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The Scarecrow And His Servant

A scarecrow and his boy servant, Jack, set off on a dangerous adventure as they try to outwit the crooked Buffaloni family and stake their claim to valuable Spring Valley.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Adventure, Siblings, Voyages and travels
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Adventure, Friendship, Villages
Categories: AsiaAsia, ChinaAsia, China, FictionAsia, China, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Susanna’s Quill

This novel is based on the writer and pioneer Susanna Strickland Moodie, from her life as a young girl in England to her adventures as an adult frontierswoman in Canada.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Adventure, Storytelliing, Writers
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Historical FictionAmericas, Canada, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

O Canada

An artist celebrates the beautiful and varied Canadian landscape in these impressionistic descriptions and full-color paintings of Canada’s provinces and territories, from Newfoundland to the Northwest Territories.

Published: 1992,
Tags: Adventure, Siblings
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, NonfictionAmericas, Canada, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Playing Beatie Bow

Disturbed that her mother could welcome back her unfaithful father, Abigail Kirk undergoes a mysterious voyage to nineteenth-century Australia, where her experiences help her to understand the power of love and to accept her father.

Published: 1980,
Tags: Adventure, families, Space and time, Time travel
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, FictionAustralia, Fantasy, Fiction, OceaniaAustralia, Fantasy, Fiction, Oceania, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Drowned Wednesday

Everyone is after Arthur Penhaligon including strange pirates, shadowy creatures, and Drowned Wednesday, whose gluttony threatens both her world and Arthur’s. Third in the Keys to the Kingdom series.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Adventure, Magic, Supernatural
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Australia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania

Where On Earth Is My Bagel?

When a young boy in Korea dreams of eating a New York bagel, he asks a farmer, a fisherman, a beekeeper, and a baker for help.

Published: 2001,
Tags: Adventure, food
Categories: AsiaAsia, FictionAsia, Fiction, KoreaAsia, Fiction, Korea, Primary (ages 6-9)

Zorah’s Magic Carpet

A Moroccan woman’s magic carpet takes her to far away places, which provide inspiration for her to create other beautiful carpets.

Published: 1995,
Tags: Adventure, creation, inspiration, Magic, Travel, voyage
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FantasyAfrica, Fantasy, MoroccoAfrica, Fantasy, Morocco, Picture BookAfrica, Fantasy, Morocco, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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