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Teens in Russia

Book Importer — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:41:24 +0000

The Russian Federation has been an independent country since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. For Russian teenagers, this change has presented many opportunities. At school, teens are learning about a history that the communist government tried to hide. In their free time, they are learning to express themselves in ways their parents were not allowed. Teens in Russia is part of Global Connections, a series that uncovers the challenges, pastimes, and customs of teens around the world.

The Fairy Ring or Elsie and Frances Fool the World: A True Story

Book Importer — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:19:40 +0000

Frances was nine when she first saw the fairies. They were tiny men, dressed all in green. Nobody but Frances saw them, so her cousin Elsie painted paper fairies and took photographs of them “dancing” around Frances to make the grown-ups stop teasing. The girls promised each other they would never, ever tell that the photos weren’t real. But how were Frances and Elsie supposed to know that their photographs would fall into the hands of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? And who would have dreamed that the man who created the famous detective Sherlock Holmes believed ardently in fairies

Pop-Up London

Book Importer — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:37:53 +0000

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 flaps, and you’ll find famous faces, spooky stories, and surprising secrets. Turn the book around to look inside buildings and find out even more. Be inspired by the magic of London in three dimensions.

Latin Americans Thought of It: Amazing Innovations

Book Importer — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:37:26 +0000

Travel from the ancient hidden city of Machu Picchu high in the Andes, past Mayan ruins over 2,000 years old, to the bustling modern cities of Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires. Along the way, readers will learn about the vibrant cultures and innovations of Latin Americans–rodeo, carnival, chocolate, coffee, piñata, tango, and salsa, to name only a few. Many of these have become part of the daily lives of people all around the world.

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

Book Importer — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:36:26 +0000

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 young hero as you fold and tear and create mountains, hats, fans, and boats right before their very eyes. Or, take a milk carton and make a frog puppet to tell the story.

Warriors and Wailers: One Hundred Ancient Chinese Jobs You Might Have Relished or Reviled

Book Importer — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:36:26 +0000

Learn about 100 jobs you might never have imagined existed and discover fascinating facts about more than 4,000 years of life in China

Kate and Pippin

Book Importer — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:09:35 +0000

Photographs and simple text reveal the true story of a fawn which, abandoned by her mother and brought to live on a farm, is raised by Kate, a Great Dane which has never had puppies of her own.

Puffling Patrol

Book Importer — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:51:44 +0000

Ted and Betsy Lewin detail the annual rescue of baby puffins by the children of Heimaey, the largest island in the Westman Islands off the coast of Iceland. Includes additional information about puffins and the Westman Islands, glossary, and further reading.

Authors Ted and Betsy Lewin discuss Puffling Patrol.

Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917

Book Importer — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:05:57 +0000

On December 6, 1917 two ships collided in Halifax Harbour. One ship was loaded top to bottom with munitions and one held relief supplies, both intended for wartorn Europe. The resulting blast flattened two towns, Halifax and Dartmouth, and killed nearly 2,000 people. As if that wasn’t devastating enough, a blizzard hit the next day, dumping more than a foot of snow on the area and paralyzing much-needed relief efforts. Fascinating, edge-of-your-seat storytelling based on original source material conveys this harrowing account of tragedy and recovery.

Just Ducks!

Book Importer — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:01:59 +0000

On her way to school, a young girl spots mallard ducks in the river and enthusiastically describes their appearance, habits, and behavior. Interspersed throughout the pages are facts about ducks.