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Elizabeth Laird

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1) A Little Piece Of Ground

Author

Laird, Elizabeth

Language

English

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A Little Piece Of Ground will help young readers understand more about one of the worst conflicts afflicting our world today. Written by Elizabeth Laird, one of Great Britain's best-known young adult authors, A Little Piece Of Ground explores the human cost of the occupation of Palestinian lands through the eyes of a young boy. Twelve-year-old Karim Aboudi and his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. In response to a Palestinian...

2) Folktales for a better world: stories of peace and kindness

Author

Laird, Elizabeth

Physical Desc

56 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Language

English

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PZ8.1.L16 Seven tales celebrating peace, kindness, and forgiveness from seven countries that have all suffered from wars and conflicts in recent times.

3) Pea boy: and other stories from Iran

Author

Laird, Elizabeth

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61 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

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Retells folktales and fables from Iran, including the story of a mouse and a cockroach who fell in love, a foolish weaver's apprentice, and a boy with the head of a chickpea.

4) The Shahnameh: the Persian book of kings

Author

Laird, Elizabeth

Physical Desc

129 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Language

English

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A collection of stories and myths from ancient Iran filled with kings, heroes, princesses, magical animals and demons. Written as an epic poem by the poet Ferdowsi in the 10th century and retold here in prose.

5) When the world began: stories collected in Ethiopia

Author

Laird, Elizabeth

Physical Desc

96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Language

English

6) Where's Toto?/O est Toto ?

Author

Laird, Elizabeth

Series

Let's Read in French and English

Language

English

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Jenny wants to take her new puppy, Toto, to the circus but Toto isn't willing to sit still and watch the show. Suddenly there's a whooosh and the circus cannon goes off... Where's Toto now?! The parallel stories in alternating language chapters will help you to find out - in English and French!