Theme: journeys

Teenage Refugees from Nicaragua Speak Out (In Their Own Voices)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This book begin with historical overview of Nicaragua, including the reasons for recent political unrest. The first-person narratives of young refugees follow. All of the teens tell why they left their native countries, how they made their journeys, their experiences and difficulties in North America, and if they plan to return to their homelands. The [...]

Descriptors: Latin America, Nonfiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Frida: Viva La Vida! Long Live Life!

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Frida Kahlo, a native of Mexico, is described here in biographical poems accompanied by her own artwork. Both text and images reveal the anguish and joy of her two marriges to muralist Diego Rivera, her life-long suffering from a crippling bus accident, and her thrist for life, even as she tasted death. Carmen T. Bernier-Grand’s [...]

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Poetry, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

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

Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 2, 2007

This is the true story of two great friends: a baby hippo named Owen, and a 130-year-old tortoise named Mzee live in Kenya. In December 2004, something astonishing happen: A frightened young hippo, separated from his family by the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia, adopted an acient Aldabra tortoise as his mother. The old tortoise, [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Kenya, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » 1 Comment

Gotta Go! Gotta Go!

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

Although she does not know why or how, a small creepy-crawly bug is certain that she must make her way to Mexico.

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