Theme: new beginning

El circo

By Book Importer | Published: June 17, 2010

Description in Spanish:Alicia siempre ha querido ser trapecista y su sueno se hace realidad cuando el circo llega a su pueblo. Entre mil colores, payasos, acrobtas, moniytos, caballos, y elefantes, Alicia logra lo que se propone.

Descriptors: Caribbean, Early Years (ages 2-6), Primary (ages 6-9), Puerto Rico, Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

Rickie and Henri

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Rickie the chimpanzee loved living with her mother in the rain forests of Central Africa, warm and safe. Until the day the hunters came, and took Rickie away to sell at a Congelese market. Luckily, she was resuced by a kind man who adopted Rickie and cared for her. Best of all, he provided an [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Teenage Refugees from Haiti Speak Out (In Their Own Voices)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

These books begin with historical overviews of Haiti, including the reasons for recent political unrest. The first-person narratives of young refugees follow. All of the teens tell why they left their native countries, how they made their journeys, their experiences and difficulties in North America, and if they plan to return to their homelands. The [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Caribbean, Haiti, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Behind the Mountains

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

It is election time in Haiti, and bombs are going off in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. During a visit from her home in rural Haiti, Celiane Espérance and her mother are nearly killed. Looking at her country with new eyes, Celiane gains a fresh resolve to be reunited with her father in Brooklyn, New [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Haiti, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » 2 Comments