Age: Primary (ages 6-9)

Material appropriate for primary age groups

Pop-Up London

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

Welcome to the great city of London! Are you ready for your tour? Open this inviting, large-format book and follow the river Thames as it winds through the heart of the celebrated capital. Peer inside Buckingham Palace, spin the London Eye, whisper in Saint Paul’s Cathedral gallery, and raise the historic Tower Bridge. Lift the [...]

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Martha, No!

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

Martha Felicity Molly-Anne May has a habit of losing her nannies. She’s so naughty that even Mary Poppins wouldn’t know what to do! Can the newest nanny, Miss Harrington-Chive, keep track of the little angel during their day out on the town? Or will Martha’s behavior have the nanny screaming “Martha, no!” until her voice [...]

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Ghost Hands

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

Auki, a young member of the Tehuelche tribe in Patagonia, wants to prove himself as a hunter but when he sets out on his own to face the puma, he stumbles upon a sacred cave and its guardian.

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Circles of Hope

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

After many futile attempts to plant a tree in honor of his new baby sister, a young Haitian boy discovers the perfect solution.

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A Hen for Izzy Pippik

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

When Shaina finds a magnificent hen, she knows that Izzy Pippik, the hen’s owner, is sure to return for her. In the meantime, Shaina decides she will care for the animal. But when dozens of eggs hatch and rowdy chickens scatter throughout the village, Shaina must fight the entire town if she has any hope [...]

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Dear Flyary

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

One-eyed alien Frazzle recounts his flying adventures in a new journal (in alien vernacular, of course). He bighearts his little Model 7, but as time passes, it starts making strange sounds, and Frazzle — pressured by friends and co-workers — wonders if he should trade it in. One day, when it goes CLUNK in the [...]

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Larf

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

No one believes Larf exists, and he likes it that way. Larf, you see, is a sasquatch, the only sasquatch in the world (or so it seems). He has a very pleasant, and very private, life in the woods, where on any given day he might be found jogging, gardening or walking Eric, his pet [...]

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Tashi and the Tibetan Flower Cure

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

A young Tibetan American girl helps her grandfather recover from an illness through the use of a traditional cure that focuses on spiritual as well as physical recovery and brings together a caring community.

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Stories To Play with: Kids’ Tales Told with Puppets, Paper, Toys, and Imagination

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

For storytellers who are just starting out, it seems appropriate to begin telling to young children. Yet young children present the most difficult audience a storyteller can face. So where does one begin? Simple. With some old newspaper and the story Rain Hat or Mountain Climbing, children will be enthralled at the action of the [...]

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Virginia Wolf

By Book Importer | Published: April 11, 2012

Vanessa’s sister, Virginia, is in a “wolfish” mood — growling, howling and acting very strange. It’s a funk so fierce, the whole household feels topsy-turvy. Vanessa tries everything she can think of to cheer her up, but nothing seems to work. Then Virginia tells Vanessa about an imaginary, perfect place called Bloomsberry. Armed with an [...]

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