A young Mexican American girl accompanies her father to a swap meet, where she hopes to sell her music box for money for dancing lessons.
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Going Over
It is February 1983, and Berlin is a divided city with a miles-long barricade separating east from west. But the city isn’t the only thing that is divided. Ada lives among the rebels, punkers, and immigrants of Kreuzberg in West Berlin. Stefan lives in East Berlin, in a faceless apartment bunker of Friedrichshain. Bound by love and separated by circumstance, their only chance for a life together lies in a high-risk escape
Diamond Boy
“Diamonds for everyone.” That’s what fifteen-year-old Patson Moyo hears when his family arrives in the Marange diamond fields. Soon Patson is working in the mines himself, hoping find his girazi–the priceless that stone that could change his life forever. But when the government’s soldiers comes to Marange, Patson’s world is shattered. Set against the backdrop of President Robert Mugabe’s brutal regime in Zimbabwe, Diamond Boy is the story of young man who succumbs to greed but finds his way out through a transformative journey to South Africa in search of his missing sister, in search of freedom, and in search of himself.
The Race
Get ready, get set, GO! A group of caribou gather together to run a race. Starting at the beginning of the course, readers join in the fun as the caribou engage in some rather outlandish tricks in order to be the first to cross the finish line. (Banana skins, for example, are an effective way to get rid of some opponents.) But in the midst of this titanic struggle for victory, some of the caribou stop to question the merits of their single-minded pursuit of winning at all costs. In the end, the reader is left to decide who the real winner is in this cautionary tale about the ups and downs of winning and losing. Illustrations are cut-paper collage.
Colors
This book explores different colors using simple, raised die-cut shapes on a left-hand page mirrored in the scooped-out forms of the right.
Little Red Riding Hood
The cautionary tale “Little Red Riding Hood” is intrepreted by internationally-known photographer Sarah Moon. This title includes the original text by Perrault and features brilliantly stark imagery.
The Noisy Book
Lots of noises for children to make. A sturdy, fat, little board book, just the right size for the tiny fingers of pre-readers.
Little Ghost Party
Invites the reader to dance along with Little Ghost as he and his guests demonstrate such dances as The Worm. Tilting the book makes the illustrations appear to change, showing how specific actions can be performed.
Numbers
This book teaches the numbers from one to ten using simple raised die-cut shapes on a left-hand page mirrored in the scooped-out forms of the right.
Opposites
This book explores the concept of opposites like high-low and day-night using simple, raised die-cut shapes on a left-hand page mirrored in the scooped-out forms of the right.