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What the heart knows, chants, charms & blessings, by Newbery honor winner, Joyce Sidman ; illustrations by Pamela Zagarenski

eng

illustrations

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non fiction

What the heart knows

by Newbery honor winner, Joyce Sidman ; illustrations by Pamela Zagarenski

chants, charms & blessings

"Calls up ancient forms of the spoken word and translates them into the twenty-first century"--Dust jacket flap

Chants & charms: to bolster courage and guard against evil. Chant to repair a friendship -- Come, happiness -- Chant against the dark -- Song of bravery -- A list of things that will set you free -- Sleep charm -- How to find a poem -- Spells & invocations: to cause something to happen. Invitation to lost things -- Time spells -- Gift spell -- Invocation for sandcastles -- Invisibility spell -- Song in a strange land -- Starting now -- Laments & remembrances: to remember, regret, or grieve. Lament for teddy -- Where is my body? -- Lament for my old life -- Heartless -- Illness: a conversation -- When death comes -- Riding a bike at night -- Praise songs & blessings: to celebrate, thank, or express love. Blessing on the smell of dog -- Blessing on the curl of cat -- Blessing on the downtrodden -- Blessing from the stars -- Teacher -- Silly love song -- Lake's promise -- I find peace

juvenile

Chants, charms & blessings