Theme: Difference

Vacation in the Village

By Book Importer | Published: February 7, 2012

A boy discovers and takes pride in the customs of his people when he visits his family’s village.

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

Chilly Milly Moo

By Book Importer | Published: November 2, 2011

While the other cows are enjoying the sun and making plenty of milk, Milly Moo is too hot to make a drop but when the temperature falls, Milly Moo shows the farmer and the rest of the herd what she can do.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), England (UK), Fantasy, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Same, Same but Different

By Book Importer | Published: October 27, 2011

Pen pals Elliott and Kailash discover that even though they live in different countries–America and India–they both love to climb trees, own pets, and ride school buses.

Descriptors: India, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States of America » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Less Than Half, More Than Whole

By Book Importer | Published: October 13, 2011

A child who is only part Native American is troubled by his mixed racial heritage.
 

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

Dogtag Summer

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

Twelve-year-old Tracy–or Tuyet–has always felt different. The villagers in Vietnam called her con-lai, or “half-breed,” because her father was an American GI. And she doesn’t fit in with her adoptive family in California, either. But when Tracy and a friend discover a soldier’s dogtag hidden among her father’s things, it sets her past and her [...]

Descriptors: Asia, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Viet Nam » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Friends: True Stories of Extraordinary Animal Friendships

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

What makes a camel friends with a Vietnamese pig?  Or a wild polar bear with a sled dog?   In a young preschool book, Catherine Thimmesh makes us wonder at the truth and mystery of unlikely animal friendships.  Because the stories behind these friendships are true, not contrived, they not only give readers insight into animals, [...]

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

Butterflies

By Book Importer | Published: August 15, 2011

Katherine is almost eighteen. Severely burned when she was three, she dreams that one day she will look like everyone else. Be like everyone else. Achieve her dreams. But Katherine won’t be seen as a victim. Her life is filled with fun and humor and friendship, as she faces her first “real” date, arguments with [...]

Descriptors: Australia, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » 1 Comment

The Ugly Duckling

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year excluded by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

Descriptors: Denmark, Europe, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » 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

Not All Animals Are Blue

By Book Importer | Published: May 4, 2011

Sharing simple concepts, Not All Animals are Blue prompts discussion about colors, movement, attitude, and even accessories.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Fiction, France, Picture Book » Other Themes: » Leave a comment