Theme: Journey

Milon and the Lion

By Book Importer | Published: January 11, 2012

Young slave Milon starts his journey at home in Athens. When he sets sail on a ship bound for Italy his adventures really begin. He narrowly escapes with his life in Pompei as the great volcano Vesuvius erupts and destroys the town; he experiences the colourful life of the metropolis of Alexandria in Egypt, and [...]

Descriptors: Europe, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Italy » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Big City Otto: Elephants Never Forget 1

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Otto is a lumbering, sweet-natured elephant who can’t forget his childhood chum Georgie, a smiley-faced chimpanzee who was abducted and shipped away from their forest home by the mysterious and sinister Man with the Wooden Nose. Accompanied by a wisecracking but protective parrot named Crackers, Otto decides to hop a plane and look for Georgie [...]

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

The Adventures of Cosmo: The Traveling Planet

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Cosmo remembers a time when dodos lived happily on Earth. But with humans came their guns, and soon the only dodos left were Cosmo and two friends. Then comes the terrible day when Cosmo finds himself all alone, the last of the dodos. If he is to survive, he must leave the planet he loves. He [...]

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

The Adventures of Cosmo: The Quest of the Last Dodo Bird

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Cosmo remembers a time when dodos lived happily on Earth. But with humans came their guns, and soon the only dodos left were Cosmo and two friends. Then comes the terrible day when Cosmo finds himself all alone, the last of the dodos. If he is to survive, he must leave the planet he loves. He [...]

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

The Adventures of Cosmo: The Climate Masters

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Cosmo remembers a time when dodos lived happily on Earth. But with humans came their guns, and soon the only dodos left were Cosmo and two friends. Then comes the terrible day when Cosmo finds himself all alone, the last of the dodos. If he is to survive, he must leave the planet he loves. He [...]

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

The Adventures of Cosmo: The Chain Reaction

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Cosmo remembers a time when dodos lived happily on Earth. But with humans came their guns, and soon the only dodos left were Cosmo and two friends. Then comes the terrible day when Cosmo finds himself all alone, the last of the dodos. If he is to survive, he must leave the planet he loves. He [...]

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

North

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

Come along on an extraordinary wildlife adventure!
Every spring, millions of animals, including gray whales, white cranes, wolves, and caribou, set off from around the world on a long journey north.  Follow them as they fly, swim, or walk hundreds, even thousands, of miles to the Arctic, where they’ll feed and breed all summer.
Combining powerful, poetic [...]

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

The Six Crowns: Trundle’s Quest

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

Trundle doesn’t think he’s an adventurer. He’s a lamplighter. He likes everything safe and cozy, and that’s the way things are in his peaceful part of the Sundered Lands. Until Esmeralda barrels through his door. Esmeralda, a princess with a knack for magic and for finding trouble, is convinced that Trundle is the only one [...]

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

The Blackhope Enigma

By Book Importer | Published: September 19, 2011

For centuries, Blackhope Tower has been shrouded in intrigue, centering on a labyrinth and painting in the Mariner’s Chamber. When fourteen-year-old Sunni Forrest visits the tower and sees her stepbrother, Dean, disappear, seemingly into the painting itself, she must find him and risk being drawn into the heart of the Blackhope enigma.
 

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

Dragon Keeper

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

An orphan slave girl becomes a Dragon Keeper when she heroically comes to the aid of an aging dragon and both go on a dangerous journey across China to protect a mysterious stone vital to the dragon’s legacy.

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