Seven-year-old Mimiko introduces her family and describes their activities on special days throughout the year.
Asia
Materials from Asia
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.
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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.
The Spring Tone
Plagued by headaches and nightmares, Tomomi tries to make sense of her grandmother’s death, her little brother’s obsession with saving sick and abandoned cats, and her fear that she is becoming a monster.
Samir And Yonatan
Samir, a Palestinian boy, is sent for surgery to an Israeli hospital where he has two otherworldly experiences, making friends with an Israeli boy, Yonatan, and traveling with him to Mars.