A Girl Named Disaster

While fleeing from Mozambique to Zimbabwe to escape an unwanted marriage, Nhamo, an eleven-year-old Shona girl, struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits.

Descriptors: Africa, Fiction, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Mozambique

Celebrate! In Southeast Asia

Describes a variety of holiday celebrations in Southeast Asia, including Thailand’s Elephant Round-Up, Singapore’s Moon Cake Festival, and the Vietnamese New Year.

Descriptors: Asia, Nonfiction, Primary (Gr. K-3)

The Dream Stealer

A village of Russian peasants rebuild their homes on a train to flee an evil wolf, only to be saved by a little girl’s dream and the knowledge of the witch Baba Yaga.

Descriptors: Europe, Folklore, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Russia

Canada: The Culture

This book looks at the music, dance, traditions, architecture, theater, sports, and arts that make up Canada’s culture.

Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Nonfiction

The Elephant-Headed God And Other Hindu Tales

A collection of Hindu myths featuring gods and goddesses, kings and queens, heroes and beggars, angelic beings and demons.

Descriptors: Asia, Folklore, India, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8)