Theme: loves

Hairs/Pelitos

By Book Importer | Published: June 25, 2010

This jewel-like vignette from Sandra Cisneros’s best-selling The House on Mango Street shows, through simple, intimate portraits, the diversity among us. A Dragonfly Book in English and Spanish. A Parenting Magazine Best Children’s Book of the Year  ———–Un excelente constructor de vocabulario, con nombres de objetos en Inglés y en Español, acompañados por ilustraciones, agrupados por [...]

Descriptors: Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

My Abuelita

By Book Importer | Published: March 29, 2010

Abuelita’s hair is the color of salt. Her face is as crinkled as a dried chile. She booms out words as wild as blossoms blooming. She stuffs her carcacha–her jalopy–with all the things she needs: a plumed snake, a castle, a skeleton, and more. Her grandson knows he has the most amazing grandmother ever–with a [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Early Years (ages 2-6), Realistic Fiction, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Chenxi and the Foreigner

By Book Importer | Published: February 8, 2010

Love in the time of the Tiananmen Square. Anna never imagined living in such a foreign place. Fresh out of high school, she has joined her father, who works in Shanghai. She’s eager to see China beyond the bicycle-crowded streets between their apartment, her father’s expatriate community and the art school she’s attending. That’s why [...]

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

The Mightiest Heart

By Book Importer | Published: February 8, 2010

Who can resist a story about a dog who so loved his master that he gave up his life? This exquisitely illustrated tale, based on the legend of Llywelyn, a thirteenth-century Welsh prince, and his loyal hound, Gelert, will keep young readers and listeners spellbound. Laurel Long joins the ranks of today’s premier illustrators in [...]

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

I Remember Abuelito / Yo recuerdo a Abuelito: A Day of The Dead Story / Un Cuento del Dia de los Muertos (Spanish Edition)

By Book Importer | Published: January 11, 2010

It’s the Day of the Dead! It’s time to celebrate! In this bilingual book, a young girl is busy helping her family prepare to honor those who have died. First she goes with her mama to the market to buy pan de muerto. Then she lays a path of marigold petals with her papa. But [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Early Years (ages 2-6), Realistic Fiction, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Marwe: Into the Land of the Dead (Graphic Universe)

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Marwe lives in a village where food is scarce. She tries to be obedient, but it’s hard to spend every day working in the field. When her carelessness ruins the village’s crops, she’s too scared to face her angry family and runs away to the stranges Land of the Dead. Marawe knows she doesn’t belong [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Folklore, Graphic Novel, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Tanzania » Other Themes: , , , , , , » 1 Comment

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Mufaro was a happy man. Everyone agreed that his two daughters were very beautiful. Nyasha was kind and considerate as well as beautiful, but everyone — except Mufaro — knew that Manyara was selfish, badtempered, and spoiled.
When the king decided to take a wife and invited “The Most Worthy and Beautiful Daughters in the Land” [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Zimbabwe » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment