Non-Fiction Books
Sewing is a skill that's both fun and functional, and there's no better way to get started than with jolly Miss Patch! She learns how to thread a needle, cut patterns, and sew a fine seam by hand. With the help of Miss Patch, and the book's many diagrams and amusing drawings, beginning sewists can learn to make a pillow, a bag, a patchwork quilt, an apron, and even simple clothes. Originally published in 1969, this is a timeless introduction to the pleasures of sewing.
Step-by-step directions for using various stitches to decorate pillow cases, handbags, place mats, potholders, and other objects.
Book by Meyer, Carolyn
Retells nine familiar Bible stories accompanied by instructions for making relevant projects such as wall hangings, pillows, and stuffed toys.
Depicts the work, recreation, customs, beliefs, and dreams of young and old in a hypothetical Amish family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Discusses the growth, cultivation, processing, and uses of coconuts. Includes thirty coconut recipes.
Describes the life of Alaskan Eskimos and their dilemma in trying to reconcile the white man's ways with their ancient culture.
Cynthia Charlotte Poindexter is fifteen years old and six feet one inch tall, her parents are divorced, and--spending lots of time with a feminist aunt--she has a difficult time finding where she fits in.
Discusses the history of masks and the roles that culture and religion have played in mask making and presents instructions for making theatrical, spirit, carnival, and other masks appropriate for each of the four seasons of the year
Describes the experiences of a troubled teenager at the Vitam Center in Norwalk, Connecticut, a therapeutic community where teenagers with problems help each other get better.
Follows the career of a group of rock and roll musicians trying to make it big.
A revised edition of a fact-filled introduction to the world of the Maya and their mysterious ancient civilization incorporates all of the latest information that has been discovered about the Maya--their art, writings, religion, and culture--in recent years.
The author recounts her visit to South Africa where she interviewed numerous young people to find out what growing up is like in a country torn apart by racial strife
A journalist relates her visit to Northern Ireland, where she interviewed Protestants and Catholics and recorded their feelings growing up in a country torn by political strife
The author relates her visit to Japan where she interviewed adults and children and recorded their feelings about life in a country experiencing drastic changes in lifestyle.
Provides original versions of folk songs from more than twenty-five cultures. As children sing or listen to the traditional and revised folk songs their knowledge of other cultures is expanded.
The author of Eskimos: Growing Up in a Changing Culture describes the changes that have occurred among the Yup'ik Eskimos during an eighteen-year absence, focusing on the younger generation in an effort to demonstrate the traditional and cultural differences that developed during that time.