Theme: Summer

North

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

Come along on an extraordinary wildlife adventure! Every spring, millions of animals, including gray whales, white cranes, wolves, and caribou, set off from around the world on a long journey north.  Follow them as they fly, swim, or walk hundreds, even thousands, of miles to the Arctic, where they’ll feed and breed all summer. Combining [...]

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Umbrella

By Book Importer | Published: July 6, 2011

Momo eagerly waits for a rainy day so she can use the red boots and umbrella she received on her third birthday.

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

The Tiny Seed

By Book Importer | Published: December 7, 2010

Join the tiny seed on an adventure as it becomes a giant flower!

Descriptors: Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , » 2 Comments

Pika: Life In The Rocks

By Book Importer | Published: July 6, 2010

A pika scurries across a rock pile high in the Rocky Mountians.  He watches out for hungry hawks and weasels.  Quickly, he nips leafy twigs off bushes and carries them to his rocky den.  This hamster-size cousin of the rabbit is storing up food.  He will build a “hay pile” as big as a bathtub.  [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Hooray for Summer!

By Book Importer | Published: May 25, 2010

It is a hot summer afternoon. A frog is hiding tiredly in the shade. Nothing is stirring. Even the grass and flowers are still. Suddenly the birds are flocking overhead. The small animals are racing for shelter. Then the rain starts pouring down. The sky is as dark as night. Thunder booms. Lightning cracks and [...]

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

On the Pampas

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

An account of a little girl’s idyllic summer at her grandparents’ ranch on the pampas of Argentina.

Descriptors: Argentina, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , » 1 Comment

Tales from the Waterhole

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Morris the crocodile and his best friend, Billy, a tortoise, like nothing better than messing around at the waterhole with their animal friends. In five amusing stories, Morris and company do just what kids do during a hot summer —- perform ill-timed stunts on the diving board, get beaten in soccer by a team of [...]

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

The Boy on the Beach

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 11, 2007

Reluctant to let the surf crash over him, Joe runs down the beach and has an adventure with an old boat. All of sudden with the dunes rising like big waves around him; he realizes he is lost and all alone. With the help of a lifeguard who comes to his rescue, all ends well. [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, South Africa » Other Themes: , , , » Comments closed

Island Summer

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

Summer transforms a quiet island as visitors arrive for swimming, playing on the beach, card games, soccer, hide-and-seek, and dancing in the evening.

Descriptors: Europe, Greece, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , » Comments closed

At the Beach

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

When Xiao Ming goes with his mother to the beach, he likes to splash in the water and dry off in the sun just like everyone else. But his favorite thing to do is to draw in the sand with a stick. Today, his mother is helping him learn Chinese. Xiao Ming thinks writing Chinese [...]

Descriptors: Asia, China, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , » Comments closed