Age: Primary (ages 6-9)

Material appropriate for primary age groups

Who Will Save My Planet?

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

This unique and powerful wordless book uses striking photos to show the impact of humans on the environment. Each provocative image speaks volumes. On every spread we are shown a treasure that nature has given us beside a picture of how we’ve abused that treasure. We see a beautiful forest glade beside a devastated patch [...]

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Beauty and the Beast

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.

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Going Ape!

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

There are more than 200 species of primates in the world. Going Ape! is a wonderful introduction to some of the most fascinating ones for children just discovering the world of animals. From Japan’s macaques to Africa’s gorillas, brilliant images and brief, informative text will capture the imagination of young children.  

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What We Wear

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

Vibrant photographs from around the world showcase the many different types of clothing that kids wear to play, study, pretend and celebrate. From school uniforms to costumes, traditional ethnic clothing to sports team jerseys-no matter what kids wear, clothes are an important part of who they are.

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The Elijah Door

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

A little help from the rabbi on Passover ends a feud between the Lippas and the Galinskys.

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Little Dog Lost

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

A dog is rescued after days afloat on a sheet of ice in the Baltic Sea.

Other Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Picture Book, Poland, Realistic Fiction » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

A Path of Stars

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

A refugee from Cambodia, Dara’s beloved grandmother, Lok Yeay, is grief-stricken when she learns her brother–left behind in Cambodia–has died, and it is up to Dara to bring Lok Yeay back to a place of happiness.

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Mrs. Harkness and the Panda

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

In 1934, Ruth Harkness had never seen a panda bear.  Not many people in the world had. But soon the young Mrs. Harkness would inherit an expedition from her explorer husband: the hunt for a panda.  She knew that bringing back a panda would be hard. Impossible, even.  But she intended to try. So she [...]

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba’s Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone’s crops began to fail. His family didn’t have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring [...]

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Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match / Marisol McDreonald No Combina

By Book Importer | Published: April 2, 2012

Marisol McDonald, a biracial, nonconformist, soccer-playing pirate-princess with brown skin and red hair, celebrates her uniqueness.

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