Theme: Nature

Silly Lilly and the Four Seasons

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Lilly is a spunky little girl who delights in the unexpected pleasures of each season, peering inside shells in the summer and tasting different kinds of apples in the fall. In this book, Lilly learns more about the outdoors, and introduces the youngest readers to the colors, words, and shapes that arise in nature.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), France, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Picture Book, Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , » 2 Comments

Colors! Colores!

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Noted Mexican poet Jorge Luján and South Africa’s illustrious illustrator Piet Grobler have teamed up again to produce this exquisite celebration of color. As day turns into night, young readers see fleeting, evocative glimpses of the qualities inherent in a range of colors. An antelope and a group of children are pictured inhabiting this delicate [...]

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Tsunami!

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Ojiisan, the oldest and wealthiest man in the village, doesn’t join the others at the rice ceremony. Instead he watches from his balcony. He feels something is coming—something he can’t describe. When he sees the monster wave pulling away from the beach, he knows. Tsunami!  But the villagers below can’t see the danger. Here is [...]

Descriptors: Asia, Folklore, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » 1 Comment

Honey: A Gift From Nature

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008
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Heaven Eyes (Signature)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Read by Amanda Plummerapprox. 4 hours3 cassettesErin Law and her friends are Damaged Children. At least that is the label given to them by Maureen, the woman who runs the orphanage that they live in. Damaged, Beyond Repair because they have no parents to take care of them. But Erin knows that if they care [...]

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We Share One World

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Children are never too young to begin exploring the many different cultures that make up our beautiful world. Whether we awaken to the wind blowing from the desert, the spray from an ocean wave, or snowflakes dusting the trees, we all share this truly magnificent planet. Through a young boy’s eyes, we visit children from [...]

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To Go Singing Through the World: The Childhood of Pablo Neruda

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Pablo Neruda grew up in the rough and wild frontier town of Temuco, Chile. His father was a railroad man and not inclined to draw out the introspective boy. However, his stepmother, descended from the Mapuche people, was gentle and nurturing and told him stories of Chile’s native people. But in her husband’s presence, she [...]

Descriptors: Biography, Chile, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Sunwing

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Shade, a young silverwing bat in search of his father, discovers a mysterious Human-made building containing a vast forest. Could his father be there? Home to thousands of bats, the indoor forest is warm as a summer night, teeming with insect food, and free from the tyranny of the deadly owls. But Shade and his [...]

Descriptors: Canada, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Good-Bye Marianne: A Story Of Growing Up In Nazi Germany

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A heartbreaking story of loss and love.As autumn turns toward winter in 1938 Berlin, life for Marianne Kohn, a young Jewish girl, begins to crumble. First there was the burning of the neighbourhood shops. Then her father, a mild-mannered bookseller, must leave the family and go into hiding. No longer allowed to go to school [...]

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Kites

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

With the signature style and extraordinary artistry that have won her a loyal following, Demi tells the story of how kites came to be.  Long ago in China, holy painters would paint the townspeople’s wishes on paper to be left in temples for the gods to see and grant.  But one day, an impatient mother who wanted [...]

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