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Peace Tales

By Book Importer | Published: March 17, 2011

Maybe it’s the king who spills honey, and then says it is not his problem until it causes a war. Or maybe it’s some sandpipers and whales who get into a foolish fight that almost destroys their homes. Perhaps it’s the man who thinks that a gun makes him strong, or the monkeys who follow [...]

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

Raining Sardines

By Book Importer | Published: June 17, 2010

Wealthy landowner Don Rigol practically owns the town. To expand his coffee plantation, he will lay waste the mountain jungle and the secret valley where the ancient breed of Paso Fino horses roams wild. Best friends Enriquito and Ernestina search for a way to save the ponies, ensure justice at a trumped-up trial, and reclaim [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Cuba, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Mammoth Academy in Trouble!

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Oscar, Arabella, and their friends can’t wait to begin their second termat theMammoth Academy. But when they arrive at school on the first day after winter break, there’s a threatening graffiti message waiting for them. It seems the Cave Skool has moved nearby, and its pupils—those wild and dangerous animals called humans—are wreaking havoc. When [...]

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