Theme: inspiration

The Story Of A Blue Bird

By Book Importer | Published: June 27, 2011

A baby bird discovers the joy of flying despite his initial fears.

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

Pablo Neruda

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2011

Once there was a little boy named Neftalí who loved wild things wildly and quiet things quietly. From the moment he could talk, he surrounded himself with words. Neftalí discovered the magic between the pages of books. When he was sixteen, he began publishing his poems as Pablo Neruda. Pablo wrote poems about the things [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Biography, Chile, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Building on Nature: The Life of Antoni Gaudi

By Book Importer | Published: February 8, 2010

Antoni Gaudí grew up in Catalonia, a place of wild beauty. He moved to Barcelona to become an architect, learning the rules of form and structure that buildings were supposed to follow. Yet he never forgot the shapes and colors of his childhood home. Antoni Gaudí turned nature into art, and in the process he [...]

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

Cassandra’s Sister

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Young Jane — or Jenny, as she is called — is a girl with a head full of questions. Surrounded by her busy parents and brothers, Jenny finds a place for her thoughts in the companionship of her older sister, Cassandra. Theirs is a country life full of balls and visits, at which conversation inevitably [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), France, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

To Go Singing Through the World: The Childhood of Pablo Neruda

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Pablo Neruda grew up in the rough and wild frontier town of Temuco, Chile. His father was a railroad man and not inclined to draw out the introspective boy. However, his stepmother, descended from the Mapuche people, was gentle and nurturing and told him stories of Chile’s native people. But in her husband’s presence, she [...]

Descriptors: Biography, Chile, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Zorah’s Magic Carpet

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A Moroccan woman’s magic carpet takes her to far away places, which provide inspiration for her to create other beautiful carpets.

Descriptors: Africa, Fantasy, Morocco, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Comments closed