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Monterey County Bookstore: Just for Kids
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Budgee Budgee Cottontail
by Jo Mora (1936, 1995) |
Weaving a California Tradition: A Native American Basketmaker (We Are Still Here)
by Linda Yamane (1996) |
Native Ways: California Indian Stories and Memories
by Malcolm Margolin, Yolanda Montijo (1997) |
Life in a California Mission
by Eileen Keremitsis (2002) |
Artist Jo Mora (sculptor of Serra's tomb in Carmel Mission) captured the liveliest bunny in the West with his brush, a delightful storybook for young children. |
Monterey native Linda Yamane, herself a descendant of the Rumisen Ohlone Indians, writes about a young girl's effort to learn traditional basketweaving in central California. |
Central Coast tribal stories, memories and descriptions captured with care by a well-respected author. |
Part in the Way People Live series, exploring the daily lives of the Spanish missionaries, and of the native people who came to live with them at the missions. |
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Missions of the Inland Valleys
by Pauline Brower (1997) |
Projects and Layouts: California Missions
by Libby Nelson, Kari A. Cornell (1999) |
California Missions to Cut Out (Book 1)
by Norman Neuerburg (1993) |
The California Coast
by Sara St. Antoine (editor) (2005) |
Learn about two Monterey County missions, San Antonio and Soledad, and about the Native Americans and Spanish people who lived there. |
Fun project for kids aged 9-12: building a model of a typical California mission. |
Coloring-book style publication allows youngsters to cut out and create their own models of early California mission buildings. |
Explore the natural history of the California coast through poetry, stories, biographies and many more primary sources. |
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Tales of Mexican California: Cosas de California
by Antonio Franco Coronel and others (1995) |
The Stowaway: A Tale of California Pirates
by Kristiana Gregory (1997) |
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Interesting collection of tales from California's early days of settlement. |
When Argentine pirate Hippolyte Bouchard attacks Monterey Bay, 11-year-old Carlito falls afoul of their cruel captain and is carried away from home and family. |
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