Nivola, Claire A

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Star Child

Star Child wants very much to visit Earth, but his elders tell him that to do so he will have to be born a human child and endure an existence far different from what he has known.

Life in the ocean

the story of oceanographer Sylvia Earle
2012
A picture book biography of oceanographer Sylvia Earle, discussing her childhood along the Gulf of Mexico, her passion for the environment, and her experiences in ocean exploration.

The forest

2002
A mouse sets out to overcome a lifelong fear of the forest.

Elisabeth

2001
Forced to flee the Nazis, a young girl and her family eventually end up in the United States where, years later, with a young daughter of her own, she is improbably reunited with the beloved doll she left behind in Germany.

Elisabeth

1997
Forced to flee the Nazis, a young girl and her family eventually end up in the United States where, years later, with a young daughter of her own, she is improbably reunited with the beloved doll she left behind in Germany.

Orani

my father's village
2011
Author Claire Nivola shares details of her experiences spending summers in Orani, the village in which her father grew up, where she was able to enjoy simple pleasures of daily life and connect with her extended family.

Planting the trees of Kenya

the story of Wangari Maathai
2008
Relates the story of Wangari Maathai, a native Kenyan who taught the people living in the highlands how to plant trees and care for the land.
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