Theme: curiosity

The Helpful Elves

By Book Importer | Published: January 11, 2012

When the lazy people of Cologne go to sleep, the helpful elves do all their work. They measure and saw for the carpenter, knead and mix for the baker, carve and chop for the butcher, taste and pour for the winemaker, and snip and sew for the tailor. But no one ever sees them. Until [...]

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The Heart and the Bottle

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

Once there was a girl whose life was filled with all the wonder of the world around her. Then one day something occurred that caused the girl to take her heart and put it in a safe place. However, after that it seemed that more things were empty than before. Would she know when and [...]

Descriptors: Europe, Fantasy, Northern Ireland (UK), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

The Elephant’s Child

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

This energetic book takes young readers on a journey with a very curious baby elephant who has one question on his mind: What do crocodiles eat for dinner? But whenever he asks this question, he gets a spanking! Though he’s never seen a crocodile before, the baby elephant sets out to the banks of a [...]

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Max and Ruby’s First Greek Myth: Pandora’s Box

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

When Max snoops in his sister’s jewelry box, she reads her own version of the classic Greek myth about how Pandora’s curiosity sets loose all the horrors of the world.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Greece, Myth, Picture Book » 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 [...]

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

To Go Singing Through the World: The Childhood of Pablo Neruda

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Pablo Neruda grew up in the rough and wild frontier town of Temuco, Chile. His father was a railroad man and not inclined to draw out the introspective boy. However, his stepmother, descended from the Mapuche people, was gentle and nurturing and told him stories of Chile’s native people. But in her husband’s presence, she [...]

Descriptors: Biography, Chile, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Cat and Mouse

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 11, 2007

Mother mouse and mother cat taught their children about the world but one little cat and one little mouse weren’t paying attention. The cat and the mouse become friends and their siblings join them.

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

While We Were Out

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

When someone leaves the patio door unlocked it’s just the opportunity the family’s pet rabbit needs to go exploring.

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