Issue: March 2007

Hugo Hippo’s ABC Fun Book in Africa

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Hugo Hippo and his animal friends introduce children to the geography and wildlife of Africa, in a colorful and alliterative ABC book.

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Fei Hong Shu (Red Tree)

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This beautifully illustrated yet somewhat dark book describes a child’s feelings of depression and despair, yet ends with the discovery that better times await.

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Formosa: A Short Story Of An Island

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This is a book about the time when the Dutch were in Taiwan–not about who won or lost, not about ‘us’ or ‘them,’ just about people living on an island a long time ago.

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Lan Shi Tou (The Blue Stone)

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Chinese-language only humorous graphic novel of cartoons about a blue stone.

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One Leaf Rides the Wind: Counting in a Japanese Garden

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

In this collection of haiku, a young girl walks through a Japanese garden and discovers many delights, from one leaf to ten stone lanterns. Includes notes about Japanese religion and philosophy.

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Bobo And The Flying Crab

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This is a story about Bobo, the boy who was taught to fly by his friends, Mot the moth and Moz the mosquito.

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How The Leopard Got His Claws

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Recounts how the leopard got his claws and teeth and why he rules the forest with terror.

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Free As the Desert Wind

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A Sudanese boy befriends a young camel while helping his father drive a camel herd to Egypt.

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Stories Of The Caliphs: The Rulers Of Islam

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This collection of stories concerns the lives of the early Muslim leaders, known as Caliphs or successors to the Prophet, who ruled from Medina, then Damascus, and later from Baghdad, over an empire that included a large part of the world.

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Yue Liang Wang Ji Le

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Chinese-language only humorous graphic novel of cartoons about the moon.

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