Theme: New York City

Tom

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

Tom, a huge and adventurous dinosaur, makes an entertaining trip to New York City, where he makes an indelible impression on the Big Apple.

Descriptors: Europe, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Spain » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Ask Me No Questions

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Nadira and her family are illegal aliens, fleeing to the Canadian border — running from the country they thought was their home. For years since emigrating from Bangladesh, they have lived on expired visas in New York City, hoping they could someday realize their dream of becoming legal citizens of the United States. But after [...]

Descriptors: Bangladesh, Realistic Fiction, United States of America, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » 1 Comment

Estrellita en la ciudad grande / Estrellita in the Big City

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Relates, in Spanish and English, a telephone conversation  in which young Estrellita, who has recently moved to Brooklyn, New York, tells her grandmother, who still lives in  Puerto Rico, all about her adventures in and near Manhattan. Text in English and Spanish.

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

Nim at Sea

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This time Nim’s the fish-out-of-water as she stows away on a cruise ship to save her kidnapped sea lion friend. Accompanied by her likeable iguana, Fred, the island girl lands with a splash in Manhattan, on the run from of a very Bad Guy, and on her way to reunite with her friend, cowardly adventure [...]

Descriptors: Australia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Primary (ages 6-9), United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

My Two Worlds

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Contrasts the two worlds of an eight-year-old Dominican American girl who lives in New York City but speaks Spanish as her native language and frequently returns to her island home.

Descriptors: Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment