Award-winning author Gloria Whelan received the National Book Award for her young adult novel, Homeless Bird. Her books with Sleeping Bear Press include The Listeners, Friend on Freedom River, and Jam and Jelly with Holly and Nellie. She lives in Michigan.

Award-winning author Gloria Whelan received the National Book Award for her young adult novel, Homeless Bird. Age Range: 6 - 9 years.

Gloria Whelan (Author), Peter Sylvada (Illustrator). Thousands of books are eligible, including current and former best sellers. Look for the Kindle MatchBook icon on print and Kindle book detail pages of qualifying books

Gloria Whelan (Author), Peter Sylvada (Illustrator). Look for the Kindle MatchBook icon on print and Kindle book detail pages of qualifying books.

Yatandou Hardcover – 22 August 2007. by Gloria Whelan (Author), Peter Sylvada (Illustrator).

Gloria Whelan is an author I trust in writing sensitively about children from diverse cultures and countries.

Yatandou lives in a Mali village with her family and neighbors. Atmospheric paintings from artist Peter Sylvada capture the landscape and spirit of this inspiring story of sacrifice and hope. Gloria Whelan is an author I trust in writing sensitively about children from diverse cultures and countries. Her words here are like poetry, and the glowing earth tones of Peter Sylvada's paintin To get enough millet meal for one day's food, eight year old Yatandou and the women in her family must pound kernels for three hours.

Geography living book: Yatandou by Gloria Whelan - at library. The Family-Ship Experience: Recommended Picture Book: Yatandou by Gloria Whela. Yatandou lives in a Mali village with her family and neighbors. And though she is only eight years old and would much rather play with her pet goat, she must. Recommended for pre- teen girls. Kindergarten Family Unit Preschool Family Theme Preschool Classroom Preschool Lessons Classroom Activities Preschool Social Studies Teaching Themes Youngest Child Oldest Child.

33 Total Resources 26 Books Name Pronunciation. Meet-the-Author Recording of Homeless Bird. by Gloria Whelan and Peter Sylvada. Audio Excerpt from Small Acts of Amazing Courage. Our Original Resources 3. Meet-the-Author Recording with Gloria Whelan about Homeless Bird. Created by TeachingBooks. Meet-the-Author Recording with Gloria Whelan about The Listeners. Audio Name Pronunciation with Gloria Whelan.

Gloria Whelan (born November 23, 1923) is an American poet, short story writer, and novelist known primarily for children's and young adult fiction. She won the annual National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2000 for the novel. She won the annual National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2000 for the novel Homeless Bird. She also won the 2013 Tuscany Prize for Catholic Fiction with her short story entitled What World Is This? and the work became the title for the independent publisher's 2013 collection of short stories.

Gloria Whelan But when Peter stumbles across a letter he was never meant to see, he unravels a troubling secret.

A critically acclaimed historical novel by the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird. When shy ten-year-old Lucy comes to live with her aunt and uncle at their mission school, she's surprised at the number of harsh rules and restrictions imposed on the children. The monastery of St. Ambrose is situated on the Irish island of Moracrrick. But when Peter stumbles across a letter he was never meant to see, he unravels a troubling secret. Soon he questions everything-the town's peaceful nature, his parents' stories about the war, and his own sense of belonging.

by Gloria Whelan Author · Peter Sylvada Illustrator. And though she is only eight years old and would much rather play with her pet goat, she must sit with the women and pound millet kernels

by Gloria Whelan Author · Peter Sylvada Illustrator. And though she is only eight years old and would much rather play with her pet goat, she must sit with the women and pound millet kernels. To grind enough millet for one day's food, the women must pound the kernels with their pounding sticks for three hours.