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Genre: Biography
Mama Miti
One woman. One seed.One hope for the future. “Thayu nyumba” — Peace, my people. Wangari grew up in the shadow of Mount Kenya listening to the stories about the people and land around her. Though the trees towered over her, she had loved them for as long as she could remember. So strong, so beautiful, [...]
Other Descriptors: Kenya, Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3) Themes: Conservationists, Trees, Women Leave a comment
Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, offers a glimpse into the mind of a great leader, admired across the globe for his dedication to the struggles against apartheid in South Africa. Now the youngest readers can discover the remarkable story of Mandela’s long walk from ordinary village boy, to his dynamic leadership of the [...]
Other Descriptors: Africa, Primary (Gr. K-3), South Africa Themes: Africa, Apartheid, Biography, colonization, Culture, democracy, freedom, Journey, justice, Nelson mandela, oppresions, Peace, Politics, social actions, South Africa Leave a comment
Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
When China’s Communist Party detained Ji-li’s father, the 12-year-old was faced with the most difficult choice of her life. She could denounce her father and break with her family, or she could refuse to testify and sacrifice her future in her beloved Communist Party.
Dancing to Freedom: The True Story of Mao’s Last Dancer
In a poor village in northern China, a small boy named Li Cunxin was given the chance of a lifetime. Selected by Chairman Mao’s officials from among millions of children to become a dancer, Li’s new life began as he left his family behind. At the Beijing Dance Academy, days were long and difficult. Li’s [...]
Other Descriptors: China, Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3) Themes: Ballet, Beijing, Chairman Mao, cultural revolution, Dance, dancer, Family, Loneliness, Revolution Leave a comment
Afghan Dreams: Young Voices of Afghanistan
This story introduces readers to children living in Kabul and in rural Afghan villages through photographic portraits and brief narrative profiles that offer a glimpse of their lives and dreams.
Other Descriptors: Afghanistan, Nonfiction, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Themes: Dream, Kabul, Life, Peace, teenager, War Leave a comment
Brave Deeds: How One Family Saved Many People from the Nazis
When Holland was under Nazi rule, the Dutch lived extremely harsh lives. Thousands were in hiding, especially Jews who had managed to escape transport to the death camps. Frans Braal and his wife Mies took in anyone in need of help — Jews, children whose parents could no longer look after them, resistance fighters, and [...]
Other Descriptors: Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Netherlands Themes: Hardship, Holocaust, Jew, Nazi, Occupation, Rescue, Resistance, underground movement, World War II Leave a comment
The Cage
From the German invasion of Poland in 1939 to the liberation of her concentration camp in 1945, the author chronicles an adolescence shaped by the horrors of the Holocaust but strengthened by the force of her own will.
Other Descriptors: Poland, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Themes: Adolescence, Concentration camp, Holocaust Leave a comment
Rumi: Whirling Dervish
Born in Afghanistan in the thirteenth century, Rumi settled in Turkey and became a great mystical poet. Although he began his adult life as a highly respected scholar, he found his true calling after being mentored by a holy man, Shamsuddin. From “Shams,” he learned to listen for the sacred sound of God within himself. [...]
Other Descriptors: Afghanistan, Primary (Gr. K-3), Turkey Themes: Middle East, poet, Religion Leave a comment
Duke’s Olympic Feet
Duke Kahanamoku was the twentieth century’s top waterman, and is known as the “father of international surfing.” The first Hawaiian to win an Olympic gold medal, Duke represented the United States in the Olympic Games in 1912, 1920, 1924 and 1932, winning gold, silver and bronze medals. Born in 1890, Duke grew up next to [...]
Other Descriptors: Hawaii, Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3), United States of America Themes: Discrimination, Sports, surfing, Swimming Leave a comment
On October 20, 2010 at 7:00 P.M., Rosemary Wells, illustrator and author of the preschool series Max and Ruby, will be at Worlds of Words physical location on the 4th floor of the College of Education at the University of Arizona.
Manfish: A Story Of Jacques Cousteau