Theme: friends

Dos Años

By Book Importer | Published: December 7, 2010

The idea that hands, feet, eyes, ears, legs, and arms all come in pairs is discovered by two Asian-American toddlers.

Descriptors: Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Join Hands

By Book Importer | Published: December 7, 2010

Friends come together to sing, dance, and play in this tribute to community. Pat Mora weaves the repeating lines of a pantoum, a Malaysian poetic form, into a joyful celebration while George Ancona’s energetic photos capture the ways of enjoying good times with others.

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

Deron Goes to Nursery School

By Book Importer | Published: September 29, 2010

Deron Goes to Nusery School is a title in the First Experiences series, a vivid new series portraying young children’s very first experiences of nursery school, time with grandparents, and other events. The first time for anything can be daunting, and these books set out to familiarize children, through simple read-aloud words and beautiful photos, [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Early Years (ages 2-6), Ghana, Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Margaret and Margarita / Margarita y Margaret

By Book Importer | Published: June 25, 2010

Margaret and MargaritaMargarita Y MargaretMargaret speaks English but not Spanish. Margarita speaks Spanish but not English. Can they still play? Of course they can! Join two robust girls who aren’t about to let anything spoil their fun.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

My Day from A To Z

By Book Importer | Published: May 28, 2010

An enchanting illustrated ABC book about a child’s

Descriptors: Americas, Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Celandine (David Fickling Books)

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Set seventy years before The Various, the second book in the trilogy follows the adventures of young Celandine at the onset of the First World War. Having run away from her detested boarding school, Celandine is too afraid to go home in case she is sent back. As she seeks shelter in the Wild Wood [...]

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

Cooper’s Lesson

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: November 8, 2009

Cooper’s Lesson is an inspiring story about identity and intergenerational friendship, featuring a young biracial boy, written in both English and Korean. Cooper has had about enough of being half and half. And he’s really had enough of Mr. Lee, the owner of his neighborhood grocery store, speaking to him in Korean even though Cooper [...]

Descriptors: Fiction, Korea, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , » 1 Comment

The Door of No Return

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Zac Baxter’s grandfather has always told him that he’s the descendant of African kings, whose treasure was stolen when his ancestors were sold into slavery. Of course, Zac brushes this off as a tall tale — until his grandfather is murdered and their apartment is completely ransacked. Clearly somebody is after something. Heeding his grandfather’s [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Fiction, Ghana, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Little Fish

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Rosa is bored, but Grandmother is too busy making tortillas for the market to notice. But when a little fish leaps out of the water right into Rosa’s lap, well, there’s nothing boring about that. Especially when the little fish starts to become a great big one.

Descriptors: All Ages, Fantasy, Mexico » Other Themes: , , » 2 Comments

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