Theme: Library

Lola Loves Stories

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

Lola loves to hear Daddy read a new library book each night, an activity that spurs her imagination and results in inventive play the next day.

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Grab Hands And Run

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

An El Salvadorian family flees political oppression in their homeland and takes a perilous journey north, through Mexico to America, where they hope they will find a better life. A ?compelling, provocative, and exciting novel.??V. ?Details of the brutal realities in El Salvador are dexterously woven into the story of one family?s struggle to beat [...]

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Harvest Festivals Around The World (Messner Multicultural Library)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Since ancient times, people around the world have created special harvest festivals or rituals to celebrate their crops. With this book, you’ll experience the harvesting ceremonies of the ancient Incas. You’ll discover the customs and traditions that are still practiced in Canada England. You’ll learn the legends and planting rituals of people in Africa, Asia, [...]

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Manuela’s Gift

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

More than anything, Manuela wants a new yellow party dress for her birthday. But times are hard for her family and what she gets instead is her Mama’s blue dress cut and resewn to fit her. Disappointed, she lays down under the pinata Papa has hung for her party and begins to dream that it [...]

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Climbing the Stairs

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A remarkable debut novel set in India that shows one girl’s struggle for independence. During World War II and the last days of British occupation in India, fifteen-year-old Vidya dreams of attending college. But when her forward-thinking father is beaten senseless by the British police, she is forced to live with her grandfather’s large traditional [...]

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Darkside (Book 1) (Darkside)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Jonathan Starling’s home has been attacked, his dad is in an asylum, he’s running for his life, and there’s nowhere to hide. Jonathan has stumbled upon London’s greatest secret: Darkside. Incredibly dangerous and unimaginably exciting, Darkside is the creepiest place Jonathan has ever seen. It’s a world of nightmares and secrets, where fear and evil [...]

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I Love Animals

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

“A charming picture book filled with a small child’s joyous love for all the animals on her farm. Large, bold illustrations and a clear text fairly explode with exuberance.” —School Library JournalI love Jock, my dog… I love the donkey braying “Hee-haw”Do you love animals, too? Flora McDonnell’s exuberant salute to our favorite beasts—a gallant [...]

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But, Excuse me, That Is My Book

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 29, 2007

Charlie helps his little sister Lola discover that there is more than one extra-special book to be found in the library.

Descriptors: England (UK), Europe, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , » Comments closed