Theme: Family

Little Devils

By Book Importer | Published: February 7, 2012

Robert J. Blake shines a light on a little-known animal.Burnie, Winnie and Big Stanley are three Tasmanian devil pups growing up in the wild. Along with their mother, they make one happy family. Since the pups are still so small, Mum does all the hunting. But one night, Mum doesnt come home and the pups [...]

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

The Orphan

By Book Importer | Published: January 18, 2012

Once upon a time in Greece, fate left a young girl an orphan. Her stepmother was so hateful that she counted every drop of water the orphan drank! But with the help of Nature’s blessings, the orphan was showered with gifts: brilliance from the Sun, beauty from the Moon, gracefulness from the Dawn—and even a [...]

Descriptors: Europe, Folklore, Greece, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

It’s A Wonderful Life

By Book Importer | Published: January 18, 2012

What a pity excue for a holiday!
While her friends party in Europe, Anna- a Dutch seventeen year old- is sent to her uncle who lives ina tiny town in Pennsylvania.  Bakerton: two streets, a church, a diner, two undertakers and a steamtrain that spills out a bunch of tourists on a daily basis.
How was she [...]

Descriptors: Denmark, Europe, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Crouching Tiger

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

A Chinese-American boy gains a new understanding of his Chinese grandfather in this celebratory story of family, martial arts, and the Chinese New Year.Vinson is very excited when his grandfather comes from China for a visit. When Grandpa practices tai chi in the garden, Vinson asks to learn, hoping it will be like kung fu, [...]

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

Nowhere Girl

By Book Importer | Published: December 5, 2011

Luchi Ann only knows a few things about herself: she was born in a prison in Thailand. Her American mother was an inmate there. And now that her mother has died, Luchi must leave the only place she’s ever known and set out into the world. Neither at home as a Thai, because of her [...]

Descriptors: Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Thailand » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Underdogs

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

Before THE BOOK THIEF, Markus Zusak wrote a trilogy of gritty, funny, and at times heart-breaking novels about the Wolfe brothers: THE UNDERDOG, FIGHTING RUBEN WOLFE, and GETTING THE GIRL. These novels are presented in one volume for the first time.
Cameron and Ruben Wolfe are champions at getting into fights, coming up with half-baked schemes, [...]

Descriptors: Australia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Never Forgotten

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

This gorgeous picture book by Newbery Honor winner Patricia C. McKissack and two-time Caldecott Medal-winning husband-and-wife team Leo and Diane Dillon is sure to become a treasured keepsake for African American families. Set in West Africa, here is a lyrical story-in-verse about a young black boy who is kidnapped and sold into slavery, which will [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mali, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

A New Year’s Reunion

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

Little Maomao’s father works in faraway places and comes home just once a year, for Chinese New Year. At first Maomao barely recognizes him, but before long the family is happily making sticky rice balls, listening to firecrackers, and watching the dragon dance in the streets below. Papa gets a haircut, makes repairs to the [...]

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

Dancing on Grapes

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

It’s September, time for the annual grape harvest, one of the happiest times in Tuscany.
On the first day of the harvest, Claudia’s aunts, uncles, and cousins have come to her home to gather the grapes from the vineyard. Harvesting grapes is hard work, but Claudia knows it can be fun, too. At the end of [...]

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

The Family Under the Bridge

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

An old tramp, adopted by three fatherless children when their mother hides them under a bridge on the Seine, finds a home for mother and children and a job for himself.

Descriptors: Europe, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , » 2 Comments