Katie is a young American girl living in present-day Tokyo. One day, as she walks her dog, she meets Keiko, a young Japanese girl, and her brother Kenji. Join Katie, Keiko and Kenji as they explore the city and its surroundings as they learn about cultural diversity and the customs of their respective countries. Whether eating soba (buckwheat noodles) or spaghetti, studying kana (the alphabet),…
Jade is a young girl who lives in a village next to a towering volcano. On its peak lives a Mountain Spirit who makes his presence known by rumbling the earth, filling the sky with smoke, and pouring lava down the mountainside. Angered by those who forget to honor him for providing their harvest, the Mountain Spirit has stopped sending rain to Jade's village and the people are faced with the po…
Las ilustraciones retratan a dos hermanas yendo de tienda a tienda comprando regalos de cumpleaños para su madre. El texto en rima presenta a los números del uno al diez en inglés y español. Pictures depict two sisters going from shop to shop buying birthday presents for their mother. Rhyming text presents numbers from one to ten in English and Spanish.
This jewel-like vignette from Sandra Cisneros's best-selling The House on Mango Street shows, through simple, intimate portraits, the diversity among us. A Dragonfly Book in English and Spanish. A Parenting Magazine Best Children's Book of the Year
HE THREE LITTLE PIGS: Featuring 32 pages of fresh, captivating illustrations, this 8" x 8" story book tells the tale of the three little pigs as they stand up to the big, bad wolf. CLASSIC STORIES: This classic tale, retold in English and Spanish, captures a child's interest, page after page, as they take their imagination on a magical journey through timeless stories and adventures. FEAT…
The oldest version of the Cinderella story originates from China. Befriended by a magical fish, Yeh-hsien is granted her dearest wish-to go to the village festival where she loses a slipper... What a wonderful find....It is salutary for children to learn that traditional tales crop up across the entire world in very similar forms...a rags-to-riches story,a virtue rewarded story, a triumph of go…
Join this fearless young explorer as she discovers the different animals and terrains of the worl-and makes it home for supper, safe and sound. Walking trough the junggle.
Award-winning language-learning innovator Ana Lomba transforms “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” into a way to introduce kids ages two to seven to French. It includes vivid illustrations, a mini “pictionary,” and frequent dialogs that model everyday communication. Accompanying the book is a 45-minute audio CD that features a lively reading of the story, in French and English, helpful pro…
Martine séjourne au haras de son oncle Philippe. Quand le cousin Gilles lui permet de monter à cheval, quelle joie pour elle ! Elle s’entraîne tant et tant que sa famille l’inscrit au prestigieux concours de saut d’obstacles. Martine saura-t-elle mettre en pratique tout ce qu’elle a appris ?
Cet été, Martine et sa maman vont passer leurs vacances en Italie. Martine est triste le jour du départ, Patapouf ne fait pas partie du voyage ! Toutefois, en arrivant en Italie, cest une belle surprise qui les attend...