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Theme: island
Darkfright
Her island neighbors call her “Darkfright” because she is so afraid of the night. As darkness comes on, Darkfright does anything in her power to keep it away–she turns on all the lights and bustles around the house as if it were day. Then one night a fallen star crashed through her door, a star [...]
Descriptors: Caribbean, Fantasy, Picture Book, Preschool, Primary (Gr. K-3) Other Themes: Dark, Fear, neighbor, overcoming Leave a comment
Cocoa Ice
A girl in Santo Domingo tells how cocoa is harvested during the late 1800s while at the same time her counterpart in Maine tells about the harvesting of ice.
Descriptors: Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3), Realistic Fiction, United States of America Other Themes: chocolate, cocoa, harvest, ice, New England, Santo Domingo Leave a comment
Ring of the Slave Prince
Tom O’Connor, a poor, adventurous boy lives with his mother and half sister at a tavern on the island of Nevis in 1639. He rescues a slave from drowning, learns he is prince, loses him, travels the Southern Hemisphere in search of him, and finally brings him home to Cape Verde, hoping for a grand [...]
Descriptors: Africa, Caribbean, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Other Themes: Adventure, Greed, liar, Pirate, plantation, prince, Rescue, shipwreck, slave Leave a comment
Dolphin Song
Just as Martine is settling into life at Sawubona, the wildlife game reserve, with her grandmother and Jemmy, her white giraffe, she must leave for two weeks on a school trip off the coast of South Africa. What begins as an exciting sea adventure quickly turns perilous when Martine and five of her classmates are [...]
Descriptors: Fantasy, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Mozambique Other Themes: Adventure, animal, castaway, conservation, dolphin, Friendship, Human-animal relationship, orphan, prophecy, school field trip, southern Africa, Survival, wildlife Leave a comment
The Heir of Mistmantle
King Crispin and Queen Cedar have just had a baby daughter–Princess Catkin–and everyone on Mistmantle Island gathers for the joyful celebration of the Naming Ceremony. But the day after, the princess suddenly disappears. Urchin and all the brave captains are dispatched to bring back the princess, but come back empty-handed. All clues point to Linty, an [...]
Descriptors: England (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8) Other Themes: disappear, illness, Kidnapping, kingdom, plague, princess, Squirrel Leave a comment
The Klipfish Code
The year is 1942, and Norway is under Nazi occupation. Ten-year-old Merit is sent with her younger brother to Godoy Island to live with her aunt and grandfather after Germans Bomb Norway in 1940. Merit longs to join her parents in the Resistance and when her aunt, a teacher, is taken away two years later, [...]
Descriptors: Germany, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Norway Other Themes: Family life, Holocaust, Nazi, Occupation, patriotism, refugee, underground movement, World War II Leave a comment
Night of the Howling Dogs
DYLAN’S SCOUT TROOP goes camping in Halape, a remote spot below the volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. The only thing wrong with the weekend on a beautiful, peaceful beach is Louie, a tough older boy. Louie and Dylan just can’t get along.That night an earthquake rocks the camp, and then a wave rushes [...]
Descriptors: Hawaii, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Realistic Fiction Other Themes: boy scout, camping, disaster, earthquake, hiking, interpersonal relation, leadership, Rescue, Survival, Tsunami Leave a comment
Snakehead
PERSEUS, THE GOD-TOUCHED son of Zeus and a mortal princess, takes his easy life on the island of Serifos for granted, but he knows he lives in troubled times. First the gods, now the politicians, send trouble rumbling across land and sea.When a beautiful stranger, a fugitive from another disaster zone, arrives on the island, [...]
Descriptors: England (UK), Fantasy, Greece, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Myth Other Themes: Andromeda, fate, God, Goddess, Greek Mythology, Perseus, seriphos Leave a comment
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.
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