberta Menchu Tum's evocative memoir is filled with love for an irretrievable past.
Ages 9 and up
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Though written for children, this beautifully crafted and lushly illustrated story will thrill and inform readers of all ages.
Ages 9 and up
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Nicolas Debon's vibrant illustrations and moving text bring strongman Louis Cyr's world of long-ago circuses and celebrity to life for young readers.
Ages 7 and up
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A picture-book biography of Viola Desmond, Canada's Rosa Parks, who defied an order to sit in a segregated section of a movie theatre and was arrested for doing so.
Ages 5 to 9
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A charming memoir of magical days with the great Nobel Prize- winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.
Ages 9 to 12
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