Theme: Learning

It’s A Wonderful Life

By Book Importer | Published: January 18, 2012

What a pity excue for a holiday!
While her friends party in Europe, Anna- a Dutch seventeen year old- is sent to her uncle who lives ina tiny town in Pennsylvania.  Bakerton: two streets, a church, a diner, two undertakers and a steamtrain that spills out a bunch of tourists on a daily basis.
How was she [...]

Descriptors: Denmark, Europe, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Kindergarten Day USA and China

By Book Importer | Published: May 5, 2011

Readers spend a school day with two kindergarten classes in this flip-me-over book. One side tells the story of a class from Schenectady, New York, and the other side tells of a class from Beijing, China. As the day progresses, clocks show the time in the USA and in China, noting that its daytime on [...]

Descriptors: Asia, China, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9), United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Rain School

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

It is the first day of school in Chad, Africa. Children are filling the road. “Will they give us a notebook?” Thomas asks. “Will they give us a pencil?” “Will I learn to read?” But when he and the other children arrive at the schoolyard, they find no classroom, no desks. Just a teacher. “We [...]

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Amadi’s Snowman

By Book Importer | Published: July 6, 2010

As a young Igbo man, Amadi does not understand why his mother insists he learn to read, since he already knows his numbers and will be a businessman one day, but an older boy teaches him the value of learning about the world through books.

Descriptors: Africa, Nigeria, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Silly Lilly and the Four Seasons

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Lilly is a spunky little girl who delights in the unexpected pleasures of each season, peering inside shells in the summer and tasting different kinds of apples in the fall. In this book, Lilly learns more about the outdoors, and introduces the youngest readers to the colors, words, and shapes that arise in nature.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), France, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Picture Book, Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , » 2 Comments

Going to School in India

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Every school day millions of children go to school. In India “school” can be city classrooms, mountain fields, desert tents, and glowing temples. Lessons are taught in just as many different ways. This book depicts 12 different types of learning situations.

Descriptors: India, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction » Other Themes: » Leave a comment

No! That’s Wrong!

By auraenid | Published: December 1, 2008

When is a hat not a hat?  A serendipitous breeze starts off this playful journey which begs the simple question, “When is a hat, not a hat?” Along the way, Rabbit manages to learn a little bit about friendship and the importance of believing in himself.

Descriptors: China, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » 1 Comment

Splat the Cat

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

It’s Splat’s first day of school and he’s worried. What if he doesn’t make any new friends? Just in case, Splat decides to bring along his pet mouse, Seymour, and hides him in his lunchbox. The teacher, Mrs. Wimpydimple, introduces Splat to the class and he soon starts learning all his important cat lessons. But [...]

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

Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

In this groundbreaking memoir set in Ramallah during the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War, Ibtisam Barakat captures what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war. With candor and courage, she stitches together memories of her childhood: fear and confusion as bombs explode near her home and she is [...]

Descriptors: Biography, Israel, Palestine, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » 2 Comments

Junk Collector School

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

Junk is the world’s best free stuff. Anybody who’s part detective and part collector can put together a collection in no time. Jake really knows his junk. His house is filled with the most amazing collections of it. Andy wants a collection of his own, which is why he goes to Jake’s Junk Collector School.

Descriptors: Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, Sweden » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment