Theme: Cats

A Hmong Family

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Depicts the history and culture of the Hmong, a unique ethnic group living in Southeast Asia, and describes the experiences of a Hmong family who left Laos to rebuild their lives in America. Includes a Hmong folktale.

Descriptors: Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nonfiction » Other Themes: » Comments closed

The Kite Rider: A Novel

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

In thirteenth-century China, after trying to save his widowed mother from a bad second marriage, twelve-year-old Haoyou has life-changing adventures when he takes to the sky as a circus kite rider and meets the great Mongol ruler Kublai Khan.

Descriptors: Asia, China, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Tagged » Comments closed

The Story of A Boy Named Will, Who Went Sledding Down the Hill

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

As he sleds swiftly down the hill, a boy runs into a hunter, a dog, a fox, a hare, and a bear.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fiction, Picture Book, Russia » Other Themes: » Comments closed

Half Of An Elephant

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

One night, all of a sudden, the world split in two. An elephant woke up to find that half of him was missing. So he set off to look for it.

Descriptors: Americas, Argentina, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: » Comments closed