Theme: Friendship

The Little Prince Graphic Novel

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

FRENCH EDITION. For over sixty-five years Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince has captured the hearts and minds of its readers. The whimsical story with a fairy tale touch has sold over 80 million copies in 230 languages. This exciting graphic adaptation features beautiful, new artwork by Joann Sfar. Hand-chosen by Saint-Exupéry’s French publishers for [...]

Descriptors: Europe, France, Graphic Novel, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: » Leave a comment

The Invisible Order, Book One

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

Emily Snow is twelve years old, supporting herself and her younger brother on the streets of Victorian England by selling watercress. One early winter morning on her way to buy supplies, she encounters a piskie–a small but very sarcastic fey creature that has been cornered by a group of the Black Sidhe, piskies from an [...]

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

The Rattlesnake Who Went to School

By Book Importer | Published: December 7, 2010

On his first day of school, Crowboy pretends he is a rattlesnake, but then he meets a girl in his class who wants to be a rattlesnake too.

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

Bamboo People

By Book Importer | Published: October 12, 2010

This coming-of-age novel takes place against the political and military backdrop of modern-day Burma. Narrated by two teenaged boys on opposing sides of the conflict between the Burmese government and the Karenni, one of the many ethnic minorities in Burma, Bamboo People explores the nature of violence, power, and prejudice as seen through the eyes [...]

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

The Snow Bear

By Book Importer | Published: September 30, 2010

“The bear came into town in the Autumn to feed at the dump. Her cubs had been killed by hunters and she was weary. Only Bruun saw her plight…” So begins a friendship between two unlikely companions ­ Bruun, an Inuit Eskimo boy, and a snow bear from the wild. As they spend the winter [...]

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

Goal!

By Book Importer | Published: July 7, 2010

A lyrical, strikingly illustrated story celebrates the unifying power of soccer. In a dusty township in South Africa, Ajani and his friends have earned a brand-new, federation-size soccer ball. They kick. They dribble. They run. They score. These clever boys are football champions! But when a crew of bullies tries to steal their ball, will [...]

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

The Legend Of Ninja Cowboy Bear

By Book Importer | Published: July 6, 2010

The ninja, the cowboy and the bear do everything together — they paint pictures, compare cloud shapes in the sky, fly kites and much more. Though each friend is very different from one another, they enjoy each other’s company. Until one day when they begin quarreling and compete to see which one is the best. [...]

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

Under The Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba

By Book Importer | Published: June 17, 2010

In this companion volume to Alma Flor Ada’s Where the Flame Trees Bloom, the author offers young readers another inspiring collection of stories and reminiscences drawn from her childhood on the island of Cuba. Through those stories we see how the many events and relationships she enjoyed helped shape who she is today. We learn [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Cuba, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Short Stories » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Remembering Crystal

By Book Importer | Published: May 25, 2010

Crystal had lived in the garden for many years and she was growing old–Zelda was just starting out in life and though she was young, she and Crystal were best friends, but one day Crystal was not in the garden, she had died; in this gentle, beautifully illustrated story, children learn, with Zelda, that true [...]

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

One More River

By Book Importer | Published: May 24, 2010

Lesley lives in Canada and thinks life is just great, she has got friends, she likes school and they are very comfortably off. But then her father makes a fateful decision, the whole family is going to emigrate to Israel and live a more fully Jewish life,Lesley is horrified and very resistant. However, once she [...]

Descriptors: Canada, Historical Fiction, Israel, Palestine, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment