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heritage

Books about heritage for readers of all ages.

Cover of Something lost, something gained

Something lost, something gained

Susan Evans McCloud

Ages 8–12familypioneer life

Cover of When Emma remembers

When Emma remembers

Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, Kathleen Kolb

Ages 4–9familymemory

Cover of The whistling tree

The whistling tree

Audrey Penn

Ages 4–9native american culturenature

Cover of My first trip to Africa

My first trip to Africa

Juliet Najjumba

Ages 4–8familytravel

Cover of Two continents, four generations

Two continents, four generations

Peter Hays

Ages 10–16familyheritage

Cover of Buried treasure

Buried treasure

Michael Burgan

Ages 6–10familyhistory

Cover of The Bundle Keeper

The Bundle Keeper

Dave Sargent

Ages 8–12native american culturetradition

Cover of Mr Platt and the painter

Mr Platt and the painter

Mead, Richard.

Ages 4–8craftsmanshipart

Cover of How did we get here? and other stories

How did we get here? and other stories

Peggy Campbell

Ages 6–11jamaican culturestorytelling

Cover of Pouring iron

Pouring iron

David Weitzman

Ages 9–14craftsmanshipmedieval history

Cover of Where I Come from

Where I Come from

Victor Cockburn, Judith Steinbergh

Ages 4–10identityheritage

Cover of Jewish Child's Bible Stories Told in Simple Language (1915)

Jewish Child's Bible Stories Told in Simple Language (1915)

Addie Richman Altman

Ages 8–12faithmorality

Cover of Old World and America

Old World and America

Philip J. Furlong

Ages 9–12historyculture

Cover of I, Too, Sing America

I, Too, Sing America

Ages 9–14identityresilience

Cover of Wordhoard

Wordhoard

Jill Paton Walsh, Kevin Crossley-Holland

Ages 9–13historylanguage

Cover of Crossing the Starlight Bridge

Crossing the Starlight Bridge

Alice Mead

Ages 8–12family relationshipscultural identity

Cover of Bless this house

Bless this house

Anne Carter

Ages 8–12familyheritage

Cover of Habibi

Habibi

Naomi Shihab Nye

Ages 13–18cultural identityfamily

Cover of Gramma, please tell us a story!

Gramma, please tell us a story!

Linda Brodine

Ages 5–10familygrandparent-child relationships

Cover of The crimson ribbon

The crimson ribbon

Hilary Horder Hippely

Ages 7–12familyintergenerational relationships

Cover of Missing in action

Missing in action

Dean Hughes

Ages 12–18family secretsworld war ii

Cover of Trapped in the old mine

Trapped in the old mine

Alvena Seckar

Ages 9–14family bondssurvival

Cover of Jubilee Journey

Jubilee Journey

Carolyn Meyer

Ages 9–14family historycultural identity

Cover of Stories of life in old Hawaiʻi

Stories of life in old Hawaiʻi

Caroline Curtis

Ages 8–14hawaiian culturehistory