Theme: Plants

El Flamboyan Amarillo

By Book Importer | Published: June 17, 2010

A young boy and his mother go for a walk in the country and are awed by the beauty of a yellow flamboyan tree. After enjoying its company and shade, the child takes one of its seeds with him and plants it. He cares for it over many years and in time the plant grows [...]

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

Children Save the Rain Forest

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

A profile of the International Children’s Rain Forest describes the lush beauty of the plants and animals that live there and considers the work and contributions by children all over the world to keep the area preserved.

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Nonfiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

In the Land of the Jaguar: South America and Its People

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

South America’s story is as varied as its geography of soaring mountains, scorching deserts, and lush rainforests.  This  book combines an often tragic history with the problems and triumphs of the present. The information ranges from “the Requirement” (a document read out by the conquistadors each time they came upon a new group of indigenous people to [...]

Descriptors: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecudor, Latin America, Nonfiction, Paraguay, Peru, Primary (ages 6-9), Uruguay, Venezuela » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

A Handful of Seeds

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

One sad day, Grandmother died. “You cannot stay here,” said the man who owned the land. “I have a family ready to move in.” Young Concepcion has no choice but to move to the [barrio] of the nearby city. There she meets children who, in order to survive, must steal the good they eat. But [...]

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The First Tortilla: A Bilingual Story

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The First Tortilla is a moving, bilingual story of courage and discovery. A small Mexican village is near starvation. There is no rain, and the bean and squash plants are dying. Jade, a young village girl, is told by a blue hummingbird to take a gift to the Mountain Spirit. Then it will send the [...]

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Thumbelina Of Toulaba

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

This retelling of the H. C. Andersen fairy tale is set on an imaginary island in the Carribean.  A tiny girl is stolen from her loving mother and many siblings, has adventures with a wise caiman, an injured bird of paradise, and other exotic creatures, and learns how to say no while fending off suitors. [...]

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

Asterix The Gaul

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When Roman Centurion Crismus Bonus finds out about Getafix’s magic potion, he kidnaps the druid to force him to reveal the recipe, so Asterix joins his friend in captivity and together they plan to whip up a surprise with truly hair-raising effects.

Descriptors: Europe, Fiction, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Tagged » Comments closed