Theme: Market

Fatuma’s New Cloth

By Book Importer | Published: August 15, 2011

In East Africa, a young girl learns that one cannot always judge by appearances as she and her mother visit a market in search of kanga cloth and meet merchants who all claim they have the secret to good chai (tea).

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How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

An apple pie is easy to make if the market is open.But if the market is closed, the world becomes your grocery store. This recipe for apple pie takes readers around the globe to gather ingredients.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Fiction, France, International, Italy, Jamaica, Picture Book, Sri Lanka » Other Themes: , , , » 1 Comment

The Absent-Minded Toad

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A rhyming tale about a toad who travels to the outdoor market, only to discover upon his return home that he has neglected to pick up the items on his grocery list. He does manage, however, to have a spectacularly wonderful time perusing the venue and mingling with fellow customers.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9), Venezuela » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Market Day: A Story Told with Folk Art

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

It’s market day, and everyone’s going to the town square. But this is no ordinary market–it’s a veritable feast of folk art from around the world, assembled by Lois Ehlert with a focus on color and design. Provides a simple introduction to folk art from around the world. Includes a key detailing sources of the [...]

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Fiction, International, Latin America, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Jasmine’s Parlour Day

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Jasmine helps her mother prepare to sell fish and sugar cakes at their parlour, or market stand, on market day on the island of Trinidad.

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

Oh, No, Toto!

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

Little Toto loves to eat, and when he goes with his grandmother to the marketplace he eats everything in sight, leaving chaos in his wake. Includes a glossary of Cameroonian foods and a recipe for egussi soup.

Descriptors: Africa, Cameroon, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , » Comments closed