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Hiawatha, a Mohawk, is plotting revenge for the murder of his wife and daughters by the evil Onondaga Chief, Tadodaho, when he meets the Great Peacemaker, who enlists his help in bringing the nations together to share his vision of a new way of life marked by peace, love, and unity rather than war, hate, and fear. Includes historical notes.
4) World pizza
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Mama wished for world peace--and then a pizza fell from the sky and landed gently on her lap.
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An old owl tells the Christmas story to the community of birds as he has done so many times before, but when he tells of the special message from the Baby Jesus, a little bird questions why they no longer sing the message. "People no longer listen," is the sad realization. The birds decide to share the message once more, but this time to the children of the world. And what unfolds is surely a Christmas wonder.
7) All in a day
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Brief text and illustrations by ten internationally well-known artists reveal a day in the lives of children in eight different countries showing the similarities and differences and emphasizing the commonality of humankind.
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A warm, comforting poem about finding peace in a community of neighborsPeace is an offering.A muffin or a peach.A birthday invitation.A trip to the beach.Join this group of neighborhood children as they find love in everyday things - in sunlight shining through the leaves and cookies shared with friends - and learn that peace is all around, if you just look for it. With rhyming verse and soft illustrations, this book will help families and teachers...
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Twelve-year-old Lonnie is finally feeling at home with his foster family. But because he's living apart from his little sister, Lili, he decides it's his job to be the 'rememberer' and write down everything that happens while they're growing up. Lonnie's reflections in his letters to Lili are bittersweet. He's happy that they both have good foster families, but while his new family brings him joy, it also brings new worries.
11) Peace train
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"Hop aboard the Peace Train in this picture book adaptation of Cat Stevens's ... anthem of unity and harmony in time for the song's 50th anniversary"--Publisher marketing.
13) Peaceful me
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"“I like feeling peaceful,” the young narrator tells us, then describes the times when he is filled with this emotion. When he is playing with a friend, he feels 'free peaceful'; when he is having family dinner, 'yummy peaceful'; when he is outside gazing up at the sky, 'fluffy clouds peaceful'. But, of course, he doesn’t always feel peaceful, and we hear about his strategies for coping during those times, such as taking deep breaths, imagining...
15) Peacemaker
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"A twelve-year-old Iroquois boy rethinks his calling after witnessing the arrival of a mystical figure with a message of peace in this historical novel based on the creation of the Iroquois Confederacy."--
16) River
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They have always lived by the code, but only change can keep the peace. A new age is dawning on the warrior Clans. Now a new generation of warriors rises, one wrestling with the legacy of his great ancestor Firestar, one seeking to protect her troubled Clan, and one yearning to prove herself as a medicine cat, as leaders from all five Clans agree that the Warrior Code must be reformed. But when tragedy strikes RiverClan, old fears will threaten the...
18) War is over
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"It's 1918, and war is everywhere. John's father is fighting in the trenches far away in France, while his mother works in a menacing munitions factory just along the road. His teacher says that John is fighting, too, that he is at war with enemy children in Germany. One day, in the wild woods outside town, John has an impossible moment: a dreamlike meeting with a German boy named Jan. John catches a glimpse of a better world, in which children like...
20) Peace
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"From saying hello and pronouncing your friend's name correctly to giving more than you take and saying I'm sorry, this simple concept book explores definitions of peace and actions small and big that foster it"--
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