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The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!
Written by
Carmen Agra Deedy
and Illustrated by
Eugene Yelchin
A rooster who was born to sing loud and early disrupts the quiet village of La Paz where the new...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Her Seven Brothers
Written by
Paul Goble
When an Indian girl begins to make clothes beautifully decorated with porcupine quills for seven...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Stories from the Billabong
Written by
James Vance Marshall
and Illustrated by
Francis Firebrace
From the author of Walkabout come ten of Australia's ancient aboriginal legends, authentically and...
K - 3rd
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The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac
Written by
Dawn Casey
and Illustrated by
Alison Wilson
And they're off! Thirteen creatures in China have come to the river to join in the Emperor's race...
1st - 4th
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The Shipwrecked Sailor: An Egyptian Tale with Hieroglyphs
Written by
Tamara Bower
and Illustrated by
Tamera Bower
This story is based on one found on a papyrus scroll of hieroglyphs from the nineteenth century B.C...
2nd - 5th
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Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story From China
Written and Illustrated by
Ed Young
The Chinese version of Little Red Riding Hood, with some key differences. Instead of one child...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Rickshaw Girl
Written by
Mitali Perkins
and Illustrated by
Jamie Hogan
Naima lives in Bangladesh with her father, a rickshaw driver, and her mother, a homemaker. She wants...
2nd - 5th
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Written by
Verna Aardema
and Illustrated by
Leo and Diane Dillon
A West African story about how the mosquito became a pest. It started when he told a lie to an...
K - 3rd
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Yoko
Written and Illustrated by
Rosemary Wells
When Yoko brings her favorite lunch, sushi, to school all the other students make fun of her. Yoko’s...
Pre-K - 2nd