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Theme: Gift
A Gift
Amy receives a gift just in time for Chinese New Year, the most important holiday in the Chinese culture. At this time of year, it’s tradition to spend time with friends and family. Since Amy’s aunt and uncles live in China and are unable to make a new year visit, they have sent their niece [...]
Descriptors: China, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction Other Themes: Brother and sister, countryside, Culture, Dragon, Family, holiday, homesickness, New Year's Day, symbol, Tradition Leave a comment
Inside the Walls of Troy
Helen is renowned as the most beautiful woman in the world. Her divine beauty will lead her to a lifetime of adventure–from her kidnapping at age 12, through an arranged marriage, to a passionate affair that will ultimately bring about the Trojan War. Cassandra, the sister of Helen’s true love, has the gift, or curse, [...]
Descriptors: Greece, Myth, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Other Themes: Adventure, Friendship, Kidnapping, Life, Love, Mythology, trojan, War, Women Leave a comment
My New Shirt
Receiving the yearly birthday gift from his grandmother has become David’s living nightmare. The “surprise” she always has for him never varies. How can he stop this never-ending flow of stiff, white, scratchy shirts — “perfect gentlemen” shirts that make him squirm and pull and shift and twitch? David closes his eyes and imagines a [...]
Descriptors: Canada, Fiction, Primary (Gr. K-3) Other Themes: Birthday, Family, Grandmother, Humor Leave a comment
A Gift of Gracias: The Legend of Altagracia
After their olive crop fails, Maria fears that her family will have to abandon their farm on the new island colony. Then, one night she dreams of a mysterious beautiful lady shrouded by trees with branches hung with hundreds of little suns. They are oranges like the ones Maria’s parents once ate in their homeland, [...]
Descriptors: Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Fantasy, Primary (Gr. K-3) Other Themes: Catholic, Culture, Dreams, Family, Fear, Journey, Night, Spain, Sun Leave a comment
Pequena the Burro
When Pequena is feeling ordinary and inadequate, a wise friend reminds her that being a burro is a gift. He recalls the strength, the steadfastness, the capacity for work that were the burro’s important contributions to the building of Mexico.
Descriptors: All Ages, Fantasy, Mexico Other Themes: braves, cultural heritage, Identity, Self acceptance, strengths, taking action, work Leave a comment
New Shoes for Silvia
Silvia can’t wait to try on her present from Tia Rosita: new shoes as red as the inside of a watermelon. The shoes are too big for Silvia to wear, and she waits for her feet to grow. The excitement of the new shoes and the formidable task of waiting to grow into them are [...]
Descriptors: Latin America, Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3), Realistic Fiction Other Themes: growth, shoe, waiting Leave a comment
In Mozart’s Shadow: His Sister’s Story
Nannerl Mozart was a musical prodigy who seemed to have a brilliant future. But once her younger brother, Wolfgang, began composing symphonies at the age of five, her career and talents were utterly eclipsed. Here, at last, is Nannerl’s heart-wrenching tale. It’s the story of her undying passion for music; her relationship with her “miracle boy” brother; [...]
On October 20, 2010 at 7:00 P.M., Rosemary Wells, illustrator and author of the preschool series Max and Ruby, will be at Worlds of Words physical location on the 4th floor of the College of Education at the University of Arizona.
Yoon and the Jade Bracelet