Theme: Travel

It’s A Wonderful Life

By Book Importer | Published: January 18, 2012

What a pity excue for a holiday!
While her friends party in Europe, Anna- a Dutch seventeen year old- is sent to her uncle who lives ina tiny town in Pennsylvania.  Bakerton: two streets, a church, a diner, two undertakers and a steamtrain that spills out a bunch of tourists on a daily basis.
How was she [...]

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

Dan Eldon: Safari as a Way of Life

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Photojournalist Dan Eldon left behind much more than the astonishing illustrated journals that would form The Journey is the Destination when he lost his life at age twenty-two while on assignment in Somalia. He also bequeathed a life story that has inspired students, teachers, artists, and creative activists—as well as a forthcoming film, an apparel [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Biography, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Kenya, Somalia » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

Around The World

By Book Importer | Published: November 3, 2011

As the nineteenth century wound down, a public inspired by Jules Verne’s novel Around the world in Eighty Days clamored for intrepid adventure.  The challenge of circumnavigating the globe as no one ever had before attracted toe fearless in droves.  Three hardy spirits stayed the course.  In 1884, former miner Thomas Stevens made the journey [...]

Descriptors: Graphic Novel, Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , , » 1 Comment

Chronicles of the Red King: The Secret Kingdom

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

Timoken is a prince born in a secret kingdom. At his birth, a forest jinni bestows magical gifts upon him: a cloak made by the last moon spider and a potion called Alixir. When the peaceful land is attacked, Timoken and his sister, Zobayda, must find a new kingdom to call home. Together, with only [...]

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

Orani: My Father’s Village

By Book Importer | Published: August 15, 2011

As a child, Claire Nivola loved summers in Orani, the village where her father grew up and where her many aunts, uncles, and 50 cousins still lived. She ran freely through the town’s cobbled streets with packs of cousins, who quizzed her about America while she took in all the simple joys and pleasures of [...]

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

Victoria Goes To Brazil

By Book Importer | Published: July 5, 2011

Victoria’s mother was born in Brazil, but she and her daughter live in London. Now it’s time for a visit to the country where Mom grew up. From a coffee farm to a saint’s day procession, from a street children’s shelter to a huge family barbeque, Victoria learns about her mother’s country and enjoys getting [...]

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Tom

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

Tom, a huge and adventurous dinosaur, makes an entertaining trip to New York City, where he makes an indelible impression on the Big Apple.

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

Olivia Goes to Venice

By Book Importer | Published: May 4, 2011

On a family vacation in Venice, Olivia indulges in gelato, rides in a gondola, and finds the perfect souvenir.

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

Antonio on the Other Side of the World, Getting Smaller

By Book Importer | Published: May 4, 2011

Antonio has fun visiting his grandmother but misses his mother so much that he starts to shrink, and as he travels back to the other side of the world by ship, train, and horse, he gets smaller and smaller.

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

Up and Away with the Little Witch!

By Book Importer | Published: March 17, 2011

  When Trixie comes to visit, Lizzy, the Little Witch, decides to conjure up a magic carpet for them.
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Descriptors: Belgium, Europe, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment