"Four noted artists bring the seasons to life through bright, splashy pictures and an easy-to-memorize text in this book to benefit the Robin Hood Foundation. Full color."
"Holly Near. To all the brave and loving peace activists who have gone before us,
those yet to come, and those of us here in this moment on the Great Peace March
—H. N. For Matt—with love —L. D. Henry Holt and Company, Inc., Publishers ..."
My House by LisaDesimini Library, Published 1997 by Topeka Bindery ISBN-13: 978-0-613-05547-5, ISBN: 0-613-05547-0
"Describes a house in different weather and light conditions."
Moon Soup by LisaDesimini 32 Pages, Published 1993 by Hyperion Books For Children ISBN-13: 978-1-56282-464-8, ISBN: 1-56282-464-3
"Moon soup contains fantastic ingredients, and when it's ready it must be eaten while sitting on the moon."
Love Letters(1st Edition) by Arnold Adoff, LisaDesimini Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1997 by Blue Sky Press ISBN-13: 978-0-590-48478-7, ISBN: 0-590-48478-8
"A poetry collection enhanced by lavish collages and paintings places secret admirers, klutzes, friends, enemies, moms and dads, and dogs and cats as the objects of humorous and amorous valentines."
Northwoods Cradle Song(1st Edition) From a Menominee Lullaby by Douglas Wood, LisaDesimini Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1996 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-689-80503-5, ISBN: 0-689-80503-9
"A poetic adaptation of a Menominee lullaby follows a mother's bedtime song to her little warrior, which describes the whisper of the night winds, the call of the whippoorwill, the silken wings of moths, and other natural images."
In a Circle Long Ago A Treasury of Native Lore from North America: Native American; ALA Notable Book by Nancy Van Laan, Illustrator-LisaDesimini Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 1995 by Knopf Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-679-95807-9, ISBN: 0-679-95807-X
"Retells the Finno-Ugric legend of how Bear descended from the stars in a basket of goldcoins on a silver chain and learned how to live in the forest and find a ..."
Moon Soup(1st Edition) by LisaDesimini Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1993 by Hyperion (Juv) ISBN-13: 978-1-56282-463-1, ISBN: 1-56282-463-5
"Moon soup contains fantastic ingredients, and when it's ready it must be eaten while sitting on the moon."
"The Sky God owns all the stories of the world and refuses to give them back unless Anansi, a small spider, can successfully get him a live python, a real fairy, and a bunch of stinging hornets, so Anansi sets out to accomplish his mission in order to have his beloved stories once more."
"Paperback. Pub Date: 1996 Pages: 32 Publisher: Sandpiper This retelling of a Navajo folktale explains how First Woman tried to write the laws of the land Using stars in the sky. only to be thwarted by the trickster Coyote A retelling of the Navaho legend that explains the patterns of the stars in the sky."
"FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. This retelling of a Navajo folktale explains how First Woman tried to write the laws of the land using stars in the sky, only to be thwarted by the trickster Coyote."
"This retelling of a Navajo folktale explains how First Woman tried to write the laws of the land using stars in the sky, only to be thwarted by the trickster Coyote."
Creepy Caterpillar(1st Edition) by Kana Riley, LisaDesimini Paperback, 16 Pages, Published 1995 by D.C. Heath And Company Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-669-37165-9, ISBN: 0-669-37165-3
"#4 of 10 of the Heath Literacy Little Readers- Animals Large and Small series..."
In a Circle Long Ago(1st Edition) A Treasury of Native Lore from North America: (Native American; ALA Notable Book) by Nancy Van Laan, LisaDesimini Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 1995 by Knopf Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-679-85807-2, ISBN: 0-679-85807-5
"Celebrate earth's bounty and the inherent value of all living things with a lavish anthology of traditional Native American animal and nature lore, selected and retold especially for young children. Representing 20 tribes and every ethnological region, this definitive treasury includes "Raven, the Rainmaker," the Tlingit tale of a generous act that brought fresh water to the earth; "The Corn Song," from the Dine, which celebrates the b ..."
""Narrated by a 13-year-old girl traveling with her grandparents, Sharon Creech's Newbery Medal winning novel braids two stories together into a singular, beautiful tale of love, loss, and finding strength in our heritage and ourselves." - Seira Wilson, Amazon EditorIn her own singularly beautiful style, Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech intricately weaves together two tales, one funny, one bittersweet, to create a heartwarming, compell ..."
"Two women from a starving tribe go to the Spider Woman for help, and learn to build looms, dye wool, and weave with their very souls. Not until they return home, teach their tribe to weave, and begin to prosper, do they realize the value of their skills. A dramatic explanation of the origin of Navajo rugs and the skills of their weavers."