It's the day of the Golden Kites. Little Ho travels to the Palace Gardens to watch the noblemen fly their magnificent kites. When the Great Lord Emperor comes to choose the best one, Little Ho dares to produce his own small kite. Will the soldiers strike him down? But the boy's courage and love of life win him a suprising new friend. Mavis Scott is a writer and storyteller from Queensland w…
In this story based on a young girl's true-life experiences, Ut, a Vietnamese child separated from her family, recounts her attempts to come to terms with a new country and a new life and to reunite her family. Little Ut from Vietnam wins her schoolmates over with kindness and sensitivity.
Sally Cat and her friends can't wait to be a part of the Busytown Easter egg hunt in Richard Scarry's "There Really Is an Easter Bunny," but Billy Dog and his friends don't believe the Easter bunny exists. When Hilda Hippo tries to help, everyone, including Hilda, gets a big surprise in the end!
"A delightful book that addresses current issues for children with warmth and empathy". -- Denyse Kapelus, Director, Professional Nannies Institute"I hate goodbye words ... more than biting into cookies that Look like chocolate chip cookies, but are really full of raisins". From being sent to bed to being dropped off at daycare, from watching More and Dad go off to work to watching friends and …
When Mr. Frumble, who has had his pickle car repaired by Mr. Fixit after an accident, is told that he won't recognize it, he drives away in every vehicle that he doesn't recognize--from a bulldozer that digs a hole in front of city hall to an airplane that crashes into a tree.
Illus. in full color. Mr. Frumble's leisurely walk through town becomes a fast-paced chase for his hat in this funny 48-word story. Includes a page of cut-out mini learning cards.
Winner of the UNESCO Tolerance Awarda and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and an Americas Award Commended Title Life is simple for Pedro -- he goes to school, does his homework and, most importantly, plays soccer. But when the soldiers come and take his friend Daniel's father away, things suddenly become much more complicated. Why, for instance, do Pedro's parents secretly listen t…
In the 1930s two young brothers are sent to a government-run Indian residential school -- an experience shared by generations of Native American children. At these schools, children are forbidden to speak their native tongue and are taught to abandon their Indian ways. Native American artist Judith Lowry's illustrations are inspired by the stories she heard from her father and uncle. The lyr…
The lovable heroine of Saving Sweetness is back, and she's spunkier than ever! Fed up with the kindhearted sheriff's bumbling attempts to make a home for them, Sweetness and the other orphans decide that it's time to find the sheriff a wife. And when a mysterious letter arrives one day, Sweetness thinks it might hold the solution to their problems. Only problem is, none of them can read the let…
One day down on the farm, Duck got a wild idea. "I bet I could ride a bike," he thought. He waddled over to where the boy parked his bike, climbed on and began to ride. At first he rode slowly and he wobbled a lot, but it was fun! Duck rode past Cow and waved to her. "Hello, Cow!" said Duck. "Moo," said Cow. But what she thought was, "A duck on a bike? That's the silliest thing I've ever seen!"…