Theme: countryside

Anno’s Counting Book

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

A counting book depicting the growth in a village and surrounding countryside during twelve months.

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Anno’s U.S.A.

By Book Importer | Published: January 19, 2011

In wordless panoramas, Anno travels through history in his search for things American.

Descriptors: Asia, Fiction, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States of America » Other Themes: , , , » 1 Comment

A Gift

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

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, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Erika-San

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Allen Say creates a beautiful story about an American girl who seeks adventure in Japan and discovers more than she could have imagined.In her grandmother’s house there is one Japanese print of a small house with lighted windows. Even as a small girl, Erika loved that picture.It will pull her through childhood, across vast oceans [...]

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The Mystery of the Cupboard

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

When Omri puts away the cupboard in The Secret of the Indian, he vows that it will be forever. Little Bear, Boone, and the other miniature figures he had brought to life will remain plastic. But then Omri and his family move to an old country farmhouse that they inherited from a distant relative, and [...]

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