A young black South African boy describes his feelings about his father’s return from working in the city.
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Island Summer
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.
Tadpole’s Promise
When a caterpillar meets her perfect love, a tadpole, she begs him never to change, but their relationship is doomed.
This Place Is Crowded: Japan
Describes transportation, education, home life, holidays, and other aspects of life in the heavily populated island nation of Japan. Part of the Imagine living here series.
Dreamspeaker
A troubled eleven-year-old boy escapes from an institution to the forests of British Columbia, where he finds sanctuary with a Native American shaman who shows him that he is capable of learning and can control his violence.
The Seven Chinese Sisters
When a dragon snatches the youngest of seven talented Chinese sisters, the other six come to her rescue, in a delightfully illustrated update of a classic Chinese folktale.
Featured in Volume I, Issue 3 of WOW Review.
Sing For Your Father, Su Phan
Recalls the events in a North Vietnamese village that forever changed the lives of the youngest daughter of a prosperous trader and her family.
The Best Beekeeper of Lalibela: A Tale from Africa
In the Ethiopian mountain village of Lalibela, famous for its churches and honey, a young girl determines to find a way to be a beekeeper despite being told that is something only men can do.
Aldabra, Or, The Tortoise Who Loved Shakespeare
In Venice, Italy, ten-year-old Elisa finds she must deal with all the unexpected consequences of her beloved eccentric grandmother’s transformation into a giant Aldabra tortoise, native to a small group of coral islands in the Seychelles.
Children Of Yucat
Describes life in Yucat