Theme: families

My Family

By Book Importer | Published: February 8, 2010

In a lively celebration of families in all their diversity and connections, this full-color photo-essay shows loving families across the world having fun together, eating, working, praying, teaching, learning, playing, and more.

Descriptors: Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), International, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Looking For Miza

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

In a magical place called the Congo, in the beautiful forests and jungles of Virunga National Park, lives a young female mountain gorilla named Miza. She was just like any other baby gorilla, riding on her mother’s back, playing, taking naps. Then, one day, when Miza and her mother were out searching for food, Miza’s [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » 1 Comment

The Remembering Stone (Americas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Commended (Awards))

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A surprising journey of self-discoveryIn early fall, the blackbirds creak like rusty wheels behind our apartment . . . “One day I will return like you,” my mother tells the birds. “But for now, you go. Que les vaya bien. Safe journey.”Ana doesn’t understand the pull of this faraway place until one night she puts [...]

Descriptors: Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

You and Me Together: Moms, Dads, and Kids Around The World

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

From a festival in India to a bus in Germany, from a park in China to a campfire in Australia, loving moms, dads, and kids share their lives.

Descriptors: Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), International » Other Themes: , , , » Comments closed