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Ship of dolls
It's 1926, and the one thing eleven-year-old Lexie Lewis wants more than anything is to leave Portland, where she is living with her strict grandparents, and rejoin her mother, a carefree singer in San Francisco. Lexie's class has been raising money to ship a doll to the children of Japan in a friendship exchange, and when Lexie learns that the girl who writes the best letter to accompany the doll will be sent to the farewell ceremony in San Francisco, she knows she just has to be the winner.
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Stones That Speak With Symbolism
No one really knows who first held a beautifully shaped natural stone in his hand and saw in its shape a resemblance to a miniature mountain, waterfall or small animal. But we do know that as far back as the reign of the Empress Suiko in Japan (AD 593-628) Chinese visitors presented stones of rare shapes set on individual trays to their hosts.
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Bears in the bath
Big Brown Bear intends to give baths to the grimy little bears, but they're having none of it.
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Women. Nimiseyak bigiiwag = Sisters come home
Four Anishinabe women recount their own personal experiences and views on racism and sexism, and how the two relate to Canada's missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Streaming Video
Bears in beds
Big Brown Bear gets his four fellow bears into their cozy, warm beds without much trouble, but in the middle of the night a strange sound frightens them awake.
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Bears in a Band
CLANG! CLANG! TOOTLEY-TOOO! The impossibly cute bears are back and this time they have musical instruments at the ready. The little bears pick up their instruments and play a noisy song. They don t care if the notes are wrong! But uh-oh, Big Brown Bear is fast asleep. Will their lively music wake him up? A small moment of trepidation segues into a jubilant performance in a story that will be sweet music to little ears.
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Bears in the snow
The little bears are ready to play in the snow. But, uh-oh, their sled is too small! It's not as fun sledding when they can only go two at a time. What can they use to carry them all? Luckily, Big Brown Bear has an idea.
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Bears and a birthday
Little bears Floppy, Fuzzy, Yellow, and Calico secretly prepare a birthday cake and gift for Big Brown Bear, whose curiosity's piqued by delicious smells.
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Bears and blossoms
Big Brown bear and the four little bears enjoy a picnic under blossoming trees, but a blustery wind makes flying kites an adventure.
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