Theme: Family life

Tajikistan

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

As part of the series Cultures of the World, this title covers the geography, history, government, economy, environment, peoples, arts, cultures and languages of the country of Tajikistan.

Descriptors: Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Tajikistan » Other Themes: , , » Comments closed

Border Crossings: Emigration And Exile

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

A collection of fiction, non-fiction, and photo essays provides an international look at emigration and the mixed emotions caused by leaving one’s familiar surroundings to start a new life on foreign soil.

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A Home For Foundlings

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

Describes the hospital founded by Captain Coram to care for homeless children, and includes information about the daily lives of the foundlings and a timeline.

Descriptors: England (UK), Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction » Other Themes: » Comments closed

Ssi, Short Story International, Vol. 78

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

Tales by the world’s great contemporary writers, presented unabridged. Bimonthly serial publication.

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I Lost My Dad

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

A small boy loses his Dad while browsing in the toy section of a department store.

Descriptors: Asia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Fiction, Japan, Picture Book » Other Themes: » Comments closed

The Key to My Heart

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

After Jonathan’s dad loses his keys, they retrace all of their steps throughout the day, from the post office to the playground, and all of the places in between.

Descriptors: Fiction, Israel, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Comments closed

Singing Shijimi Clams

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

ake one older, not-so-wicked-anymore witch, add a slightly grumpy cat, and one large bucket of singing shijimi clams, and what you do NOT end up with, (no matter how hungry you are), is miso soup with clams.

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

Stories Of The Caliphs: The Rulers Of Islam

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

This collection of stories concerns the lives of the early Muslim leaders, known as Caliphs or successors to the Prophet, who ruled from Medina, then Damascus, and later from Baghdad, over an empire that included a large part of the world.

Descriptors: Africa, Egypt, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: » Comments closed

Going for Oysters

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

An Australian aborigine family spends the weekend fishing and looking for oysters and they almost forget their grandfather’s warning about the dangers of the eastern swamp.

Descriptors: Australia, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , » Comments closed