Candy Gourlay
1) Bone talk
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
255 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"More than a hundred years ago, a boy named Samkad thinks he knows everything about the world. He knows the mountains he lives in. He knows his people. He knows his blood enemy, the Mangili. And he wants to become a man, to be given his own shield, spear and axe to fight with. His best friend, Luki, wants all the same things - but she is a girl, and no girl has ever become a warrior. But everything changes when a new boy arrives in the village. He...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
153 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Before he led the first expedition to circumnavigate the Earth, Ferdinand Magellan [1480-1521] was a Portuguese noble who dreamed of adventure. After years of sailing, he was chosen to lead a crew to circle the globe--a trip that no other ship had ever completed. Though Magellan died in combat in the Philippines before he could finish the voyage, his ship made it around the world, and he is still known as one of the greatest explorers."--Back cover....
3) Tall story
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
5 sound discs (approximately 71 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism, leaves the Philipines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi, a passionate basketball player.
