Theme: Moon

Poemas A La Luna

By Book Importer | Published: January 3, 2012

This collection includes works by world-renowned poets, among them Lorca, Goethe, Whitman, and Shelley. Each poem appears first in Spanish, and then in its original language, if the poem was translated. For instance, Emily Dickinson’s selection appears in Spanish and English, while Wang Wei’s appears in Spanish and Chinese. The book opens with an excerpt [...]

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A Full Moon Is Rising

By Book Importer | Published: December 5, 2011

A collection of original poems about full moon events, phenomena, celebrations, and beliefs from around the world.

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Moon Rope: Un Lazo a la Luna

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

An adaptation of the Peruvian folktale in which Fox and Mole try to climb to the moon on a rope woven of grass.

Descriptors: Folklore, Latin America, Peru, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Frangoline and the Midnight Dream

By Book Importer | Published: August 15, 2011

Good Girl Gone Bad! An adorably dark picture book about the naughty midnight exploits of an impish litttle girl.During the day, Frangoline’s a perfect little angel. But in the darkest shadows of night, when all good children are sleeping tight, this little imp dons her jet-black cape and makes a break for it! Out the [...]

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), England (UK), Europe, Fantasy, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Cat And Mouse In The Night

By Book Importer | Published: June 27, 2011

Their inattentiveness strands a little mouse and a little cat in the meadow after dark, where their fear turns into a wonderful discovery, in a fable that confronts children’s fear of the dark.

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Mary Malloy and the Baby Who Wouldn’t Sleep

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

The sly seductive moon makes off with a crying baby but is eventually outwitted by the clever Mr. Fez.

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East O’ the Sun and West O’ the Moon

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

A girl travels east of the sun and west of the moon to free her beloved prince from a magic spell.

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The Way Back Home

By Book Importer | Published: May 5, 2011

Stranded on the moon after his extraordinary airplane takes him into outer space, a boy meets a marooned young Martian with a broken spacecraft, and the two new friends work together to return to their respective homes.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fantasy, Northern Ireland (UK), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Moon Man

By Book Importer | Published: May 5, 2011

Marion’s painting of a Moon Man comes to life and seeks ways to shine like the real moon.

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The King Who Tried to Fry an Egg on His Head

By Book Importer | Published: April 5, 2011

A poor and foolish king marries off his three daughters to the Sun, the Moon, and the Raven and then tries to copy their special talents.

Descriptors: Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment