Theme: diversity

The Children of the Ecuadorean Highlands (World’s Children)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Two separate chains of the Andes Mountains stretch through Ecuador, and almost half of Ecuador’s people live in the highlands of these mountains. The author/photographer of Riders Up! ( C. 1992) takes readers on a journey through the beautiful Ecuadorean highlands, as seen through the eyes of its children.

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

Light Foot/Pies Ligeros

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Once upon a time no creatures on Earth died. But they had baby after baby, and before long the world grew crowded. Death decided to solve the problem by challenging everyone to a skip-rope contest — as an immortal, Death won every time, and one by one everyone succumbed to her dare. Soon, every living [...]

Descriptors: Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mexico » Other Themes: , , , , , , » 1 Comment

Frida: Viva La Vida! Long Live Life!

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Frida Kahlo, a native of Mexico, is described here in biographical poems accompanied by her own artwork. Both text and images reveal the anguish and joy of her two marriges to muralist Diego Rivera, her life-long suffering from a crippling bus accident, and her thrist for life, even as she tasted death. Carmen T. Bernier-Grand’s [...]

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Poetry, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

My Two Worlds

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Contrasts the two worlds of an eight-year-old Dominican American girl who lives in New York City but speaks Spanish as her native language and frequently returns to her island home.

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

Jacks around the World

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This lively collection contains ingriguing, fast-moving games of jacks from countries as varied as Zimbabwe, Israel, Singapore, and the United States. The introduction to each of the 13 countries is packed with interesting facts, while easy-to-follow rules invite readers to play Cinco Marias (Brazil), Maakgep (Thailand), and other fun-filled games.

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Nonfiction, Picture Book » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 2, 2007

This is the true story of two great friends: a baby hippo named Owen, and a 130-year-old tortoise named Mzee live in Kenya. In December 2004, something astonishing happen: A frightened young hippo, separated from his family by the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia, adopted an acient Aldabra tortoise as his mother. The old tortoise, [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Kenya, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » 1 Comment

This Is My House

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

Text and illustrations depict the different types of houses lived in by children all over the world. On each page ‘This is my house’ will appear in the appropriate native language.

Descriptors: International, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Comments closed

All Kinds of Children

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

This story presents the things that all children over the world have in common, including their need for food, clothes, people to love them, and the opportunity to play.

Descriptors: International, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , » Comments closed