Books with author Jane West

Uzbek Bread is the second book in a collection of books called Kidz Kulture by Janice M. West. Kidz Kulture books focus on little known cultures of people who can be found living in the U.S. The author wants children, their parents, and teachers to celebrate the cultures of America. America is a beautiful coat of many colors, with people from so many meaningful and diverse backgrounds and the culture of the Uzbek people is just one of them. The author hopes that these Kidz Kulture books will encourage children to read more about the cultures of others as well as their own.Uzbekistan is a landlocked country north of Afghanistan which itself has a diverse cultural heritage. The countrys official language is Uzbek, a Turkic language spoken natively by about 85% of its people. Russian is also widely used. Because of its history and its location, Uzbek people have a variety of appearances. Some Uzbek people have a typical Russian appearance, others look more similar to Turks, and still others have a Mongolian appearance due to having a heritage link to the ethnic groups from the line of Genghis Khan. This exciting mixture of cultures can be seen in Ubekistans clothing, architecture and foods. America began to experience some migration of Uzbek people in the 1950s. A small number have continued to come up until this time but it has been an extremely slow migration of people in general. Today, more than 20,000 Uzbek people reside in the U.S.

WINNER of the Holyer An Gof best children's bookAdopted into a family of notorious Cornish smugglers, Pip of Pengersick takes to life on the high seas as she learns the trade of those who sail by a dark moon.Business is going well when a well-dressed stranger sends Pip, a small dog, and her friend, the smuggler Harry Carter, on an urgent mission to London – ordered by the King of England himself.A secret mission takes the intrepid Pip and Harry to France, a country in the grip of revolution. Pip’s Cornish home seems a long way away – will Pip and Harry ever make it back alive without the shadowy figures who seem to dog their every footstep…

A modern day supernatural thriller from the WINNER of the Holyer An Gof best children's bookWhat really happened at Windsor Castle the night the Queen’s favourite corgi was abducted? Who are the mysterious visitors and what do they want?Tartu’s investigation of these strange events uncovers a plot of otherworldly dimensions. Tartu, a small black-and-white dog is accompanied by a motley crew of overfed, overweight and pampered corgis, Pericles the bad-tempered parrot and Toby, gamekeeper’s dog to the Royal Family, Tartu’s quest takes her on a difficult and dangerous journey across the English countryside to a place of ancient power.Her search unwittingly reveals a secret that has been hidden for thousands of years – and an old enemy returns to haunt her.Tartu’s Close Encounter follows on from the events described in Tartu and the Pharaoh’s Curse.