Theme: daily life

Teens in Russia

By Book Importer | Published: April 17, 2012

The Russian Federation has been an independent country since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. For Russian teenagers, this change has presented many opportunities. At school, teens are learning about a history that the communist government tried to hide. In their free time, they are learning to express themselves in ways their parents [...]

Descriptors: Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Russia » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Up Dog

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

A little dog can get up to big things!

Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Concept Book, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Picture Book » Other Themes: » Leave a comment

Up Cat

By Book Importer | Published: April 12, 2012

A cat can get tangled up in all kinds of fun and mischief between wake-up time and nap time. Follow along with the playful text as Cat laps up milk, messes up the house, gets up to no good, stands up to a visiting dog, and finally curls up for a nap in the sun. [...]

Descriptors: Canada, Concept Book, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Picture Book » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

Russia: The People

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

After years of unemployment and crushing inflation, Russians are looking to the future with hope of a new prosperity. This colorful revised edition takes a look at the new middle class and how the culture has been changing since the country

Descriptors: Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Russia » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Dog In, Cat Out

By Book Importer | Published: February 28, 2012

Illustrates the concept of opposites by depicting one day in the household of a family and their busy dog and cat.

Descriptors: Australia, Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), Oceania, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

R Is for Russia

By Book Importer | Published: September 28, 2011

From Dacha to Winter Palace, from Easter Eggs to Kremlin, here is a photographic alphabet of everything we love best about Russia. The Russian Federation is a vast land of forests and steppes, deserts, rivers, lakes and big cities. Over centuries of splendour, revolution and change, our country has produced some of the greatest scientists, [...]

Descriptors: Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Russia » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Navigators: Ancient Greece

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

Navigate your way through a fantastic range of subjects with this visually spectacular new series. Every spread is brimming with lively text, amazing photographs and artworks, and weblinks and quotes. Panels throughout offer focused information on specific topics. Ancient Greece was one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever known, and this book is an [...]

Descriptors: Europe, Greece, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

People Around the World

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

With more than 70 chunky flaps to explore and engaging scenes of busy people from all over the world, this book is a wonderful first introduction to different cultures and places. From a bustling modern Asian city, to a rural African village, the color and glamour of India’s Bollywood and the green calm of a [...]

Descriptors: Concept Book, International, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

Chewa

By Book Importer | Published: August 24, 2011

This book presents the history, culture, art, and economics of the Chewa people of Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique.

Descriptors: Africa, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Malawi, Mozambique, Nonfiction, Zimbabwe » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Kampung Boy

By Book Importer | Published: August 15, 2011

Kampung Boy is a favorite of millions of readers in Southeast Asia. Lat recounts the life of Mat, a Muslim boy growing up in rural Malaysia in the 1950s: his adventures and mischief-making, fishing trips, religious study, and work on his family’s rubber plantation. Meanwhile, the traditional way of life in his village (or kampung) is steadily disappearing, [...]

Descriptors: Asia, Graphic Novel, Malaysia, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment