Theme: help others

Alice-Miranda at School

By Book Importer | Published: May 10, 2011

Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennigton-Jones can’t wait to start boarding school. When she arrives at Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy for Proper Young Ladies, the adventure begins . . . only not quite as Alice-Miranda expects. The minute she sets foot on the school’s manicured grounds, she senses that something is wrong: Miss Grimm, the headmistress, is nowhere to be seen, [...]

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

The Way Back Home

By Book Importer | Published: May 5, 2011

Stranded on the moon after his extraordinary airplane takes him into outer space, a boy meets a marooned young Martian with a broken spacecraft, and the two new friends work together to return to their respective homes.

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

Two Little Chicks

By Book Importer | Published: March 17, 2011

When two little chicks visit the playground for the first time everything looks scary! Take these rough and tumble tiny books wherever you go! Tuff Books are tear-resistant, easy to clean, and completely safety tested and approved for tiny tuff readers!

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

Los tres naufragos (Spanish Edition)

By Book Importer | Published: June 17, 2010

An old marine turtle that has to return to the beach where she was born to deposit her eggs, perhaps for the last time, a young, immature pelican that falls into an oil slick at sea, and a tricky cat that was thrown into the sea are the three protagonists of this story. They will [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Fantasy, Primary (ages 6-9), Puerto Rico » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Big Enough/Bastante grande: Bastante grande

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2010

Mamá always sighs, “Muy, muy chica,” every time Lupita tries to help out at the restaurant that Mamá runs all by herself. But when push comes to shove–or when Grabb comes to swipe–everyone in this exciting tale discovers that, although Lupita may be too little for some tasks, she is big enough for others.

Descriptors: Americas, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Flicka, Ricka, Dicka and the New Dotted Dresses

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

One day, Flicka, Ricka and Dicka got beautiful, new dotted dresses. Then they met Aunt Helma, who needed some help. They worked hard to take care of her chickens and cow. But in the end, the dotted dresses were in a very sorry state.

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

Elena’s Serenade (Americas Award For Children’s And Young Adult Literature. Commended (Awards)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Who ever heard of a girl glassblower?In Mexico, where the sun is called el sol and the moon is called la luna, a little girl called Elena wants to blow into a long pipe…and make bottles appear, like magic.But girls can’t be glassblowers. Or can they?Join Elena on her fantastic journey to Monterrey — home [...]

Descriptors: Fantasy, Mexico, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » 2 Comments

Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk about AIDS

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 6, 2007

In Malawi and Zambia, children who have lost family to the AIDS pandemic tell their stories. This book is about the power of the human spirits to endure and hope for a better tommorrow.

Descriptors: Africa, All Ages, Malawi, Nonfiction, Tanzania » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » 1 Comment