Age: Americas

Materials from the Americas

Dead Time/Shelter

By Book Importer | Published: January 18, 2012

Two vulnerable girls go to extremes for love.In Dead Time, Isabella is in jail and waiting to be tried for a horrifically violent crime. Her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend, Lulu, is dead. Even her name makes Isabella want to poke somebody in the eye with a stick. True, Isabella was jealous and asked her boyfriend, Sergei, to [...]

Other Descriptors: Canada, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

A Stranger at Home

By Book Importer | Published: December 21, 2011

The powerful memoir of an Inuvialuit girl searching for her true self when she returns from residential school. Traveling to be reunited with her family in the Arctic, 10-year-old Margaret Pokiak can hardly contain her excitement. It’s been two years since her parents delivered her to the school run by the dark-cloakednuns and brothers. Coming [...]

Other Descriptors: Biography, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Talking Eagle And The Lady Of Roses

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

This is the traditional story, told simply and elegantly, of how Juan Diego meets the beautiful Lady on a windswept hilltop in December and carries her message to the disbelieving bishop. The Lady fills Juanzs cloak with full-blooming roses and impresses her image on its fibers as a sign for the bishop to fulfill her [...]

Other Descriptors: Mexico, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , » Leave a comment

The Food of Mexico

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Explore the flavor and culture of this colorful country in The Food of Mexico.  What better way to study a country than through its geography, history, regions, customs, and celebrations as they relate to food.  Dig right in by trying out one of the delicious recipes inside.  Studying world cultures has never been so tasty!

Other Descriptors: Mexico, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Aztecs

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

The Aztecs built an advanced and dazzling empire that stretched across a large part of Mesoamerica.  The Chuampa “floating gardens” system of farming is perhaps their most remarkable accomplishment.  Other discoveries and inventions related to transportation, agriculture, architecture, science, and technology, enriched their culture and provide a way for us to experience parallels between ancient [...]

Other Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Other Half of Life

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

A heartbreaking novel based on the true story of a World War II voyage.In May of 1939, the SS St. Francis sets sail from Germany, carrying German Jews and other refugees away from Hitler’s regime. The passengers believe they are bound for freedom in Cuba and eventually the United States, but not all of them [...]

Other Descriptors: Caribbean, Cuba, Germany, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Big City Otto: Elephants Never Forget 1

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Otto is a lumbering, sweet-natured elephant who can’t forget his childhood chum Georgie, a smiley-faced chimpanzee who was abducted and shipped away from their forest home by the mysterious and sinister Man with the Wooden Nose. Accompanied by a wisecracking but protective parrot named Crackers, Otto decides to hop a plane and look for Georgie [...]

Other Descriptors: Canada, Graphic Novel, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Adventures of Cosmo: The Traveling Planet

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Cosmo remembers a time when dodos lived happily on Earth. But with humans came their guns, and soon the only dodos left were Cosmo and two friends. Then comes the terrible day when Cosmo finds himself all alone, the last of the dodos. If he is to survive, he must leave the planet he loves. He [...]

Other Descriptors: Canada, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Adventures of Cosmo: The Quest of the Last Dodo Bird

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Cosmo remembers a time when dodos lived happily on Earth. But with humans came their guns, and soon the only dodos left were Cosmo and two friends. Then comes the terrible day when Cosmo finds himself all alone, the last of the dodos. If he is to survive, he must leave the planet he loves. He [...]

Other Descriptors: Canada, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Adventures of Cosmo: The Climate Masters

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Cosmo remembers a time when dodos lived happily on Earth. But with humans came their guns, and soon the only dodos left were Cosmo and two friends. Then comes the terrible day when Cosmo finds himself all alone, the last of the dodos. If he is to survive, he must leave the planet he loves. He [...]

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