Theme: daily life

Brazil: The People

By Book Importer | Published: August 13, 2011

This book explores how the history, climate, geography, and religion of Brazil have shaped the customs and practices of modern daily life for some of the poorest and some of the wealthiest people in South America.

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

Kindergarten Day USA and China

By Book Importer | Published: May 5, 2011

Readers spend a school day with two kindergarten classes in this flip-me-over book. One side tells the story of a class from Schenectady, New York, and the other side tells of a class from Beijing, China. As the day progresses, clocks show the time in the USA and in China, noting that its daytime on [...]

Descriptors: Asia, China, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9), United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Russian Girl: Life in an Old Russian Town

By Book Importer | Published: May 5, 2011

Text and photographs describe the life of a nine-year-old girl and her family in the small Russian city of Suzdal.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Nonfiction, Russia » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Passing By

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

Yael peeks out from her balcony and sees everything that’s happening in the street below, from the cat in the garden next door to a big red tractor chugging down the road; finally, she sees the best thing–her dad on his way home!

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

Anno’s Journey

By Book Importer | Published: January 19, 2011

A colorful, wordless book takes young readers on a wonderous tour of northern Europe, seeing its landscape, geography, and architecture along the way

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

Himalaya: Vanishing Cultures

By Book Importer | Published: October 6, 2010

This book describes the customs and day-to-day life of a family living in the Himalaya Mountains

Descriptors: Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Tibet (China) » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

Thank You, World

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Eight very different kids, from eight different continents, all go about their day and experience the same moments of happiness: greeting the sun in the morning, swinging on a swing, flying a kite, being tucked in by Mommy at bedtime.

Descriptors: Bolivia, China, Early Years (ages 2-6), France, India, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), International, Mali, Mexico, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction, Saudi Arabia » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Roman Diary: The Journal of Iliona of Mytilini: Who Was Captured and Sold As a Slave In Rome – Ad 107

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Iliona never imagined that her sea voyage from Greece to Egypt would lead her to Rome. But when her ship is boarded by pirates, that’s where she ends up — as a slave. Separated from her brother, Apollo, Iliona is soon at the whim of her owners, and the chance of regaining freedom seems like [...]

Descriptors: Egypt, Greece, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Italy, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

A Child’s Day in an Indian Village

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This book introduces customs in India by following a young girl through her day at home and at school. All information is presented as seen through the eyes of six-year-old Geeta.

Descriptors: India, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

The Ancestors Are Singing

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A collection of poems reflecting the culture, customs, daily life, and history of Mexico. Tony Johnston takes us from Mexico City to Oaxaca to Chiapas, from the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl to a shoeless boy selling newspapers, in this moving collection exuberantly illustrated by Karen Barbour.

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mexico, Poetry » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment