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On St. Patrick's Day, Ryan says out loud, "I wish I didn't have stupid piano lessons." Someone answers, "Saints be praised. 'Tis done." In an instant, his piano teacher's house—along with his teacher Miss Talbot, and his classmate, Angela—are gone!
Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, behavior, and conservation of cheetahs.
An American boy's friendship with a Vietnamese American boy and his family introduces him to the holidays, customs, foods, and family events of their culture.
Go back in time to learn more about the Spanish missionaries who came to California in the 1700s and how the mission system shaped California's history. Each book in this series examines a region of California that was greatly influenced by missions. Missions introduced in Los Angeles Area Missions include: Mission San Gabriel Arc'ngel, Mission San Buenaventura, and Mission San Fernando Rey de Espa'a. In this title, you'll learn about the Native Americans living in the Los Angeles area before missionaries arrived; why missionaries chose this area and what happened when they arrived; how the missionaries designed and built the missions; what daily life was like at the missions; what happened to cause the end of each mission; and what the missions look like today. This series also includes California Mission Projects and Layouts, which provides directions for creating models of missions. Get ready for Exploring California Missions
Set in the final years of apartheid in South Africa, Dianne Case's gripping novel shows Annie, a black South African woman, struggling to raise her children against a background of extreme personal, economic and political hardship. Annie vividly tells her own story in a series of internal monologues addressed to her white employer, 'Madam'. With a combination of delicacy and devastating irony the narrative shows how these women are drawn together by mutual liking and sympathy and how their lives share numerous parallels, and yet how absolutely their experiences are separated by the inequalities of apartheid.
"Read about the history of Diwali and see how it is celebrated in the United States"--Provided by publisher.
"Read about the beginnings of the Ramadan and Id al-Fitr celebrations, and find out how they are celebrated in the United States"--Provided by publisher.
Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, behavior, and conservation of cheetahs.
"Read about Mardi Gras and see how it is celebrated in the United States and around the world"--Provided by publisher.
Describes the characteristics, diet, location, life cycle, and behavior of humpback whales, including why they sing and how they perform such acrobatic jumps.