When Anka comes each week on Thursday, young Karrie enjoys her Czech cooking and helps her with the housework.
My Day with Anka
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Lion And The Ostrich Chicks, And Other African Folk Tales
Includes four traditional tales told by the Hausa, Angolan, Masai, and Bushmen people of Africa.
Da Wei’s Treasure: A Chinese Tale
In this retelling of a traditional Chinese tale, a boy finds a treasure in an unexpected place.
Borreguita and the Coyote
A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up.
Cleversticks
Wishing he had something to be clever at like each of the other children in his class, Ling Sung unexpectedly and happily discovers the others admire his prowess with chopsticks.
Grandfather Counts
When Helen’s grandfather, Gong Gong, comes from China to live with her family, he’s shocked to find that none of his grandchildren speak Chinese. How will he communicate with them? At first he keeps to himself. Then one day he joins Helen to watch the trains. He starts counting the train cars in Chinese, and she repeats the words. Then Helen says the numbers in English. They continue to teach each other, and Helen even learns her Chinese name, which means “flower.” In this luminously illustrated intergenerational story, the devotion between a young girl and her grandfather helps them overcome barriers of age and language.
Cut From The Same Cloth
A collection of twenty stories about legendary American women, drawing from folktales, popular stories, and ballads.
Fox Maiden, The
A young fox who uses magic to change herself into human form learns that being true to herself is the best way to live.
Global Babies
The Global Fund For Children develops innovative titles that help young readers expand their appreciation of the multicultural world in which they live. Each book depicts positive images of children, promotes multiculturalism, and integrates the child’s perspective into the text. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these books helps support The Global Fund For Children’s grantmaking toward community-based projects benefiting children around the world.
Go Go Go!: Kids On The Move
Featuring lively photos of kids cartwheeling, bouncing, dancing, and jumping, an energetic photo essay celebrates the joy of movement and invites little ones to join in the fun! Simultaneous.