Multicultural Literature

Mexico

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398.2

Sahagun, Bernardino de and Bierhorst, John. Spirit child : a story of the

   Nativity. New York: Morrow, [1984].  

Note: An English translation of the Aztec version of the birth of Jesus Christ

   told in 1583.  

398.2 FLE

Fleischman, Paul and Paschkis, Julie. Glass slipper, gold sandal : a worldwide

   Cinderella. 1st ed. New York: H. Holt, [2007].  

Note: The author draws from a variety of folk traditions to put together this

   version of Cinderella, including elements from Mexico, Iran, Korea, Russia,  

   Appalachia, and more.  

398.2 SIE

Sierra, Judy and Vitale, Stefano. Nursery Tales Around the World. New York:

   Clarion Books, [1996]. The Ram in the Chile Patch.

497 FIN

Fine, Jil. Mayan writing in Mesoamerica. New York: Rosen, [2003].

Note: Explores the development and use of written language among the ancient

   Mayan people, who lived in an area comprised of Mexico, Central America, and  

   part of South America known as Mesoamerica.   

759.972 HOL

Holland, Gini and Rees, Gary. Diego Rivera. Austin, Tex: Raintree Steck-Vaughn,

   [1997].  

Note: Introduces the life and accomplishments of the artist who invented a

   Mexican style of painting and who brought art out of museums and onto public  

   walls.  

909 PUT

Putnam, James and Hayman, Peter. Pyramid. 1st American ed. New York: Alfred A.

   Knopf, [1994].  

Note: Discover the timeless grandeur of the pyramids--from the massive tombs of

   Egypt's pharaohs to the majestic temples of ancient Mexico.  

917.2 LYE

Lye, Keith and Pluckrose, Henry Arthur. Take a trip to Mexico. London: F. Watts,

   [1982].  

Note: Text and photographs introduce the scenery of our southern neighbor, as

   well as various aspects of that country's way of life.  

92 HOU

Fritz, Jean and Primavera, Elise. Make way for Sam Houston. New York: Putnam,

   [1986].  

Note: Traces the life of the soldier who led the fight for Texas' independence

   from Mexico, served as governor and senator, and opposed secession during  

   the Civil War.

970.004 CIM

Ciment, James and LaFrance, Ronald. Scholastic encyclopedia of the North

   American Indian. New York: Scholastic Reference, [1996].  

970.01 STU

Stuart, Gene S. America's ancient cities. Washington, D.C: The Society, [1988].

Note: Reveals how settlements developed and how urban centers grew and

   functioned in ancient North America, from present-day Alaska to Mesoamerica.  

972 BER

Berendes, Mary. Mexico. Plymouth, Minn: Child's World, [1997].

Note: Describes the geography, history, people, and customs of Mexico.

972 HAS

Haskins, James and Byers, Helen. Count your way through Mexico. Minneapolis:

   Carolrhoda Books, [1989].  

Note: Presents the numbers one to ten in Spanish, using each number to introduce

   concepts about Mexico and its culture.  

972 MAR

Marx, M. Richard. About Mexico's children. Chicago: Melmont Publishers, [1959].

Note: "In this little book i have tried to emphasize a few of the similarities

   [in homes, schools, trades, play] between Mexican children and those living  

   in the United States of America. In addition, however, I hope I have  

   succeeded in catching some of the dignity and pride that characterize  

   mexican youth." Foreword.  

972.01 IVA

Ivanoff, Pierre. Maya. New York: Madison Square Press, [1973].

972.018 BAQ

Baquedano, Elizabeth. Aztec, Inca & Maya. 1st American ed. New York: Knopf,

   [1993].  

Note: Chronicles the history, beliefs, and everyday lives of the ancient Aztec,

   Inca, and Maya peoples.  

972.81 ODI

Odijk, Pamela. The Mayas. Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Silver Burdett Press, [1990,

   1989].  

Note: Describes the Mayan civilization which flourished in southern Mexico and

   Central America from 250 to 850.  

976.4 RIC

Richards, Norman and Dunnington, Tom. The story of the Alamo. Chicago: Childrens

   Press, [1970].  

Note: Provides a brief account of the Texas war for independence with Mexico,

   focusing on the battle of the Alamo.  

978.9

Welcome to Josefina's world, 1824 : growing up on America's Southwest frontier.

   Middleton, WI: Pleasant Company, [1999].  

Note: Describes the daily life and activities of Mexican Americans in New Mexico

   during the early 1800s including information about their homes, community,  

   and links to Spain and Mexico.  

E B

Bunting, Eve and Diaz, David. Going home. 1st ed. New York: HarperCollins

   Publishers, [1996].  

Note: Although a Mexican family comes to the United States to work as farm

   laborers so that their children will have opportunities, the parents still  

   consider Mexico their home.  

E O

Ó Flatharta, Antoine and So, Meilo. Hurry and the monarch. 1st ed. New York:

   Knopf, [2005].  

Note: Hurry the tortoise befriends a monarch butterfly when she stops in his

   garden in Wichita Falls, Texas, during her migration from Canada to Mexico.  

   Includes facts about monarch butterflies.  

FIC KRU

Krumgold, Joseph and Charlot, Jean. ... and now Miguel. New York: Harper & Row,

   [1984, 1953].  

Note: The secret wish of Miguel Chavez to go to the mountains with the men in

   his family comes true.  

FIC MAR

Marzollo, Jean and Sims, Blanche. Soccer Sam. New York: Random House, [1987].

Note: Sam's cousin from Mexico comes for an extended visit and teaches Sam and

   all the second graders to play soccer.  

FIC MEU

Meunier, Brian and Edgerton, Perky. Bravo, Tavo! 1st ed. New York, N.Y: Dutton

   Children's Books, [2007].  

Note: Tavo dreams of nothing but being a famous basketball star, and getting new

   shoes so that he can practice better, but his village in Mexico faces a  

   serious drought and Tavo and his father must work to convince the other  

   people that the old way of irrigation will save their crops.  

FIC O'D

O'Dell, Scott. The captive. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, [1979].

Note: As part of a Spanish expedition to the New World, a Jesuit seminarian

   witnesses the enslavement and exploitation of the Mayas and his own  

   seduction by greed and ambition.  

FIC O'D

O'Dell, Scott and Johnson, Milton. The black pearl. Boston: Houghton Mifflin,

   [1967].  

Note: In claiming as his own the magnificent black pearl he finds, a sixteen

   -year-old youth enrages the sea devil who legend says is its owner.  

FIC RHO

Rhoads, Dorothy and Charlot, Jean. The corn grows ripe. New York: Puffin Books,

   [1993].  

Note: Tigre, a twelve-year-old Mayan boy living in a modern-day village in

   Yucatán, must learn to be a man when his father is injured.  

FIC RYA

Ryan, Pam Muèanoz. Esperanza rising. 1st ed. New York: Scholastic Press, [2000].

Note: Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and

   privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California,  

   where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers  

   on the eve of the Great Depression.  

FIC RYA

Ryan, Pam Muänoz. Becoming Naomi Leâon. 1st ed. New York: Scholastic Press,

   [2004].  

Note: When Naomi's absent mother resurfaces to claim her, Naomi runs away to

   Mexico with her great-grandmother and younger brother in search of her  

   father.  

FIC TRI

Tripp, Valerie. Meet Josefina. WI: Pleasant Company, [1997].

Note: Nine year-old Josefina, the youngest of four sisters living in New Mexico

   in 1824, tries to help run the household after her mother dies.  

FIC TRI

Tripp, Valerie and McAliley, Susan. Josefina's song : Josefina, 1824. Middleton,

   WI: Pleasant Company Publications, [2001].  

Note: In the early 1800s, when nine-year-old Josefina accompanies her father

   into the New Mexican mountains to check on the elderly shepherd who works  

   for him and she proves herself a good traveling companion when her father  

   has an accident.  

FIC TRI

Tripp, Valerie and Tibbles, Jean-Paul. Again, Josefina! Middleton, Wis: Pleasant

   Publications, [2000].  

Note: Nine-year-old Josefina wants to give up learning to play the piano until

   she sees how much joy her music gives to her baby nephew. Discusses the  

   importance of music on the New Mexican frontier and describes how to dance  

   La Vaquerita.   

 

China

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320 KRU

Krull, Kathleen and Hewitt, Kathryn. Lives of extraordinary women : rulers,

   rebels (and what the neighbors thought) San Diego: Harcourt, [2000].  

398.2 Ber

Berger, Barbara Helen. All the way to Lhasa : a tale from Tibet. New York:

   Philomel Books, [2002].  

Note: A boy and his yak persevere along the difficult way to the holy city of

   Lhasa and succeed where others fail.  

398.2 CHE

Chen, Jiang Hong and  Taylor Balfour 8th birthday 02/03/07. The magic horse of

   Han Gan. 1st American ed. New York: Enchanted Lion Books, [2006].  

Note: Master artist Han Gan's painted horse comes alive to help save ancient

   China from attack.  

398.2 COM

Compestine, Ying Chang and Jessica Devine 9th birthday book 04/02/2007. The real

   story of stone soup. 1st ed. New York, N.Y: Dutton Children's Books, [2007].  

Note: When a crew of Chinese fishermen forget to bring cooking utensils with

   them, they find creative ways to make do with what they have and what they  

   can find.  

398.2 DEM

Demi and Savannah Godbey's 14th birthday 03/09/07. The dragon's tale and other

   animal fables of the Chinese zodiac. 1st ed. New York: H. Holt and Co,  

   [1996].  

Note: A collection of fables about the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.

398.2 SIE

Sierra, Judy and Vitale, Stefano. Nursery Tales Around the World. New York:

   Clarion Books, [1996]. The Fox and the Crab.

398.2 YEP

Yep, Laurence and Mak, Kam. Dragon prince. New York: HarperCollins, [1996].

Note: A poor farmer's youngest daughter agrees to marry a fierce dragon in order

   to save her father's life.  

624

Builders of the ancient world : marvels of engineering. Washington, D.C: The

   Society, [1986].  

Note: Describes the architectural and engineering feats which have been

   discovered and studied in Greece and Rome, in Mesoamerica, in South America,  

   in India, in China, and at other sites.  

796.32 HAR

Hareas, John. Yao Ming. New York: Scholastic, [2003].

Note: A look at the life of Yao Ming, the Chinese basketball player who is a

   star with the Houston Rockets.  

909

The Age of calamity : time frame AD 1300-1400. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books,

   [1989].  

909

Light in the East : time frame AD 1000-1100. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books,

   [1988].  

Note: Invention, technology, arts, trade and publishing thrive in China and neo

   -Confucianism rises.  

909 SHA

Shapiro, Irwin. The Universal History of the World : World War II and the

   Aftermath. Vol. XV. N.Y: Golden Press, [1966].  

910.92 GAN

Ganeri, Anita. Marco Polo. Mankato, Minn: Thameside Press, [1999].

Note: If you could talk to Marco Polo, what would you ask him?  This exciting

   biography tells the story of Marco Polo's epic journey along the Silk Road  

   to the fabulous court of Kublai Khan in China.  

915.1

Nelson, Thomas ed. China One World Series. USA: Symphonette Press, [1974].

915.1 DAN

Journey into China. 1st ed. Washington, D.C: National Geographic Society,

   [1982].  

Note: Numerous photographs and descriptive text present a portrait of the

   geographic and cultural diversity of modern-day China.  

915.1 SAD

Sadler, Catherine Edwards and Sadler, Alan. Two Chinese families : [Liang chia

   Chung-kuo jen]. 1st ed. New York: Atheneum, [1981].  

Note: Depicts life in modern China by focusing on the daily activities of two

   families.  

915.1 TAN

Tang, Yungmei. China, here we come! : visiting the People's Republic of China.

   New York: Putnam, [1981].  

Note: Describes China today as seen through the eyes of a group of American high

   school students.  

915.1 THO

Thomson, Peggy and Conklin, Paul. City kids in China. New York, NY:

   HarperCollins, [1991].  

Note: A description of what life is like in the modern Chinese city of Changsha

   for the children who live there.  

915.1 WAT

Watson, Jane (Werner). The People's Republic of China : Red Star of the East.

   Champaign, Ill: Garrard Pub. Co, [1976].  

Note: A geographic, historic, and social survey of the People's Republic of

   China.  

92 CON

Johnson, Spencer and Pileggi, Steve. The value of honesty : the story of

   Confucius. 1st ed. La Jolla, Calif: Value Communications, [1979].  

Note: A biography of the Chinese philosopher and teacher emphasizing his ideas

   about the value of honesty.  

92 JIA

Jiang, Ji-li. Red scarf girl : a memoir of the Cultural Revolution. New York:

   HarperTrophy, [1998,1997].  

Note: Ji-li Jiang recounts her experiences growing up under Chairman Mao's New

   China and then the dramatic changes which occurred to her and her family  

   during the Cultural Revolution.  

92 VT

Christopher Columbus : Animated Hero classics. TX: Warner-Nest Animation,

   [1992].  

Note: Columbus thought he could reach China by sailing west from Spain.  After

   three weeks his crew threateded mutiny and just as they were about to turn  

   they sighted land and Columbus realized his dream.  

930

Empires ascendant : time frame 400 BC-AD 200. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books,

   [1987].  

Note: Describes the history of the ancient history empire ascendants.

930

Empires besieged : time frame--AD 200-600. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books,

   [1988].  

Note: Present the ancient history of the besieged empires.

930 MAR

Martell, Hazel. The Kingfisher book of the ancient world : from the Ice Age to

   the fall of Rome. New York: Kingfisher, [2001].  

Note: Explores the ancient civilizations, their leaders, their beliefs, and

   their everyday life from Mesopotamia, China, Rome, Greece, Africa, and the  

   Americas.  

931 O'C

O'Connor, Jane. The emperor's silent army : terracotta warriors of Ancient

   China. New York: Viking, [2001].  

Note: Describes the archaeological discovery of thousands of life-sized

   terracotta warrior statues in northern China in 1974, and discusses the  

   emperor who had them created and placed near his tomb.  

931 SIM

Simpson, Judith. Ancient China. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, [1996].

Note: An informative account of the more than 7,000-year-old civilization of

   China including insights into the individuals who helped shape this country.  

950.1 MAJ

Major, John S and Fieser, Stephen. The silk route : 7,000 miles of history. 1st

   ed. [New York]: HarperCollins, [1995].  

Note: Traces the history and purpose of the legendary trade route between China

   and Byzantium during the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906).  

951

The Mongol conquests : time frame AD 1200-1300. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books,

   [1989].  

951 HAS

Haskins, James and Hockerman, Dennis. Count your way through China. Minneapolis:

   Carolrhoda Books, [1987].  

Note: Presents the numbers one through ten in Chinese, using each number to

   introduce concepts about China and Chinese culture.  

951 KIZ

Kizilos, Peter. Tibet : disputed land. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner, [2000].

Note: Examines the history of the ethnic conflict in Tibet and its continuing

   effect on the people.  

951 MOR

Morris, Noelle. China. Austin, TX: Raintree/Steck, [2002].

Note: Introduces aspects of the history, geography, and culture of China.

951 OLS

Olson, Kay Melchisedech. China. Mankato, MN: Capstone, [2003].

Note: An introduction to the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of

   China, including a map, legend, recipe, craft, and game.  

951 RYA

Ryan, Pat. China. Plymouth, MN: Child's World, [1996].

Note: Describes the five major regions of China and briefly tells how people

   live there.  

951 STE

Steele, Philip. Journey through China. Mahwah, N.J: Troll Associates, [1991].

Note: An introduction to China, the world's most populous country.

951.25 STE

Stein, R. Conrad. Hong Kong. New York: Children's Press, [1998].

Note: Examines the land, people, history, economy, and cultural life of this

   busy international metropolis, a former British colony that was returned to  

   China on July 1, 1997.  

E Bri

Bridges, Shirin Yim and Blackall, Sophie. Ruby's wish. San Francisco, Calif:

   Chronicle Books, [2002].  

Note: In China, at a time when few girls are taught to read or write, Ruby

   dreams of going to the university with her brothers and male cousins.  

E CHE

Cheng, Andrea and Young, Ed. Shanghai messenger. 1st ed. New York: Lee & Low

   Books, [2005].  

Note: A free-verse novel about eleven-year-old Xiao Mei's visit with her

   extended family in China, where the Chinese-American girl finds many  

   differences but also the similarities that bind a family together.  

E E

Edwards, Pamela Duncan and Cole, Henry. Livingstone Mouse. 1st ed. New York:

   HarperCollins Publishers, [1996].  

Note: An explorer mouse in search of China discovers that he must be careful to

   choose a new home that does not offend his sense of smell, sight, hearing,  

   taste, or touch.  

E G

Garland, Sherry and Rand, Ted. My father's boat. New York: Scholastic, [1998].

Note: A Vietnamese-American boy spends a day with his father on his shrimp boat,

   listening as he describes how his own father fishes on the South China Sea.  

E H

Handforth, Thomas. Mei Li. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, inc, [1938].

Note: A girl from North China spends a day at the Fair held on New Year's Eve

   and gets home just in time to meet the Kitchen God at midnight.  

E L

Lewis, Rose A and Dyer, Jane. I love you like crazy cakes. 1st ed. Boston, Mass:

   Little, Brown, [2000].  

Note: A woman describes how she went to China to adopt a special baby girl.

   Based on the author's own experiences.  

E LEE

Lee, Milly and Choi, Yangsook. Landed. 1st ed. New York: Farrar, Straus and

   Giroux, [2006].  

Note: After leaving his village in southeastern China, twelve-year-old Sun is

   held at Angel Island, San Francisco, before being released to join his  

   father, a merchant living in the area. Includes historical notes.  

E S

Flack, Marjorie and Wiese, Kurt. The story about Ping. Children's Choice Book

   Club, [1933, 1961].  

E S

Shannon, George and Dronzek, Laura. Rabbit's gift : a fable from China. Orlando,

   Fla: Harcourt, [2007].  

Note: Woodland animals, each thinking of his neighbor, share a turnip left on

   their doorstep.  

E T

Tan, Amy and Schields, Gretchen. The Moon Lady. New York: Aladdin books, [1995,

   1992].  

Note: Nai-nai tells her granddaughters the story of her outing, as a seven-year

   -old girl in China, to see the Moon Lady and be granted a secret wish.  

E T

Tseng, Grace and Tseng, Mou-sien. White tiger, blue serpent. New York: Lothrop,

   Lee & Shepard, [1999].  

Note:  When his mother's beautiful brocade is snatched away by a greedy goddess,

   a young Chinese boy faces many perils as attemps to get it back.  

E Y

Young, Ed. Lon Po Po : a Red Riding Hood story from China. New York: Philomel

   Books, [1989].  

Note: Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is

   disguised as their grandmother.  

E Y

Yin and Soentpiet, Chris K. Brothers. New York, NY: Philomel Books, [2006].

Note: Having arrived in San Francisco from China to work in his brother's store,

   Ming is lonely until an Irish boy befriends him.  

FIC BRO

Brooke, William J and Koelsch, Michael. A brush with magic : based on a

   traditional Chinese story. 1st ed. New York: HarperCollins, [1993].  

Note: Liang, an orphan boy with a magic paintbrush that brings to life whatever

   he paints, travels to the court of the Emperor of China to find his fortune  

   and true love.  

FIC CHE

Chen, Jiang Hong and Bedrick, Claudia Zoe. Little Eagle. 1st American ed. New

   York: Enchanted Lion Books, [2007].  

Note: In fifteenth-century China, a young orphan boy becomes the apprentice to a

   kind sage who is gifted in eagle boxing, a specialized form of kung fu.  

FIC COM

Compestine, Ying Chang. Revolution is not a dinner party : a novel. 1st ed. New

   York: H. Holt, [2007].  

Note: Starting in 1972 when she is nine years old, Ling, the daughter of two

   doctors, struggles to make sense of the communists' Cultural Revolution,  

   which empties stores of food, homes of appliances deemed "bourgeois," and  

   people of laughter.  

FIC COY

Coy, John and Lynch, Tom. Around the world. 1st ed. New York: Lee & Low, [2005].

Note: Portrays a gritty game of street basketball, "Around the world," being

   played literally around the world, from New York to Australia to China, and  

   elsewhere, and then back to New York.  

FIC HIL

Hill, Elizabeth Starr and Liu, Lesley. Bird Boy. 1st ed. New York: Farrar Straux

   Giroux, [1999].  

Note: Chang, a mute Chinese boy whose father uses cormorants to fish, is pleased

   when he is finally old enough to help with the Big Catch and the raising of  

   a new bird.  

FIC KOR

Korman, Gordon. The contest. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc, [2002].

FIC KOR

Korman, Gordon. The summit. New York: Scholastic, [2002].

Note: The youngest expedition is attempting Everest and it becomes a life-or

   -death rescue mission when the storm hits.  

FIC LEW

Lewis, Elizabeth Foreman and Young, Ed. Young Fu of the upper Yangtze. New York:

   Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, [1963, 1932].  

FIC OSB

Osborne, Mary Pope and Murdocca, Sal. Day of the Dragon King. New York: Random

   House, [1998].  

Note: The magic treehouse takes Jack and Annie back two thousand years to

   ancient China where they must find the original copy of an old legend before  

   the Imperial Library is burned down by the evil Dragon King.  

FIC OSB

Osborne, Mary Pope. Day of the Dragon King. Scholastic, [1998].

Note: The magic treehouse takes Jack and Annie back two thousand years to

   ancient China where they must find the original copy of an old legend before  

   the Imperial Library is burned down by the evil Dragon King.  

FIC SCH

Schlein, Miriam and Mak, Kam. The year of the panda. New York: Crowell, [1990].

Note: A Chinese boy rescues a starving baby panda, and, in the process, learns

   why pandas are endangered, and what the government is doing to save them.  

FIC YEP

Yep, Laurence. The journal of Wong Ming-Chung : a Chinese miner. New York:

   Scholastic, [2000].  

Note: A young Chinese boy nicknamed Runt records his experiences in a journal as

   he travels from southern China to California in 1852 to join his uncle  

   during the Gold Rush.   

Thailand 

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959.3 THO

Thoennes, Kristin. Thailand. Mankato, MN: Bridgestone Books, [1999].

Note: Discusses the landscape, culture, food, animals, and sports of Thailand.

636.9 SOB

Sobol, Richard. An elephant in the backyard. 1st ed. New York: Dutton Children's

   Books, [2004].  

Note: Describes how special elephants are in the village of Tha Kleng in

   Thailand and looks at the life of one  particular young elephant named Wan  

   Pen.  

599.67 ARN

Arnold, Katya. Elephants can paint, too! New York: Atheneum Books for Young

   Readers, [2005].  

Note: Learn about elephants and how they can paint just like human children in

   this true story of how Katya Arnold teaches painting to kids in Brooklyn and  

   Asian elephants in Thailand.  

Brazil

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597.92 MeT

Métral, Yvette and Knox, Charlotte. The turtle. Windermere, Fla: Rourke

   Enterprises, [1983].  

Note: Describes the natural environment, physical characteristics, and behavior

   of turtles, emphasizing the life of the green turtle of Brazil which  

   migrates to Ascension Island to lay its eggs.  

796.7 ST.

St. John, Jetty. Monaco Grand Prix. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co, [1989].

Note: Describes the history, rules, course, and recent participants of the

   Monaco Grand Prix, with an emphasis on the Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet.  

981 COS

Costain, Meredith and Collins, Paul. Welcome to Brazil. Broomall, PA: Chelsea,

   [2002].  

Note: Introduces the geography, history, economy, government, culture, food, and

   people of Brazil.  

FIC NAS

Nascimbene, Yan. Ocean deep. 1st ed. Mankato, Minn: Creative Editions, [1999].

Note: Spending the summer at a boarding school for children in the Swiss Alps

   while her parents are traveling, Lúcia enjoys the beauty of her surroundings  

   but wishes that she were back home in Brazil.   

Russia

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320 KRU

Krull, Kathleen and Hewitt, Kathryn. Lives of extraordinary women : rulers,

   rebels (and what the neighbors thought) San Diego: Harcourt, [2000].  

398.2 FLE

Fleischman, Paul and Paschkis, Julie. Glass slipper, gold sandal : a worldwide

   Cinderella. 1st ed. New York: H. Holt, [2007].  

Note: The author draws from a variety of folk traditions to put together this

   version of Cinderella, including elements from Mexico, Iran, Korea, Russia,  

   Appalachia, and more.  

398.2 MAR

Martin, Rafe and Gaber, Susan. The language of birds. New York: Putnam's,

   [2000].  

Note: A retelling of the Russian tale about a wealthy merchant's younger son who

   proves his worth in an unusual way.  

398.2 SIE

Sierra, Judy and Vitale, Stefano. Nursery Tales Around the World. New York:

   Clarion Books, [1996]. The Bun.

398.2 SHE

Sherman, Josepha and San Souci, Daniel. Vassilisa the wise : a tale of medieval

   Russia. 1st ed. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1988].  

Note: A clever and beautiful woman uses her wits to get her husband out of

   Prince Vladimir's prison.  

641.59 LAP

Lapenkova, Valentina and Lambton, Edward. Russian food and drink. Library ed.

   New York: Bookwright Press, [1988, 1987].  

Note: Describes, in text and illustrations, the food and beverages of Russia in

   relation to its history, geography, and culture. Also includes recipes and  

   information about regional specialities and festive foods.  

792.8 MOR

Morris, Ann and Kolnik, Paul. Dancing to America. 1st ed. New York: Dutton

   Children's Books, [1994].  

909

Light in the East : time frame AD 1000-1100. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books,

   [1988].  

Note: Invention, technology, arts, trade and publishing thrive in China and neo

   -Confucianism rises.  

914.7

Shoemaker, M. Wesley. Russia, Eurasia States and Eastern Europe 1993.

947 HAS

Haskins, James and Mednikov, Vera. Count your way through Russia. Minneapolis:

   Carolrhoda Books, [1987].  

Note: Presents the numbers one through ten in Russian, using each number to

   introduce concepts about the Soviet Union and Russian culture.  

947 HAT

Hatt, Christine. Moscow. New York: Dillon Press, [1999].

Note: Discusses the events and people that have shaped the city of Moscow, its

   architecture, museums, parks, shops, economy, culture, and way of life.  

947 THO

Thoennes, Kristin. Russia. Mankato, MN: Bridgestone Books, [1999].

Note: Discusses the landscape, culture, food, animals, and sports of Russia.

947 VT

Russia's Last Tsar. Washington DC: National Geographic Society, [1995].

Note: The fabled Romanovs, led by handsome Nicholas II and the devout Empress

   Alexandra, ruled imperial Russia in high splendor, despite the  

   disintegration of their divided, war-torn country.  In 1918 the rise of  

   communism violently collided with the rule of royalty when the tsar, his  

   beloved wife, and their children were murdered and buried in a secret grave.  

974.7 BIE

Bierman, Carol and McGaw, Laurie. Journey to Ellis Island : how my father came

   to America. 1st ed. New York, N.Y: Hyperion Books for Children, [1998].  

Note: An account of the ocean voyage and arrival at Ellis Island of twelve-year

   -old Julius Weinstein who, along with his mother and younger sister,  

   immigrated from Russia in 1922.  

E H

Howland, Naomi. Latkes, latkes, good to eat : a Chanukah story. New York:

   Clarion Books, [2004, 1999].  

Note: In an old Russian village, Sadie and her brothers are poor and hungry

   until an old woman gives Sadie a frying pan that will make potato pancakes  

   until it hears the magic words that make it stop.  

FIC CHR

Christopher, Matt. Look who's playing first base. 1st pbk. ed. Boston: Little,

   Brown, [1987, 1971].  

Note: Mike Hagin offers his new friend from Russia the first baseman's position

   on the little league team before he finds out the boy can't play baseball.  

FIC COH

Cohen, Barbara and Deraney, Michael J. Molly's Pilgrim. Bantam Skylark Bks,

   [1990, 1983].  

Note: Told to make a doll like a Pilgrim for the Thanksgiving display at school,

   Molly's Jewish mother dresses the doll as she herself dressed before leaving  

   Russia to seek religious freedom- much to Molly's embarassment.  

FIC COH

Cohen, Barbara and Jones, Jan Naimo. Make a wish, Molly. New York: Doubleday

   Books for Young Readers, [1995, 1994].  

Note: Molly, who recently emigrated with her family from Russia to New Jersey,

   learns about birthday parties and who her real friends are.  

FIC COH

Cohen, Barbara. Make a Wish, Molly. NY: Bantam, Doubleday, Dell, [1994].

Note: By the same author as Molly's pilgrim.

FIC KAL

Kalashnikoff, Nicholas and Louden, George. The defender. New York: Walker,

   [1993, 1951].  

Note: Turgen, a shepherd in northeastern Siberia, defends the wild mountain rams

   and befriends a widow and her children.  

FIC KAL

Kalman, Esther and Jacobson, Rick. Tchaikovsky discovers America. 1st American

   ed. New York: Orchard Books, [1995].  

Note: Eleven-year-old Jenny, whose family came from Russia to America to start a

   new life, meets the famous Russian composer on his 1891 trip to the New  

   World and writes about it in her diary.  

FIC LAS

Lasky, Kathryn. Dreams in the golden country : the diary of Zipporah Feldman, a

   Jewish immigrant girl. 1st ed. New York: Scholastic, [1998].  

Note: Twelve-year-old Zippy, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, keeps a diary

   account of the first eighteen months of her family's life on the Lower East  

   Side of New York City in 1903-1904.  

FIC MEY

Meyer, Carolyn. Anastasia, the last Grand Duchess. New York: Scholastic, [2000].

Note: A novel in diary form in which the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II

   describes the privileged life her family led up until the time of World War  

   I and the tragic events that befell them.  

FIC VT

Cohen, Barbara and Deraney, Michael J. Molly's pilgrim. New York: Bantam

   Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, [1995, 1983].  

Note: Told to make a doll like a pilgrim for the Thanksgiving display at school,

   Molly's Jewish mother dresses the doll as she herself dressed before leaving  

   Russia to seek religious freedom--much to Molly's embarrassment.  

FIC WHE

Whelan, Gloria. Angel on the square. 1st ed. New York: HarperCollins, [2001].

Note: In 1913 Russia, twelve-year-old Katya eagerly anticipates leaving her St.

   Petersburg home, though not her older cousin Misha, to join her mother, a  

   lady in waiting in the household of Tsar Nicholas II, but the ensuing years  

   bring world war, revolution, and undreamed of changes to her life.   

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Berger, Terry and White, David Omar. Black fairy tales. 1st ed. New York:

   Atheneum, [1969].  

Note: Princes, princesses, kings, and queens wear beautiful animal skins, live

   in kraals, and meet fearful ogres in these ten fairy tales from the Swazi,  

   Shangani, and 'Msuto peoples of South Africa.  

92 MAN

Stefoff, Rebecca. Nelson Mandela : a voice set free. 1st ed. New York: Fawcett

   Columbine, [1990].  

92 MAN

Brown, Laaren and Hort, Lenny. Nelson Mandela. 1st American ed. New York: DK

   Pub, [2006].  

92 MAN

Grant, Karima. Nelson Mandela. New York: Children's Press, [2005].

968 RYA

Ryan, Pat. South Africa. Plymouth, Minn: Child's World, [1997].

Note: Describes the geography, history, people, and customs of South Africa.

968 VT

Newport, Peter. South Africa : a journey of discovery. San Ramon, CA: The

   Network, [1992].  

Note: Profiles South Africa, a land rich in gold, diamonds and natural wonders,

   with large, wild veldts, lush farmlands, and modern cities and a country  

   undergoing a dramatic political change.  

FIC NAI

Naidoo, Beverley and Velasquez, Eric. Journey to Jo'burg : a South African

   story. 1st American ed. New York: J.B. Lippincott, [1985].  

Note: Separated from their mother by the harsh social and economic conditions

   prevalent among blacks in South Africa, thirteen-year-old Naledi and her  

   younger brother make a journey of over 300 kilometers to find her in  

   Johannesburg.   

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709 NeR

Néret, Gilles. Gustav Klimt, 1862-1918. San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press,

   [1997].  

914 VT

Europe : central region. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp,

   [1994].  

Note: With the Berlin wall's collapse, diverse cultures are the only things

   separating people in Europe's Central region.  This video explores the  

   region's countries, Germany, Poland the Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria,  

   and Switzerland, visiting each country and identifying what makes each  

   unique.  

92 BEE

Blackwood, Alan and Hook, Richard. Beethoven. Library ed. New York: Bookwright

   Press, [1987].  

Note: A brief biography of the German musician who composed some of his greatest

   works after he became deaf.  

92 BEE

Johnson, Ann Donegan and Pileggi, Steve. The value of giving : the story of

   Beethoven. La Jolla, Calif: Value Communications, [1979].  

Note: A brief biography of Ludwig van Beethoven, emphasizing the importance of

   giving in his life.  

92 MOZ

Young, Percy M and Morris, Tony. Mozart. New York: Bookwright Press, [1988,

   1987].  

Note: A brief biography of one of music's greatest geniuses.

FIC DEN

Denenberg, Barry. Elisabeth : the princess bride. 1st ed. New York: Scholastic

   Inc, [2003].  

Note: The diary of Princess Elisabeth, written in 1853-1854, describing her

   engagement and marriage to her cousin Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria.  

   Includes historical notes concerning her life as Empress.