In India, Parvati, a talented dancer with supernatural powers, is invited to Madras to study with a great master and sacrifices friends and family for her art. By the Newbery Honor winning author of Shabanu.
Asia
Materials from Asia
Shadow Spinner
When Marjan, a thirteen-year-old girl with a disability, joins the Sultan’s harem in ancient Persia, she gathers for Shahrazad the stories which will save the queen’s life.
I Live in Tokyo
Seven-year-old Mimiko introduces her family and describes their activities on special days throughout the year.
Goodbye, Vietnam
Thirteen-year-old Mai and her family embark on a dangerous sea voyage from Vietnam to Hong Kong to escape the unpredictable and often brutal Vietnamese government.
Uncle Peter’s Amazing Chinese Wedding
A Chinese American girl describes the festivities surrounding her uncle’s Chinese wedding and the customs behind each one.
Basho And The River Stones
Tricked by a fox into giving up his share of cherries, a famous Japanese poet is inspired to write a haiku and the fox, ashamed of his actions, must devise another trick to set things right.
The Roses in My Carpets
When a young boy and his mother and sister come to a refugee camp to escape the war in Afghanistan, he finds some comfort in the beauty of the carpets he is learning weave.
Buddha In The Garden
After a small boy is adopted by monks at a Buddhist temple, he spends his time tending the temple gardens and discovering the nature of enlightenment.
While We Were Out
When someone leaves the patio door unlocked it’s just the opportunity the family’s pet rabbit needs to go exploring.
Featured in Volume I, Issue 3 of WOW Review.
Little Pear And His Friends
Six-year-old Little Pear has many adventures with Big Head and his other friends in his village in China.