Theme: imaginations

How to Catch a Star

By Book Importer | Published: May 5, 2011

Eager to have a star of his own, a boy devises imaginative ways of catching one.

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

The King Of Things/El Rey de las Cosas (Spanish Edition)

By Book Importer | Published: December 7, 2010

As he plays with lottery cards and looks at the pictures, three-year-old Lalo thinks that he owns the world, including the sun, a big train, and a frog.

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

Glint

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Ellie and her little brother Danny spend their lonely days making up stories about a young girl in a world of dragons and shape-shifters, a girl as brave and cunning as they would like to be. Five years later Danny disappears. The police have no clues. They fear he is dead, but Ellie knows better. [...]

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

The Chinese Thought of It: Amazing Inventions and Innovations (We Thought of It)

By auraenid | Published: February 8, 2010

How Chinese ingenuity changed the world. Acupuncture, gunpowder and the secrets to spinning silk are innovations that we have come to associate with China. But did you know that the Chinese also invented the umbrella? And toilet paper, initially made from rice straw clumped together, was first used in China! Through the ages, the Chinese [...]

Descriptors: All Ages, Asia, China, Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

My Name Is Gabito/Mi Llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez/La Vida de Gabriel Garcia Marquez

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Can you imagine a shipwrecked sailor living on air and seaweed for eight days? Can you imagine a trail of yellow butterflies fluttering their wings to songs of love? Once, there was a little boy named Gabito who could. Gabriel Garcia Marquez is perhaps one of the most brilliant writers of our time. He is [...]

Descriptors: Colombia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » 5 Comments

Rata-Pata-Scata-Fata: A Caribbean Story

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This is the story of Junjun, a little boy who wants to help his mother, but who doesn’t really want to exert any effort in the process. Instead, he invokes the nonsense phrase, “rata-pata-scata-fata” to accomplish several tasks she sets before him: getting a fish for dinner, finding a lost goat, and collecting a bucket [...]

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

My Life with the Wave

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A classic Diana Wynne Jones gem is available again. “All three [fantasies] overflow with the kind of slapstick humor children love, involving ordinary household objects brought to life by magic.”–”School Library Journal.”

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