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1) Holi colors
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A mother expresses the beauty of Holi and the many colors that come with it to her child.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Spring is here, and it's almost time for Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors. Siblings Mintoo and Chintoo are busy gathering flowers to make into colorful powders to toss during the festival. And when at last the big day comes, they gather with their friends, family, and neighbors for a vibrant celebration of fresh starts, friendship, forgiveness, and, of course, fun!
Author
Series
Lumberjanes (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
BOOM! Box
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Friendship to the max! At Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's camp for hardcore lady-types, things are not what they seem. Three-eyed foxes. Secret caves. Anagrams. Luckily, Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five rad, butt-kicking best pals determined to have an awesome summer together-- and they're not gonna let a magical quest or an array of supernatural critters get in their way!" --
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This tasty takeonthe classic Little Red Hen story has a deliciously spicy twist! Yum, guacamole! That's what Little Red Hen craves, and she could use some help gathering and mashing the ingredients. So she asks her friends, including an armadillo, snake, and iguana, to lend a hand. Every one just says "no." But after Little Red Hen works hard to make the scrumptious fresh guac, all the animals want a taste. In a fun departure from the original tale,...
Publisher
Rick Steves' Europe
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Join Rick as he travels through the Holy Land in this hour long special, weaving together both the Israeli and the Palestinian narratives. In Israel, we'll travel from the venerable ramparts of Jerusalem to the vibrant modern skyline of Tel Aviv. In Palestine, we'll harvest olives near Hebron, visit a home in Bethlehem, and pop into a university in Ramallah. We also learn about the persistent challenges facing the region today."
Author
Language
English
Description
Megyn Kelly, one of the most respected, hardest-hitting TV journalists in America, speaks candidly about her decision to "settle for more" -- a motto she credits as having changed her life, and the reason she abandoned a thriving legal career to follow her dream in the news business. She opens up about Donald Trump's feud with her, and the challenges she has faced as a professional woman and working mother. A deeply personal and surprising account,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
Jerusalem 1119. A small group of knights seeking a purpose in the violent aftermath of the First Crusade decides to set up a new order. These are the first Knights of Templar, a band of elite warriors prepared to give their lives to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. Over the next two hundred years, the Templars would become the most powerful religious order of the medieval world. Their legend has inspired fervent speculation ever since....
Author
Publisher
Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
One of today's most inspiring world leaders was once an ordinary child named Lhamo Thondup. In a small village in Tibet, his mother was his first great teacher of compassion. In everyday moments from his childhood, young readers begin to see that important lessons are all around us, and that they, too, can grow to truly understand them.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This book covers the 3,000 years which saw the rise of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - and relates the familiar stories of the sacred texts with the fruits of modern scholarship. Beginning with the origins of the people who became the Israel of the Bible, it follows the course of the ensuing millennia down to the time when the Ottoman Empire succumbed to British and French rule at the end of the First World War. Parts of the story, especially as...
12) Black sun
Author
Series
Between earth and sky volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn comes the first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic. A god will return When the earth and sky converge Under the black sun In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"For more than one thousand years, Christians and Muslims lived side by side, sometimes at peace and sometimes at war. When Christian armies seized Jerusalem in 1099, they began the most notorious period of conflict between the two religions. Depending onwho you ask, the fall of the holy city was either an inspiring legend or the greatest of horrors. In Crusaders, Dan Jones interrogates the many sides of the larger story, charting a deeply human and...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a rainstorm threatens the annual Halloween parade and the other witches start complaining, little witch Delia takes action and uses her best magic to change the rain, first to cats and dogs and then to bats and frogs, with riotous results.
19) Christianity
Author
Series
Publisher
DiscoverRoo, an imprint of Pop!
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"This title introduces Christianity from the birth of Jesus to how it is practiced today. Readers will learn about the different kinds of Christianity, the Holy Bible, and special holidays and events. Christian symbols and rituals are explained in easy-to-understand text paired with colorful photographs and illustrations."--