Theme: Dolls

Frozen Billy

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 22, 2007

Left in the care of an n’er-do-well uncle, siblings Clarrie and Will devise an elaborate plan involving ventriloquist’s dolls, costumes, and forged boarding passes to reunite their separated family.

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The Bamboo Flute

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

In 1932, during Australia’s deep economic depression, young Paul meets Eric the Red–a wandering swagman–who teaches Paul how to play the bamboo flute and brings music back into Paul’s life.

Descriptors: Australia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania » Other Themes: » Comments closed

Hachiko: The True Story Of A Loyal Dog

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

Relates the true story of a dog who accompanied his master to and from a Tokyo train station for a year and, after his master died, continued to wait for him there every day for many years.

Descriptors: Asia, Japan, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: » Comments closed