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- 1. Ehlert, Lois (2000).
Market day.
San Diego, CA: Harcourt.
- Abstract:
Morning comes with the crow of the chickens and the animals must be tended. Everyone in town packs up and heads off to market day. They pass many animals in the fields as they go to the town square in trucks, on motorcycles, and in carts to buy and sell at the market.
Abstract provided by Amber Lakes, 2001 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Amphibians] [Animals] [Birds] [Bull] [Business] [Butterfly] [Chicken] [Farm] [Fish] [Food] [Frog] [Goose] [Market] [Mexican] [Motorcycle] [Multicultural] [Play] [Rhyme] [Sheep] [Snake] [South American] [Sun] [Transportation] [Truck] [Turkey] [Work]
- 2. Gramatky, Hardie (1961).
Bolivar.
New York: G.P. Putman's Sons.
- Abstract:
Bolivar, is a clumsy donkey who dilligently tries to live up to his namesake, the famous hero of South America. At the city's fiesta, Bolivar proves himself worthy of his name when he saves his owner, Pepito and the others from a raging bull.
Abstract provided by Heidi Hillyer, 1995 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Accomplishment] [Animals] [Assertiveness] [Bull] [Conflict Resolution] [Courage] [Donkey] [Multicultural] [Party] [South American]
- 3. Gustafson, Angela (2003).
Imagine a house.
Minneapolis, MN: Out of the Box.
- Abstract:
Take a walk through 15 countries around the world and learn about different types of dwellings. A brief geographical tour is taken when you traverse the pages of real-life photographs and maps.
Abstract provided by Sarah Gearhardt for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Africa] [Architecture] [Author's Note] [Clothing] [Community] [Construction] [Critical Thinking] [Culture] [Decision Making] [Family] [Farm] [Filipino] [Geography] [Goal Setting] [History] [Home] [Indonesian] [Multicultural] [Nonverbal Communication] [Photograph] [Religion] [Shelter] [South American] [Stress Management] [Tools] [Traditions]
- 4. Jango-Cohen, Judith (2005).
Camels.
New York: Benchmark Books.
- Abstract:
The word camel comes from the arabic word jamil, meaning beauty. Learn more about this animal through reading about its diet, birth and growth, and even camels on a racetrack! A glossary and index give you more information for other texts and websites.
Abstract provided by Kate Wirtz for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Africa] [Animals] [Arabian] [Asian] [Australian] [Author's Note] [Behavior] [Camel] [China] [Desert] [Diversity] [Drought] [Glossary] [Iranian] [Mountains] [Multicultural] [Nonverbal Communication] [Sand] [Science] [South American] [Sun] [Temperature] [Verbal Communication]
- 5. Keister, Douglas (1992).
Fernando's gift: El regalo de fernando.
San Francisco, CA : Sierra Club Books for Children.
- Abstract:
Fernando and Carmina, friends who live with their families in the Costa Ricaru rain forest, discover their climbing tree is cut down. As a present, Fernando gives her a new tree to plant and replace the destroyed rain forest environment.
Abstract provided by Sarah Gatzlaff, 1999 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Environment] [Family] [Farm] [Food] [Friendship] [Language] [Multicultural] [Nature] [Nutrition] [School] [South American] [Spanish] [Tree]
- 6. Lorenz, Albert // Schleh, Joy (1998).
House.
New York: Harry N. Abrams.
- Abstract:
A home is a place where people go to feel secure and comfortable. Home is a place of belonging and shelter. Learn interesting facts and details of history by examining different types of home structures from B.C. to the nineteen hundreds. From the Egyptians to the Eskimos, a variety of culture and famous folks are explored.
Abstract provided by Alyssa Nye, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Africa] [Assertiveness] [Critical Thinking] [Culture] [Dutch] [Egypt] [England] [English] [Eskimo] [Europe] [Family] [Germany] [History] [Home] [Indian] [Multicultural] [Nonverbal Communication] [Norwegian] [President] [Romanian] [Royalty] [South American] [Stress Management]
- 7. Markel, Michelle (1995).
Gracias, Rosa.
Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Company.
- Abstract:
When Kate gets a new babysitter, she is not too excited because Rosa speaks Spanish. Soon Kate and Rosa learn to communicate and share each other's traditions.
Abstract provided by Janie Earle, 1998 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Assertiveness] [Change] [Child Care] [Communication] [Coping] [Dolls] [Language] [Learning] [Multicultural] [Self Esteem] [Sharing] [South American] [Spanish] [Verbal Communication]
- 8. Mitchell, Susan K. (2007).
The rainforest grew all around.
Mount Pleasant, SC: Sylvan Dell Publishing.
- Abstract:
Imaginations soar while following the circle of life in the rainforest. Children learn about the wide variety of creatures lurking in the jungle. Search each page to find unique rainforests bugs and butterflies hiding in the illustrations.
Abstract provided by Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2007 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Adaptation] [Amphibians] [Animals] [Ant] [Author's Note] [Bat] [Birds] [Bodies Of Water] [Cat] [Dragonfly] [Flowers] [Frog] [Habitat] [Insects] [Pattern] [Plants] [Rainforest] [Rhythm] [River] [Seed] [Sloth] [Snake] [South American] [Tree]
- 9. Schaefer, Jackie Jasina (1994).
Miranda's day to dance.
New York: Macmillan Children's Book Group.
- Abstract:
Miranda collects tropical fruit each day of the week in order to make a headdress to wear on Sunday, which is her day to dance. Fruits such as bananas, pineapples, and raspberries are shown with a different animal indigenous to South America.
Abstract provided by Kelley Chupka, 1995 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Animals] [Author's Note] [Counting] [Dancing] [Exercise] [Food] [Jungle] [Multicultural] [Nutrition] [South American] [Time]
- 10. Simmons, Lesley Anne (1996).
Meet kofi, maria and sunita: Family life in ghana, peru and india.
Peterborough, NH: Cobblestone Publishing, Inc..
- Abstract:
Kofi, Maria, and Sunita come from Ghana, Peru, and India. They tell about traditions of their country, their school, and their family.
Abstract provided by Sarah Nielsen, 1998 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Africa] [African] [Birthday] [Books] [Careers] [Days Of The Week] [Food] [Garden] [Ghana] [Grandparents] [Hygiene] [Illness] [India] [Language] [Maps] [Multicultural] [Parents] [Poverty] [South American] [Traditions] [Verbal Communication]
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