"When three children, Jesse, Jason, and Emma, are confronted with new classmates from different ethnic backgrounds, they strive to overcome their initial reactions, and to understand, accept, and welcome Maria, Jin, and Fatima." --

3) In the shadow of the sun

Author

O'Brien, Anne Sibley

Series

In the Shadow of the Sun

Pub. Date

2017.

Language

English

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Diverse Reads - Grades 4-6

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Twelve-year-old Mia is on a five-day tour of North Korea with her older brother, Simon, and their father, Mark, a food aid worker, but she is scared because her father keeps sneaking off at night, and terrified that her brother's sullen, rebellious behavior (which has absolutely nothing to do with the Koreans) is going to get them in trouble--and things get much worse when she is pulled into a deadly political game that seeks to expose North Korean...

4) Hocus pocus, it's fall!

Author

O'Brien, Anne Sibley

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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When the days begin to cool and the leaves change color, the magic of fall is in the air. Features gatefolds.

5) The legend of Hong Kil Dong, the Robin Hood of Korea

Author

O'Brien, Anne Sibley

Publisher

Charlesbridge

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

6) Abracadabra! It's spring!

Author

O'Brien, Anne Sibley

Publisher

Abrams Appleseed

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

Description

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"Winter turns to spring in this lyrical book that celebrates the magic of nature and the changing seasons. Eleven gatefolds open to recreate the excitement and surprise of spring's arrival"--

7) A path of stars

Author

O'Brien, Anne Sibley

Publisher

Charlesbridge

Pub. Date

2012.

Language

English

Description

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A refugee from Cambodia, Dara's beloved grandmother is grief-stricken when she learns her brother has died, and it is up to Dara to try and heal her.

8) After Gandhi: one hundred years of nonviolent resistance

Author

O'Brien, Anne Sibley

Publisher

Charlesbridge

Pub. Date

[2009]

Language

English

Description

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In 1908 Mohandas Gandhi spoke to a crowd of 3,000. Together they protested against an unjust law without guns or rioting. Peacefully they made a difference. Gandhi's words and deeds influenced countless others to work toward the goals of freedom and justice through peaceful methods. Mother and son team, Anne Sibley O'Brien and Perry Edmond O'Brien, highlight some of the people and events that Gandhi's actions inspired. From Rosa Parks to the students...