Region: England (UK)

Materials from England (UK)

My Two Grandads

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

Aston’s Grandad Roy played in a steel band and Grandad Harry played the trumpet in a brass band. Aston always enjoyed going to visit them and listen to them practice. But soon he wanted to join in. So he asked Grandad Roy to teach him to play the steel drums and then he asked Grandad [...]

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Aftershock

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

Makis and his moher Sofia escape a devastating Greek earthquake which has claimed his father’s life. North London is a ver different place – but Makis quickly wins a covetted place in the school football team. Unlike her son, Sofia, isolated by her grief and lack of English, sinks into depression. Makis has a brilliant [...]

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

The Great Hamster Massacre

By Book Importer | Published: June 15, 2011

Anna and her brother, Tom, have always wanted a pet. And after their latest pestering campaign, their mother finally gives in and lets them choose a pair of hamsters from the local pet shop. But their happiness soon turns to horror when the hamsters are found mysteriously dead in their cage. Anna and Tom launch [...]

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Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Maisy creator Lucy Cousins shifts gears to retell her favorites with vivid, rousing illustrations. Eight classic stories take on new energy as Lucy Cousins ramps up her artwork.
 

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

When It’s Six O’clock in San Francisco: A Trip through Time Zones

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

A lyrical multicultural picture book that introduces the concept of time zones. As one little boy is eating breakfast in San Francisco, another kid in London is playing football with his mates, a girl in Harare is eating dinner with her family, and another child in Sydney is calling for a drink of water in [...]

Other Descriptors: Australia, Canada, Chile, China, International, Pakistan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, South Africa, United States of America » Themes: , » Leave a comment

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Gennady Spirin has taken a favorite childhood tale and imbued it with charm, dressing his bears in Renaissance costumes and providingwhimsical and charming furniture designed for their country dwelling.

Other Descriptors: Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia » Themes: , » 1 Comment

Come to the Castle

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Behind the scenes in a Medieval castle, history comes alive in poetry and pictures. You are invited to the 13th-century banquet at the castle of the Earl of Daftwood. Young readers will meet all of the lords and ladies, the servants and the squires. They will discover surprises: flying silverware and mystery meat made of [...]

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Journey to the River Sea

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This hair-raising novel, set in turn-of-the-last-century Brazil, introduces Maia, an orphan, sent from England to live with unfamiliar cousins on a rubber plantation. As Maia and her kind governess arrive in their new home, they each have secret hopes of adventure–which are immediately quashed by the Carters, who hate their adopted land are obsessed with [...]

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Humpty Dumpty

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

For hundreds of years, children have delighted in reciting the classic nursery rhyme of Humpty Dumpty’s fall. Over the centuries there have been many different interpretations, but some speculate that it was originally a riddle: “What could fall and break, but could not ever be repaired?” An egg is certainly one possible answer.

Other Descriptors: Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Rhymes/songs, Switzerland » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Thumbelina: Tiny Runaway Bride

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This is a contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale. It’s about a tiny girl just the size of your thumb. The tiny girl becomes separated from her overprotective mother, has adventures with various animals, and records her feelings in a diary as she gains self-reliance and searches for someone to love.

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