Theme: Share

To Timbuktu

By Book Importer | Published: May 10, 2011

Casey and Steven met in Morocco, moved to China then went all the way to Timbuktu. This illustrated travel memoir tells the story of their first two years out of college spent teaching English, making friends across language barriers, researching, painting, and learning to be themselves wherever they are.

Descriptors: International, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Three Brothers

By Book Importer | Published: May 5, 2011

There are three brothers that found the fortune. Two of the brothers forget the compassion.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Folklore, Picture Book, Serbia and Montenegro » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Bear Who Shared

By Book Importer | Published: April 28, 2011

Norris the bear has been waiting patiently for the last ripe fruit to fall from the tree. But Tulip the raccoon and Violet the mouse have too . . . although maybe not so patiently. In fact, Tulip and Violet sniff, listen to, and even hug the fruit. Norris catches the fruit when it finally [...]

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

Birdsong

By Book Importer | Published: April 28, 2011

A lone bird sits in a big tree, merrily singing its tune to the world. But soon it will be joined by a friend, and then another, and another. . . . As each colorful bird lands on the branch of the tree it joins the last in a cheerful song. But one flashy bird [...]

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Mama and Me

By Book Importer | Published: March 17, 2011

A girl and her mother spend a day together gardening, making cookies, and visiting a neighbor. Includes Spanish words interspersed in the text.

Descriptors: Americas, Early Years (ages 2-6), Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Big Wolf and Little Wolf

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

Big Wolf has always lived alone at the top of a hill under a tree, so when a little wolf suddenly arrives one day, he does not know what to think.

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

Ana’s Story: A Journey Of Hope

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Ana’s story begins the day she is born with HIV, transmitted from her mother, who dies just a few years later. From then on, Ana’s childhood becomes a blur of secrets—about her illness, her family, and the abuse she endures. Shuffled from home to home, Ana rarely finds safety or acceptance. But after she falls [...]

Descriptors: Latin America, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Silver Donkey

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

From extraordinary novelist Sonya Hartnett comes a gently told fable of a lost soldier, heroic children, and a steadfast donkey.One morning in the woods of World War I France, two young sisters stumble upon an astonishing find — a soldier, temporarily blinded by war, who has walked away from battle longing to see his gravely [...]

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Waves

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

When Hal’s family makes the heart-wrenching decision to leave Charley, their comatose daughter, behind in a hospital ward while they spend the summer on the west coast of England, Hal finds it harder than ever to shake his sister’s presence. What power is letting him share her memories? And will they reveal the deep, dark [...]

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Emerald Blue

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A young girl describes the life that she and her brother share with their grandmother in her Caribbean island home, until their mother comes to take them away.

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