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The Boy and the Wall

The Boy and the Wall is a children’s book made and illustrated by youth at the Lajee Centre in the Aida Refugee Camp in the West Bank, telling the story of their everyday lives and struggles as refugees. Click here to read the Worlds of Words Review.
Other Descriptors: Fiction, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Palestine » Themes: » Leave a comment

Goal!

A lyrical, strikingly illustrated story celebrates the unifying power of soccer. In a dusty township in South Africa, Ajani and his friends have earned a brand-new, federation-size soccer ball. They kick. They dribble. They run. They score. These clever boys are football champions! But when a crew of bullies tries to steal their ball, will [...]
Other Descriptors: Africa, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3), Realistic Fiction, South Africa » Themes: , , » 1 Comment

La brujita encantada

Description in Spanish:La brujita Fua es tan buena como chiquita y siempre ayuda a todo aquel que la necesite. Se alegra cuando los niños se portan bien y baila y ríe cuando los ve contentos. Es una brujita que cree en la acción y que se pinta de tantos colores como buenos sentimientos tiene en [...]
Other Descriptors: Caribbean, Fantasy, Primary (Gr. K-3), Puerto Rico » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Raining Sardines

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 [...]
Other Descriptors: Caribbean, Cuba, Fantasy, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8) » Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Nutmeg Princess

In the Isle of Spice in the Caribbean lived a Nutmeg Princess, called that because she would only appear when the nutmeg was ready for picking, and the sweet smell of spice was in the air, and only those who were unselfish could see her.
Other Descriptors: Caribbean, Fantasy, Primary (Gr. K-3) » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Los tres naufragos (Spanish Edition)

An old marine turtle that has to return to the beach where she was born to deposit her eggs, perhaps for the last time, a young, immature pelican that falls into an oil slick at sea, and a tricky cat that was thrown into the sea are the three protagonists of this story. They will [...]
Other Descriptors: Caribbean, Fantasy, Primary (Gr. K-3), Puerto Rico » Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Rooster who went to his uncle’s wedding

Rooster, en route to his uncle’s wedding, struggles with the dilemma of whether he should risk of getting dirty in order to obtain a kernel of corn. His hunger overcomes his better judgment and, of course, he winds up “. . . with a beak full of mud.” This leads into a cumulative tale that [...]
Other Descriptors: Caribbean, Cuba, Folklore, Preschool, Primary (Gr. K-3) » Themes: , , » Leave a comment

El cumpleaños del San Pedrito

Description in Spanish: Es el cumpleaños del San Pedrito y todos en el bosque se ponen de acuerdo para organizarle una fiesta. La alegría se siente en todas las ramas de los árboles; hay música y comida. Pero llega el guaraguao y trata de arruinarlo todo. Sin embargo, la fiesta sigue porque el valiente pitirre [...]
Other Descriptors: Caribbean, Folklore, Primary (Gr. K-3), Puerto Rico » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

La Diablesse and the Baby

Winner of both the Alcuin Society Design Award and the Storytelling World Honor Award, this is the eerie and colorful tale of the legendary creature–half human, half demon–that roams the Caribbean night, and how a brave Grandma outwits it.
Other Descriptors: Caribbean, Folklore, Primary (Gr. K-3) » Themes: , , » Leave a comment

The Secret Footprints

The Dominican legend of the ciguapas, creatures who lived in underwater caves and whose feet were on backward so that humans couldn’t follow their footprints, is reinvented by renowned author Julia Alvarez. Although the ciguapas fear humans, Guapa, a bold and brave ciguapa, can’t help but be curious–especially about a boy she sees on the [...]
Other Descriptors: Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Folklore, Primary (Gr. K-3) » Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment
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