Theme: protection

Hannah on the Farm

By Book Importer | Published: January 11, 2012

Hannah the hen spends a whole day on the farm looking for a quiet place to lay her eggs, so that she can have chicks of her own. The pigs grunt too loudly, the lambs are too playful, the cows are too clumsy…Will Hannah ever find a nice quiet place where her eggs will be [...]

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

Roawr!

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

When Liam hears a loud roar in the middle of the night, he must use all his ingenuity to protect his sleeping mother from a hungry bear.
 

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

The Hobyahs

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Forest goblins called the Hobyahs come creeping in the dead of night toward a little girl and the old man and woman with whom she lives, but the Hobyahs are in for a surprise.

Descriptors: England (UK), Europe, Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » 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

Operation Siberian Crane: The Story Behind the International Efforts to Save an Amazing Bird

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

This book describes the cooperative effort by scientists in the Soviet Union and the United States to save the Siberian crane, with the support and aid of conservationists from other nations.

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Russia, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Mountain gorillas are playful, curious, beautiful, and fiercely protective of their families. They are also one of the most endangered species in the world. For many years, mountain gorillas have faced the threat of t death at the hands of poachers. Funds raised by “gorilla tourism”––bringing people into the forest to see these majestic animals––have [...]

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Rwanda, Uganda » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Breakfast in the Rainforest: A Visit with Mountain Gorillas

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

A photographer shares a rare glimpse of mountain gorillas in the wild — and inspires readers to help protect them.Powerful but shy, the African mountain gorilla struggles for survival in the rainforests of Uganda’s national parks. Follow wildlife photographer Richard Sobol on an arduous journey to these hidden habitats and take a hushed, close-up look [...]

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

The Gorgon’s Gaze

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Mallins Wood is home to the last surviving gorgon, and Col’s mother, the gorgon’s supernatural Companion, is determined to save it from encroaching development–even to the point of endangering Col and his best friend Connie, the most powerful Companion alive.

Descriptors: England (UK), Fantasy, Greece, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Myth » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Aria

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Aria is different from the other children in her village because she cannot speak. But Aria loves being with the birds around her jungle home — with them, she is free to be herself. When the village men begin to catch the birds to sell in their market-place, Aria moves out of the village to [...]

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

Greater Than Angels

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In 1940, Anna Hirsch and her family are captured by the Nazis and deported to a refugee camp in the south of France. The children held in the camp are sent to Le Chambon, a tiny village whose citizens have agreed to care for deported children. There, in the face of escalating dominance and threats [...]

Descriptors: France, Germany, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment