Theme: Ocean

Los tres naufragos (Spanish Edition)

By Book Importer | Published: June 17, 2010

An old marine turtle that has to return to the beach where she was born to deposit her eggs, perhaps for the last time, a young, immature pelican that falls into an oil slick at sea, and a tricky cat that was thrown into the sea are the three protagonists of this story. They will [...]

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La Flor de Oro: Un Mito Taino de Puerto Rico (Spanish Edition)

By Book Importer | Published: June 17, 2010

Nina Jaffe’s acclaimed retelling of an indigenous creation myth about the birth of Puerto Rico, The Golden Flower, is available for the first time in Spanish. Her account of the Taíno’s legend draws the reader to the island before the Spaniards arrived. The Taínos called their beloved island, Boriquén. This is their story of how [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Puerto Rico » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau

By Book Importer | Published: May 28, 2010

Jacques Cousteau was the world’s ambassador of the oceans. His popular TV series brought whales, otters, and dolphins right into people’s living rooms. Now, in this exciting picturebook biography, Dan Yaccarino introduces young readers to the man behind the snorkel. From the first moment he got a glimpse of what lived under the ocean’s waves, [...]

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The Adventures of Polo

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Equipped with a backpack full of supplies, Polo sets off on a little boat–and on a series of delightful adventures that take him across (and under) the ocean, to an island and a frozen iceberg, to space and home again, with a world of magical encounters along the way. Polo’s journey is packed with incident and [...]

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

My Ocean: A Novel of Cuba

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

After his grandparents emigrate, 12-year-old Enrique heads for the ocean, a source of comfort and solace. Why did they flee Cuba, leaving Enrique and his mother behind? Should they go, too? If not, will they, like so many others, be seen as disloyal? The sea has no answers for the boy. As the years pass, [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Cuba, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

How the Sea Began: A Taino Myth

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The gourd containing the bow and arrow of the great departed hunter Yayael produces a torrent of water that becomes the world’s ocean.

Descriptors: Folklore, Myth, Primary (ages 6-9), Puerto Rico » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

The River

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A river takes a long and winding path on its way to the ocean. It begins as a humble trickle high in the moutains, and flows through a plethora of landscapes as it grows bigger. Here we witness this journey from the point of view of five little pinecones, who ride the current to find [...]

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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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Skip Across The Ocean

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A collection of traditional rhymes and lullabies from different countries.

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Freedom Child of the Sea

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A young man, swimming off the shore of a Caribbean island, is saved from drowning by a mysterious boy who appears from the depths. His body is scarred, yet his face is beautiful, and he leaps and swims as joyously as the dolphins. When the young man tells this to a passing stranger, he in [...]

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