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Magical Mischief

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

What if magic took over everything in its path? This is the fate of the old Hardbattle Bookshop. Magic has settled in every corner and brought chaos to Mr. Hardbattle’s life, driving away all of his customers. Then one day, just when Mr. Hardbattle’s had enough, a young boy named Arthur stumbles in. And soon [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » 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

Light Up The Night

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

In this cumulative, rhyming story, a young boy takes a nighttime ride from the distant stars in the Milky Way galaxy to his cozy bed, as his blanket becomes a rocket, a plane, and a skateboard.

Descriptors: International, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » 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

A Place To Call Home

By Book Importer | Published: August 15, 2011

Seven little junkyard critters venture out of their small, dark hole on a charmingly madcap quest for a new home, with laugh-out-loud results.When a band of brothers outgrows the dim confines of their birthplace, there is no other choice but to set out into the world on a grand adventure. Timid and terrified at first, [...]

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My First Garden

By Book Importer | Published: June 27, 2011

Inspired by hearing that a garden used to grow in the yard in front of his house, a boy recreates it with loving care.

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

Hot, Hot Roti For Dada-Ji

By Book Importer | Published: June 15, 2011

Aneel s grandparents have come to stay, all the way from India. Aneel loves the sweet smell of his grandmother s incense, and his grandfather, Dada-ji, tells the world s best stories. When he was a boy, adventurous, energetic Dada-ji had the power of a tiger. Hunh-ji! Yes, sir! He could shake mangoes off trees [...]

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

Just Like Home/Como en mi Tierra

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2010

A young girl’s first sights and experiences in the United States are sometimes familiar “just like home.”

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

The Well of the Wind

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Two orphaned children manage to outwit a witch and return to their rightful home.

Descriptors: England (UK), Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Manjiro: The Boy Who Risked His Life for Two Countries

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In 1841, Japan had been closed to the outside world for 250 years, and anyone who tried to return to the country after leaving it could be executed. So when the small fishing boat on which fourteen-year-old Manjiro was working was shipwrecked, he despaired of ever returning to his village. The captain of the American [...]

Descriptors: Biography, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment