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Diego Rivera: His World and Ours

By Book Importer | Published: April 17, 2012

This charming book introduces one of the most popular artists of the twentieth century, Diego Rivera, to young readers. It tells the story of Diego as a young, mischievous boy who demonstrated a clear passion for art and then went on to become one of the most famous painters in the world. Duncan Tonatiuh also prompts [...]

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

Teens in Russia

By Book Importer | Published: April 17, 2012

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 [...]

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

Puppet

By Book Importer | Published: April 17, 2012

A heartbreaking episode in history, explained through the story of a young servant girl in the late 1800s. The year is 1882. A young servant girl named Esther disappears from a small Hungarian village. Several Jewish men from the village of Tisza Eszvar face the ‘blood libel’ — the centuries-old calumny that Jews murder Christian [...]

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

Beneath A Meth Moon

By Book Importer | Published: April 16, 2012

Laurel Daneau has moved on to a new life, in a new town, but inside she’s still reeling from the loss of her beloved mother and grandmother after Hurricane Katrina washed away their home. Laurel’s new life is going well, with a new best friend, a place on the cheerleading squad and T-Boom, co-captain of [...]

Other Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, United States of America, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , » 2 Comments

Inside Out And Back Again

By Book Importer | Published: April 16, 2012

No one would believe me but at times I would choose wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama. For all the ten years of her life, HÀ has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by . . . and the beauty of [...]

Other Descriptors: Guam, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Poetry, Realistic Fiction, Viet Nam » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Wild Book

By Book Importer | Published: April 16, 2012

Fefa struggles with words. She has word blindness, or dyslexia, and the doctor says she will never read or write. Every time she tries, the letters jumble and spill off the page, leaping and hopping away like bullfrogs. How will she ever understand them? But her mother has an idea. She gives Fefa a blank [...]

Other Descriptors: Cuba, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Pulelehua And Ma¯maki

By Book Importer | Published: April 16, 2012

In the lush Hawaiian rainforest, beneath a canopy of ‘ohia trees, native flora and fauna live in harmony. As her time draws near, lovely Pulelehua discovers the mamaki that sheltered her as a child and leaves a newborn egg on one of its leaves. Follow along as the wise mamaki nurtures Ke Li‘i through his [...]

Other Descriptors: All Ages, Hawaii, Picture Book » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Breaking Stalin’s Nose

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs.

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

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.

Other Descriptors: Argentina, Historical Fiction, Latin America, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Latin Americans Thought of It: Amazing Innovations

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

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 [...]

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