The Ballad of Mulan. Bai Ca Moc Lau -- by Sonng Zhang (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "According to legend, there was a young woman named Mulan whose aged and frail father was conscripted. Mulan, unwilling to see her father fighting in a war, disguises herself as a...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Calling the Doves/El canto de las palomas -- by Juan Herrera (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Now available in paperback, poet Juan Felipe Herrera's bilingual memoir paints a vivid picture of his migrant farmworker childhood. His rich, evocative prose re-creates the joy...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
Baby Rock, Baby Roll -- by Stella Blackstone (Author) (Book - Parent/Child)
Product Description "With rhyming text and bright illustrations, this book follows the antics of three lively babies from dawn till dusk as they discover different ways to play. Young readers can...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z. -- by Lois Ehlert (Author) (Book - Parent/Child)
Product Description While teaching upper- and lowercase letters to preschoolers, Ehlert introduces fruits and vegetables from around the world. A glossary at the end provides interesting facts about...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
The Wolves in the Walls -- by Neil Gaiman (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Lucy hears sneaking, creeping, crumpling noises coming from inside the walls. She is sure there are wolves living in the walls of her house."
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Hoot -- by Carl Hiaasen (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Unfortunately, Roy's first acquaintance in Florida is Dana Matherson, a well-known bully. Then again, if Dana hadn't been sinking his thumbs into Roy's temples and mashing his...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Runaway Girl: The Artist Louise Bourgeois -- by Jan Greenberg (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description: "An inspiring role model for young teens, especially girls The only book available for young people on one of the most important--and controversial--artists of the 20th...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Tom & Pippo at the Beach -- by Helen Oxenbury (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "When Tom's father tells him must wear a hat when he is at the beach, Tom decides that Pippo needs one too, but when his father makes a newspaper hat for Pippo, Tom actually...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Ben and Me: a New and Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin -- by Robert Lawson (Author) (Book - Child)
From Publishers Weekly "The remarkable life of old Ben Franklin is related with wit, warmth and wisdom by Amosa mouse who has a way with words. Ages 8-12. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information,...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Sable -- by Karen Hesse (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Tate is overjoyed when a scrawny mutt turns up in the yard one day. She even persuades Mam and Pap to let her keep Sable, named for her dark, silky fur. But before long, the...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)