Honor the Grandmothers

Honor the Grandmothers PDF Author: Sarah Penman
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 0873516729
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164

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The four oral histories presented in this attractive volume pay homage to elder women who quietly serve as community and political activists within the Lakota-Dakota Nation. . . Recommended.--Library Journal

Honor the Grandmothers

Honor the Grandmothers PDF Author: Sarah Penman
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 0873516729
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164

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Book Description
The four oral histories presented in this attractive volume pay homage to elder women who quietly serve as community and political activists within the Lakota-Dakota Nation. . . Recommended.--Library Journal

Grandmothers and Grandmothering: Creative and Critical Contemplations in Honour of our Women Elders

Grandmothers and Grandmothering: Creative and Critical Contemplations in Honour of our Women Elders PDF Author: Kathy Mantas
Publisher: Demeter Press
ISBN: 1772583596
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225

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Book Description
Today, more and more grandmothers around the world are taking on varied responsibilities and many roles, sometimes concurrently. Consequently, grandmothers continue to play, as in the past, an influential role not only in the lives of their grandchildren, but also in our communities and in society more broadly. Grandmothers and Grandmothering: Creative and Critical Contemplations in Honour of our Women Elders, as the title suggests, seeks to pay homage to our grandmothers and their contributions to society. As well, it aims to explore the textured and complex phenomena of grandmothering from a range of disciplines and cultural perspectives. Our hope is that this collection challenges preconceived notions of what it means to be a grandmother and provides insight into the multifaceted nature of grandmothering.

Chicken Soup for the Grandma's Soul

Chicken Soup for the Grandma's Soul PDF Author: Jack Canfield
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1453278893
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 350

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Book Description
Whether you're a veteran grandma or a Nana-to-be, this collection of stories will warm your heart and make you laugh about the universal experiences of being a grandmother.

Grandmother’s Visit

Grandmother’s Visit PDF Author: Betty Quan
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN: 1554989558
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21

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Grace says goodbye to Grandmother in this touching book about love and loss. Grandmother lives with Grace’s family. She teaches her how to measure water for rice. She tells her stories about growing up in China and together they savor the flavors of her childhood. Grandmother says goodbye when she drops Grace off at school every morning and hello when she picks her up at the end of the day. Suddenly, Grandmother stops walking Grace to and from school, and the door to her room stays closed. Father comes home early to make dinner, but the rice bowls stay full. One day, Grandmother’s room is empty. And soon after, she is buried. After the funeral, Grace’s mom turns on all the outside lights so that Grandmother’s spirit can find its way home for one final goodbye. Carmen Mok’s gentle illustrations show the love between a child and her grandmother in this story that will resonate with anyone who has lost a loved one. Betty Quan’s picture-book debut is haunting yet hopeful. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6 Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

Grandmothers Counsel the World

Grandmothers Counsel the World PDF Author: Carol Schaefer
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834824175
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Book Description
We are thirteen indigenous grandmothers. . . . We are deeply concerned with the unprecedented destruction of our Mother Earth, the atrocities of war, the global scourge of poverty, the prevailing culture of materialism, the epidemics that threaten the health of the Earth’s peoples, and with the destruction of indigenous ways of life. We, the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, believe that our ancestral ways of prayer, peacemaking, and healing are vitally needed today. . . . We believe that the teachings of our ancestors will light our way through an uncertain future. In some Native American societies, tribal leaders consulted a council of grandmothers before making any major decisions that would affect the whole community. What if we consulted our wise women elders about the problems facing our global community today? This book presents the insights and guidance of thirteen indigenous grandmothers from five continents, many of whom are living legends among their own peoples. The Grandmothers offer wisdom on such timely issues as nurturing our families; cultivating physical and mental health; and confronting violence, war, and poverty. Also included are the reflections of Western women elders, including Alice Walker, Gloria Steinem, Helena Norberg-Hodge, and Carol Moseley Brown.

Annie and the Old One

Annie and the Old One PDF Author: Miska Miles
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56

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Book Description
A Navajo girl unravels a day's weaving on a rug whose completion, she believes, will mean the death of her grandmother.

My Great-grandmother's Gourd

My Great-grandmother's Gourd PDF Author: Cristina Kessler
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780531302842
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62

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Book Description
Residents of a Sudanese village rejoice when a traditional water storage method is replaced by modern technology, but Fatima's grandmother knows there is no substitute for the reliability of the baobab tree.

God Gave Me Grandpa

God Gave Me Grandpa PDF Author: B&H Kids Editorial Staff
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1535941057
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13

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Book Description
It's no secret that children tend to have a special bond with their grandfathers. With humorous art and fun verses, this book celebrates that relationship and recognizes the many ways that grandfathers support, love, and empower their grandchildren. Go to bhkids.com to find this book's Parent Connection, an easy tool to help moms and dads (or anyone else who loves kids) discuss the book's message with their child. We're all about connecting parents and kids to each other and to God's Word.

A Dead Man's Honor 

A Dead Man's Honor  PDF Author: Frankie Y. Bailey
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1628158727
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :

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Crime historian Lizzie Stuart goes to Gallagher, Virginia for a year as a visiting professor at Piedmont State University. She is there to do research for a book about a 1921 lynching that her grandmother, Hester Rose, witnessed when she was a twelve-year-old child. Lizzie's research is complicated by her own unresolved feelings about her secretive grandmother and by the disturbing pres­ence of John Quinn, the police officer she met while on vacation in England. When an arrogant but brilliant faculty member of Piedmont State University is murdered, Lizzie begins to have more than a few sleep­less nights. A Dead Man’s Honor is a haunting story that will keep you awake nights, too. Praise for Frankie Y. Bailey “She has a tremendous eye and ear.” —The Times Union, Albany, New York

I Love My Glam-ma!

I Love My Glam-ma! PDF Author: Samantha Berger
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338566369
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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A celebration of EVERY grandma's glamorous ways -- and the special love that glam-mas share with everything they do! "Glam-mas don't just come over... they make a grand entrance!Glam-mas don't just celebrate holidays... they celebrate everything!Glam-mas don't just carry a purse... they carry a treasure chest!" A joyful celebration of grandmothers who are young at heart, adventurous, and find a bit of glamour in everything they do. Whether these glam-mas are building sandcastles, riding with dolphins, or turning blankets into reading forts and super capes, they live each day with a playful spirit --- just like their grandchildren. From the writer of Crankenstein and the illustrator of Birdie's Big-Girl Shoes comes a playful and heartwarming ode to grandmas and grandchildren everywhere... because there's nothing more glamorous than being a grandma.