Theme: responsability

Ant And Grasshopper

When Ant spies a carefree Grasshopper playing a fiddle outside on the lawn, Ant immediately harrumphs at the insect’s foolishness and continues to go about his very serious business of gathering and counting his food for the winter. But Ant finds Grasshopper’s music and whimsy more catchy than he’d like, and soon he’s distracted by [...]

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

Pooh’s Cleanup

When Pooh invites all his friends to a birthday party for Piglet, he has a hard time cleaning up after everyone goes home.

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

El circo

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

The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest

Exhausted from his labors, a man chopping down a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rain forest puts down his ax, and, as he sleeps, the animals who live in the tree plead with him not to destroy their world. “This modern fable with its urgent message contains an abundance of information.”–The Horn Book

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Jasmine’s Parlour Day

Jasmine helps her mother prepare to sell fish and sugar cakes at their parlour, or market stand, on market day on the island of Trinidad.

Descriptors: Caribbean, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, Trinidad and Tobago » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment