The Devil's Arithmetic by Demco Media
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories by Maurice Sendak $7.95
‘[A] delightful and distinguished book [of seven tales] from middle European folklore [by the winner of the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature].’ —BL. 1967 Newbery Honor BookNotable Children's Books of 1940–1970 (ALA)1966 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)"Best of the Best" Children's Books 1966–1978 (SLJ)Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1966 (NYT)Children's Books of 1966 (Library of...
One Leaf Rides the Wind: Counting in a Japanese Garden by Susan Kathleen Hartung $16.25
A young girl makes her way slowly through a Japanese garden where she spots one leaf, two carved temple dogs, three miniature bonsai, and four startled birds. This counting book introduces the youngest readers to the beauty and hidden secrets of a Japanese garden. It also introduces haiku, with ten poems that are simple and straightforward. The rhythmic haiku appear in a context that will make...
Dreams in the Golden Country by Scholastic
Kamehameha: The Boy Who Became a Warrior King by Don Robinson $15.95
Capture the tension, danger, and triumph in this story of Kamehameha's growth from lonely and frightened young boy to the might warrior who conquered and united the Hawaiian islands.
Abuelita's Secret Matzahs by Diana Bryer $9.99
Abuelita’s Secret Matzahs tells the fascinating and little-known story of the Cryptojews, while illustrating the universal importance of faith for people of all religious denominations. Jacobo loves to visit his abuelita, his grandmother, especially at Easter time. But Abuelita has a big secret. During semana santa, Holy Week, his grandmother never makes bread, only tortillas made without...
Rescue In Kenya (GlobalFriends Adventures) by Global Friends $77.98
Akua invites Briana and Marissa to Kenya. She takes them to the Nairobi Animal Reserve and teaches them how to care for the animal babies. They love warm baby formula and blankets and lots of attention. Briana teaches Akua about Kwanzaa, the American celebration honoring African heritage. Suddenly, animal poachers are discovered kidnapping the animals, and Akua's uncle disappears! Can the...
Nutik & Amaroq Play Ball by $15.95
Amaroq is a lively Eskimo boy who fives at the top of the world with his best friend, Nutik, the wolf pup. Amaroq was named after a great wolf leader; Nutik is the wolf leader's grandpup. The boy and the wolf pup are like brothers.One day Amaroq and Nutik want to play football, but their ball has disappeared. What shall they do? Listening to and observing Nutik's wolf talk, Amaroq follows him...
Panama Girl by iUniverse Publishing $10.95
In the exotic jungles of Panama, a sensitive and courageous twelve-year-old girl named Surni is on the verge of a new life. She is a member of the Embera tribe, an indigenous community that has thrived for centuries by knowing how to live in harmony with the land. But now, as the modern world encroaches, she and her family must face the challenges presented by strangers with unfamiliar habits,...