Issue: December 2008

Here Come the Brides

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

From Syrian brides who dye their hands red with henna to the brides of Java, who wear headdresses of golden leaves and flowers, intriguing trivia, inviting prose, and rich illustrations come together to win both the hearts and the minds of young girls of all backgrounds, whatever their wedding dreams may be.

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Songs For Survival: Songs And Chants From Tribal Peoples Around The World

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A collection of songs from various tribal peoples including the Indians of the Americas, the Aborigines of Australasia, and many of the peoples of Asia and Africa.

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The First Tortilla: A Bilingual Story

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The First Tortilla is a moving, bilingual story of courage and discovery. A small Mexican village is near starvation. There is no rain, and the bean and squash plants are dying. Jade, a young village girl, is told by a blue hummingbird to take a gift to the Mountain Spirit. Then it will send the [...]

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Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story from Africa

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

When Granny asks Pretty Salma to go to the market one day, she warns her not to talk to strangers. But cunning Mr. Dog tricks Salma, and before she knows it, he’s wearing her stripy ntama, her pretty white beads, and her yellow sandals. And he’s on his way to Granny’s house! African culture and [...]

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Thanks To My Mother

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Susie Weksler was only eight in 1941 when Hitler’s forces invaded her Lithuanian city of Vilnius, a great center for Jewish learning and culture. Soon her family would face hunger and fear in the Jewish ghetto – but worse was to come. When the ghetto was liquidated, some Jews were selected for forced labor camps; [...]

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Hitler Youth: Growing Up In Hitler’s Shadow

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

“I begin with the young. We older ones are used up . . . But my magnificent youngsters! Look at these men and boys! What material! With them, I can create a new world.” –Adolf Hitler, Nuremberg 1933 By the time Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, 3.5 million children belonged to the Hitler [...]

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The Boy In The Striped Pajamas

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Berlin 1942When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence [...]

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The Five Lost Aunts Of Harriet Bean

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

When Harriet Bean’s father mentions that he has five sisters—whom Harriet has never met—she is immediately intrigued. Harriet is determined to uncover the whereabouts of her five lost aunts, but with nothing more than an unfinished family portrait and a few outdated clues, will she be able to locate them? Join Harriet in her search [...]

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The Tough Guide to Fantasyland

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This is Diana Wynne Jones at her very best: incisive, funny, and wildly imaginative. This is the edition of The Tough Guide, featuring a new map, an entirely new design, and additional material written for it by Diana Wynne Jones.

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Beyblade Official Handbook

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008
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