Theme: letter

Dear Cinderella

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

Cinderella and Snow White share their fairy-tale lives through magical and funny letters!Cinderella and Snow White share their fairy-tale lives through a magical and funny series of letters. With wicked stepmothers, poisoned apples, handsome princes, and sparkly glass slippers, DEAR CINDERELLA will show princesses of all ages what happens to these beloved fairy-tale characters.After their [...]

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

Maisy’s Amazing Big Book of Learning

By Book Importer | Published: August 15, 2011

Readers may accompany Maisy the mouse as she counts chicks, makes noisy noises, jumps like a kangaroo, and identifies animals, colors, shapes, and sizes.

Descriptors: England (UK), Europe, Fantasy, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Picture Book » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

My Ocean: A Novel of Cuba

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

After his grandparents emigrate, 12-year-old Enrique heads for the ocean, a source of comfort and solace. Why did they flee Cuba, leaving Enrique and his mother behind? Should they go, too? If not, will they, like so many others, be seen as disloyal? The sea has no answers for the boy. As the years pass, [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Cuba, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Mei Ling in China City

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Based on a true story of events during World War II in China City, a 12-year-old Chinese American girl named Mei Ling Lee was separated from her best friend Yayeko Akiyama when she and her family were interned in the Manzanar War Relocation Center. By writing letters to each other, both young girls recounted their [...]

Descriptors: China, Historical Fiction, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Last Polar Bears

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Grandfather is off on an expedition to the North Pole to find the Last Polar Bears. Accompanying him is Roo, a remarkable little dog with strong views and a short attention span, and a golf cart full of equipment. The intrepid explorers set sail on the good ship Unsinkable and embark on the adventure of [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment