This Spanish reader for third grade students is about a kitten who is the pet of all the children in the neighborhood. The kitten gets into mischief, but his punishment marks a turn for the better when he becomes the pet of a fisherman's son. The entire text is in Spanish and black and white sketches illustrate the text. (Author/NCR)

This Spanish reader for children in kindergarten and first grade is about a drop of water that comes to life in a trip through the water cycle of evaporation, condensation, and subsequent return to a drier part of the earth's surface environment. The story is suitable for reading aloud or independent reading. The text is entirely in Spanish.…

This Greek reader for children in kindergarten and first grade is about a drop of water that comes to life in a trip through the water cycle of evaporation, condensation, and subsequent return to a drier part of the earth's surface environment. The story is suitable for reading aloud or independent reading. The text is entirely in Greek.…

This primary level reader in Italian intended for use in a bilingual education setting, is about the life cycle of a drop of water. The drop of water is personified and the story tells of its adventures as it travels from the top of the lake to the bottom, its meeting with the inhabitants of the lake, and its trip to the clouds. After deciding not…

This French children's reader designed for children in grades 2-3 is about a fun-loving pair of frogs. Their antics are described and illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings. (NCR)

This Italian children's reader for grades K-1 is about a Neopolitan boy who worked in his father's bakery and invented the pizza. Generations later a descendant followed in his footsteps and opened New York City's first pizzeria. Pen-and-ink drawings illustrate the text. A glossary is included. (NCR)

This French reader, intended for use in a bilingual education setting, tells the story of a monster, "Croque-Carotte," who served Franco-American villages in the days when people believed in monsters. The story tells of the monster's difficulties in plying his trade because of the sadness of the people. Eventually two children discover…

This illustrated reader of traditional Gwich'in stories is intended for use in a bilingual education setting and is geared toward students who are competent speakers of Gwich'in Athabaskan with knowledge of the writing system. It consists of three traditional stories. (AMH)

This reader is intended for use in a bilingual education setting and is geared towards students who are competent speakers of Ahtna Athabaskan with knowledge of the writing system. It is an historical account of a battle and its aftermath from the Cantwell area. It includes an interlinear English translation and a free English translation. (AMH)

This series of five children's readers is designed to be used by Spanish-speaking children in a bilingual elementary school setting. The story is about an anthropomorphic salamandar who leaves New York to visit Puerto Rico. The plane trip and her visits to several specific towns are chronicled in the readers. A preface to the teacher is included.…

This Spanish reader is written for Spanish-speaking children in first through third grades in a bilingual education setting. The short story is preceded by a preface to the teacher explaining the relevance of the subject, frogs, to Puerto Rican agriculture. The key word to be learned is the scientific name given to frogs, "batracios," and the main…

This illustrated reader contains a Passamaquoddy version of a traditional Wabnaki legend about Koluskap, an Indian man, and his friends. It is one of a series of readers containing Passamaquoddy legends and is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page presents the text in the Passamaquoddy language and in a literal English…

This illustrated reader contains Passamaquoddy versions of two traditional Wabnaki legends about Pukcinsquehs, the Tree-Stump Woman, who changes herself into a mosquito, and Koluskap, a giant, who turns people into fish. It is one of a series of readers containing Passamaquoddy legends and is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each…

This illustrated reader contains a Passamaquoddy version of a traditional Wabnaki legend about the raccoon. It is one of a series of readers containing Passamaquoddy legends and is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page presents the text in the Passamaquoddy language and in a literal English translation. A glossary of…

This illustrated reader contains a Passamaquoddy version of a traditional Wabnaki legend about Koluskap and the wonderful powers he gives to three Indians who look for him. It is one of a series of readers containing Passamaquoddy legends and is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page presents the text in the Passamaquoddy…