Clyde Robert Bulla
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English
Description
When young Pablo is given some poppy seeds, he dreams of spreading color and beauty throughout his dusty Mexican village. Daring to enter Old Antonio's walled yard to plant the seeds, he is chased away with angry words and a stick. The stingy old man thinks Pablo has come to steal his precious spring water. Poor Pablo becomes sick from staying too long in the hot sun and cannot leave his bed. Meanwhile, the seeds he dropped by the spring have grown...
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English
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Uncle Pancho isn't really anybody's uncle, but he's everybody's friend. He is also a good storyteller. All the neighborhood children love to hear him talk about growing up in a beautiful place called Mexico. Now, Uncle Pancho is about to lose his house. The state wants to tear it down to make room for a new freeway. As Gregory and his friends search for a way to help him, Uncle Pancho's stories give Gregory a good idea. If he uses his artistic talent...
14) Eagle Feather
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Language
English
Description
When the cruel cousin he has been working for refuses to let him leave at the end of the summer, a young Navajo boy runs away to rejoin his family and go to school.
17) Singing Sam
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1989
Language
English
Description
Tired of caring for his new dog, a spoiled boy gives him to a young girl who discovers that the dog can sing.
19) White bird
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1990, c1966
Language
English
Description
A lonely boy is found and reared by a hermit in the wilderness of the Tennessee mountains in the 1880s.