Bilingual and Multicultural Children’s Titles 2010 Catalog

Mei Ling in China City By Icy Smith

Illustrated by Gayle Garner Roski New Chinese American Library Association Best Children’s Book Award Moonbeam Children’s Book Award

Based on a true story of events during World War II in Los Angeles China City, a 12-year-old Chinese American girl named Mei Ling Lee is separated from her best friend Yayeko Akiyama when she and her family were interned in the Manzanar War Relocation Center. By writing letters to each other, both Multicultural Hardcover Library Collection (K - G3) young girls recount their lives and hardships in China City and Manzanar. Cora Cooks Pancit $17.95 “Brightly hued watercolor illustrations [and] black-and-white Gai See $16.95 photographs of actual participants in events of the 1940s Jadyn & the Magic Bubble:Discovering India $24.95 bring the period to life.”-- School Library Journal Hardcover, ages 7+, 44 pages, $19.95 Ling Ling $16.95 English - 9780970165480 Rene Has Two Last Names, Eng/Spanish $15.95 Bilingual English/Chinese - 9780979933950 Shining Star $17.95 Bilingual English/Japanese - 9780979933967 My Name is Celia, Eng/Spanish $15.95 Tam and Cam, Eng/Vietnamese $16.95 The Tale of the Lucky Cat, Eng/Japanese $18.95 Half Spoon of Rice We All Have a Heritage $18.95 By Icy Smith New MHL101 - Hardcover (10 books set), $181.50 Illustrated by Sopaul Nhem Books can be purchased individually.

Moonbeam Children’s Book Award

Nine-year-old Nat is forced out of his Cambodian home and marched into the countryside when the Khmer Rouge comes into power. Nat is separated from his family and endures forced labor in rice fields from dawn to midnight with little food. Over the next four years, Nat confronts starvation, fear, and brutality. With the help of his friend Malis, Nat finds hope and the strength to escape, eventually reuniting with the family he loves. Half Spoon of Rice is based on true stories of courage, friendship, survival, and the triumph of the human spirit. The book features vivid illustrations and historical photographs documenting the Cambodian genocide from 1975 to1979. Multicultural Library Collection (G4 - 6)

“The heartwarming story…balances the horrorsNew of genocide with 100 African Americans $7.95 Mei Ling in China City $19.95 moments of humanity and kindness,” -- Youk Chhang, Director of 100 Native Americans $7.95 Half Spoon of Rice $19.95 Documentation Center of Cambodia 100 Hispanic Americans $7.95 Passage to Freedom $8.95 Hardcover, ages 7+, 44 pages, 9780982167588, $19.95 Cesar Chavez $7.95 World Trivia $9.95 Remembering Manaznar $15.00 Barack Obama $16.99 Jadyn and the Magic Bubble: I Met Gandhi $24.95 Kai’s Journey to Gold Mountain $16.95 Little Woman Warrior Who Came Home, Eng/Navajo $17.95 Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds $16.95

MLC103 – Hardcover 8; Paperback 6 (14 books set), $199.39 Books can be purchased individually.

The Tale of the Lucky Cat Retold and illustrated by Sunny Seki

This retelling of the most famous Japanese folklore captures positive values, love and kindness. A toymaker who cares for an injured cat ends up having his own life saved and is Multicultural Paperback Library Collection (K - G3) repaid with good fortune. This classic story reminds us that doing a good deed may offer its Coolies $7.99 Grandfather’s Journey $7.99 own rewards. Family Pictures (E/S) $7.95 Lotus Seeds $7.99 Hardcover, ages 5-10, 32 pages, $18.95 Questions for Kids $9.95 The Empty Pot $7.95 English - 9780966943764 Suki’s Kimono $7.95 Playing Loteria (E/S) $6.95 English/Spanish - 9780966943795 The Name Jar $6.99 Two Mrs. Gibsons $7.95 English/Japanese - 9780966943757 Home to Medicine Mountain $7.95 English/Chinese - 9780966943788 My Diary From Here to There (E/S) $7.95 English/Korean - 9780979933912 English/Tagalog - 9780979933929 English/Vietnamese - 9780979933905 MPL102 - Paperback (12 books set), $95.56 English/Hmong - 9780979933943 (E/S) - Eng/Spanish. Books can be purchased individually. English/Arabic - 9780979933936

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Bilingual Chinese Folktales Series Bilingual Korean Folktale Series New

1. The Courageous Five Brothers 2. The Wise Donkey 3. Kongjui and PotJui 4. Tiger and Persimmon

BKF125 – Hardcover (4 books set), $79.80 1. Story of the Chinese Zodiac 2. The Mouse Bride Eng/Korean, $19.95 each 3. Seven Magic Brothers Hardcover, ages 6-9, 32 pages, $16.95 each Available in English and 8 bilingual editions with Chinese, Korean, Khmer, Hmong, Tagalog, Thai, Spanish and Vietnamese New

4. The Ballad of Mulan Hardcover, ages 6-9, 32 pages, $16.95 each Available in English and 4 bilingual editions with Chinese, Hmong, Spanish and Vietnamese

5. The Magic Brocade 6. Lady White Snake Little Mike Series 7. The Great Voyages of Zheng He 1. Little Mike Stays in Bed 3. Little Mike Gets Lost Hardcover, ages 10+, 32 pages, $16.95 each Available in English and 3 bilingual editions 2. Little Mike Climbs Big Tree 4. Little Mike Eats Watermelon with Chinese, Spanish and Vietnamese Paperback, 28 pages, Chinese with Pinyin and CD in Cantonese and Mandarin, $12.95 each or $51.80 per set Language Learning Bilingual Monkey King Series Vol. 1 - The Making of Monkey King Vol. 2 - Monkey King Wreaks Havoc in Heaven Vol. 3 - Tang Monk Disciples Monkey King

Hardcover, ages 6-9, 32 pages, $16.95 each Vol. 1 - Available in English and bilingual Chinese, Hmong, Spanish and Vietnamese.

Vol. 2 - Available in English and bilingual Chinese, Spanish and Vietnamese. Vol. 3 - Available in English and bilingual 1. Chinese in a Flash (Vol. 1 - 4) 4. Korean in a Flash (Vol. 1) Chinese and Vietnamese. 2. Japanese in a Flash (Vol. 1 - 2) 5. Vietnamese in a Flash (Vol. 1) 3. Arabic in a Flash (Vol. 1-2) 6. Hindi in a Flash (Vol. 1)

Animated Bilingual Chinese Folktale DVD Series Each volume $24.95, 448 cards; 16- 48-pp booklet in a box

Dialog: Mandarin & English, Subtitle: English, Simplied & Traditional Chinese with Pinyin Running Time: 10 – 22 minutes Public Performance Rights

Allowed CVD126 – 8 DVDs, Eng/Chinese, $239.60 or $29.95 each New 1. Simplified Chinese For Kids Flash Cards 1. Lady White Snake 7. Seven Magic Brothers 2. More Simplified Chinese For Kids Flash Cards 2. The Ballad of Mulan 8. The Mouse Bride 3. Traditional Chinese For Kids Flash Cards 3. The Story of the Chinese Zodiac 4. More Traditional Chinese For Kids Flash Cards 4. The Making of Monkey King (Vol. 1) 5. Japanese For Kids Flash Cards 5. Monkey King Wreaks Havoc in Heaven (Vol. 2) 6. More Japanese For Kids Flash Cards 6. Tang Monk Disciples Monkey King (Vol. 3) 7. Korean For Kids Flash Cards 8. Tagalog For Kids Flash Cards 9. More Tagalog For Kids Flash Cards “Little Bear” & “Frog & Toad” Series $19.95 each, 64 cards; 16-32-pp. booklet; audio CD; color wall chart in a box 1. Little Bear 3. Little Bear’s Friend 2. Little Bear’s Visit 4. Father Bear Comes Lots of Languages Home A multilingual phrasebook for teachers, ESL and tutors to 5. Frog &Toad are Friends 7. Frog & Toad All Year communicate with non-English speakers. Over 200 essential phrases in 17 languages. 6. Frog & Toad Together 8. Days with Frog & Toad Paperback, 96 pages, $19.95 Paperback with CD, English/Chinese, $16.95 each Phrases in Arabic, Brazilian, Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Hmong, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili & Vietnamese.

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Ratatouille Bilingual Chinese & English Children’s Stories with CD By Victoria Saxon New

A rat named Remy tries to become a chef in a famous French restaurant by helping a boy named Linguini fix his soup. Hardcover, ages 6+, 48 pages, 9789620846274, English/Chinese with CD in English and Cantonese, $19.95

1. I Went Walking, Hardcover with CD, Eng/Chinese, $19.95 2. Gossie Hardcover with CD, Eng/Chinese, $17.95 3. Gossie & Gertie Hardcover with CD, Eng/Chinese, $17.95 4. Guji Hardcover with CD, Eng/Chinese, $19.95 5. Ratatouille, Hardcover with CD, Eng/Chinese, $19.95 CCD116 – Hardcover with CD(5 books set), Eng/Chinese, $95.75 Books can be purchased individually.

“What, How, Who” Series “I Feel” Series New 1. How 2. What 3. Who 1. I Feel Angry 2. I Feel Good 3. I Feel Jealous PFS111 – Hardcover (3 books set), 4. I Feel Sad 5. I Feel Scared 6. I Care About Others Eng/Chinese, $29.85 or $9.95 each 7. I Miss You IFS115 – Hardcover (7 books set), Eng/Chinese, $125.65 or $17.95 each IFS116 – Paperback (7 books set), Eng/Chinese, $90.65 or $12.95 each

Dr. Seuss Bilingual Chinese Series The Cat in the Hat Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss ABCs The Foot Book The Cat in the Hat Comes Back I Can Read with My Eyes Shut Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? Multilingual Board Books Hop On Pop 1. Dear Zoo 3. Sleepyhead Dr. Seuss Chinese/Eng Dictionary 2. Wheels on the Bus 4. Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes The Shape of Me and Other Stuff Great Day for Up Board Book, ages 0-4, $9.95 each There’s a Wocket in my Pocket Available in 5 bilingual editions including English The Cat’s Quizzer with Arabic, Farsi, Chinese, Spanish and Vietnamese. Fox in Socks My Book about Me Minutka Oh Say Can You Say New One Fish, Two Fish, Red..Blue Fish This book shows kids how much fun it is to be bilingual Oh the Thinks You Can Think by introducing them to a teeny-tiny dog who is fluent in DSC134 - Hardcover (18 books), English and Chinese. English/Chinese, $233.10 or $12.95 each Hardcover, ages 3-5, 48 pages, English/Chinese & English/Spanish, $9.95 each Dr. Seuss Russian Series The Cat in the Hat Horton Hatches the Egg The Very Hungry Caterpillar Horton Hears a Who DSR135 - Hardcover (3 books), Russian, $50.85 Paperback, ages 3-5, $9.95 or $16.95 each Available in 7 bilingual editions including English with Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, The Big Hungry Bear Storysack Somali, Urdu and Vietnamese. The Little Mouse has everything he needs in this I Won’t Bite storysack to recreate this wonderful story. Book, game, Touch and feel book, ages 3-5, $14.95 plush strawberry and knife, Available in 8 bilingual editions including English with CD, scenery and Pocket Pal Chinese, Bengali, Hmong, Russian, Mouse. Somali, Spanish & Urdu.

Storysack $50

The Big Hungry Bear Library Guess How Much I Love You 1. Board Book $6.99 2. Hardcover $14.99 Hardcover, ages 3-5, 32 pages, $17.95

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Bilingual Family & Neighborhood Classic Board Books Board Books

Animals at the Farm $7.95 Fruits and Vegetables $7.95 I Can $7.95 I Love My Mommy $6.99 I Love My Daddy $6.99 I Take Care of Myself $7.95 I Can $7.95 Lupe Lupita, Where Are You? $7.95 1. BooBoo $6.95 6. Peedie $6.95 My House $7.95 2. Ollie the Stomper $6.95 7. The Carrot Seed $6.99 My Senses $7.95 3. Gossie & Gertie $6.95 8. Very Hungry Caterpillar $10.99

My School $7.95 4. Mama, Do You Love Me? $6.95 9. Very Busy Spider $11.99 When I Am $7.95 5. My Friends $6.99 10. Spring is Here $6.95 My Week $7.95 Jobs around My Neighborhood $7.95 BBC119- Board Board (10 books set), $78.66 Let’s Go to the Zoo $7.95 Books can be purchased individually. Who Lives in the Sea? $7.95 BBC117 - Board Book (16 books set) Lift-the-Flap Books Series

English/Spanish, $125.28 Books can be purchased individually.

1. Best-Ever Big Brother 4. I Can Share Spanish Board Books 2. Best-Ever Big Sister 5. No Bitting 3. Excuse Me 6. No Hitting Brown Bear $7.95 Goodnight Moon 123 $8.99 PFS114 - Board Book (6 books set), $35.94 Growing Vegetable Soup $6.95 Books can be purchased individually at $5.99 each. Mama Clo-clo! $6.95 Mama Do You Love Me $6.95 Mouse Count $6.95 My Body Science Series Mouse Paint $6.95 Planting a Rainbow $6.95 The Runaway Bunny $7.99 The Very Busy Spider $9.99 Very Hungry Caterpillar $10.99 Where is Baby’s Belly Button $6.99 What’s in Grandma’s Grocery Bag $6.95 Who Hops? $6.95 BBC118 - Board Book (14 books set) Spanish, $109.50 Books can be purchased individually. 1. All About Scabs $13.95 5. Everyone Poops $13.95 2. Breasts $12.95 6. The Gas We Pass $13.95 3. Contemplating Your Bellybutton $11.95 Dr. Seuss Spanish Series 4. The Holes in Your Nose $13.95 MBS120 - Hardcover (6 books set), $80.70 And to Think That I Saw It $14.99 Books can be purchased individually. on Mulberry Street Green Eggs and Ham $9.95 Baby Signing Board Books Series Horton Hears a Who $15.95 The Cat in the Hat Comes Back $8.99 I Can Read with My Eyes Shut $8.99 The 500 Hats of Bartholomew $14.95 Cubbins The Lorax $14.95 There’s a Wocket in my Pocket $8.99 One Fish, Two Fish, Red..Blue Fish $8.99 Oh the Places You’ll Go $15.95 How the Grinch Stole Christmas! $15.00 1. Getting Ready $4.99 4. Play Time $4.99 DSS122 - Hardcover (11 books set) 2. Going Out $4.99 5. My First Animal Signs $6.99 Spanish, $137.70 3. Meal Time $4.99 6. My First Signs $6.99 Books can be purchased individually. BSB121 - Board Book (6 books set), $33.94 Books can be purchased individually.

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A is for Pinata Sonia Sotomayor By Tony Johnson By Jonah Winter New

This vibrant alphabet book celebrates the history, culture, A biography of the first Puerto Rican--and third woman- and traditions of Mexico. A through Z topics include: -Supreme Court justice emphasizes how she overcame a adobe, Diego Rivera, Lady of Guadalupe, lava, prickly childhood of poverty in the South Bronx through her own pear, and skeleton and her mother's hard work and determination. Hardcover, ages 5-8, 32 pages, 9781585361441, $17.95 Hardcover, ages 7+, 32 pages, English/Spanish, 9781442403031, $16.99 Animal Poems of the Iguazu By Francisco Alarcon Triple Banana Split Boy New This timely book set in the rainforest of Argentina can By Lucha Corpi be used to launch discussions of climate change, global warming, and forest and wildlife conservation. Hardcover, ages 6-9, 32 pages, English/Spanish Young Enrique, who loves to eat desserts, learns how to control--and appreciate--his sweet tooth, with the help of 9780892392254, $16.95 his mother and El Coco, a fearsome creature with a huge mouth and sticky hair. A Gift for Abuelita Hardcover, ages 4-8, 32 pages, 9781558855045, By Nancy Luenn English/Spanish, $15.95

The Magic of love and the rituals surrounding the Day of the Dead are woven together in this heartwarming family El Cucuy story. Hardcover, ages 5-8, 32 page, English/Spanish By Joe Hayes 0873586883, $15.95 Everyone hears at least one teasing reference to the "bogeyman, known as el Cucuy" when they're Abuelita Full of Life growing up. To this day, the young still delight in tales of bad boys and girls, getting the good scare By Amy Costales they deserve from el Cucuy. Hardcover, ages 7-10 , 32 pages, English/Spanish, 0938317547, $15.95 Jose is not sure what to expect when his grandmother from Paperback, 0938317784, $7.95 Mexico moves in..except that he will certainly have to change his ways. But what he discovers is that Abuelita is full of surprises. Esperanza Rising Hardcover, ages 4-8, 32 pages, English/Spanish By Pam Munoz Ryan 9780873589147, $14.95 Esperanza Ortega lives in a beautiful home filled with Butterflies on Carmen Street servants and the promise of one day presiding over all of By Monica Brown Rancho de las Rosas. But tragedy shatters that dream, forcing Esperanza and Mama to flee from Mexico to Today is the day Julianita and her friends have been waiting California and settle in a farm labor camp. for—they’re going to learn about monarch butterflies. But Hardcover, ages 8-12, 262 pages, 9780439120418, $17.95 what’s even more thrilling is they’re each going to receive Paperback, English, 9780439120425, $6.99 their very own caterpillar to raise! This story is for children Paperback, Spanish, 9780439398855, $6.99 learning about insects and the forces of nature. Hardcover, ages 5-9, 32 pages, English/Spanish 1558854843, $15.95 Family Pictures By Carmen Lomas Garza Calling the Doves By Juan Felipe Herrera This 15th anniversary edition takes us back to the author’s childhood in Kingsville, Texas. Her art and The Mexican-American poet tells the story of his stories beautifully capture her family picking nopal childhood as a migrant farmhand in the fields of cactus, making tamales together, and receiving a California, where his parents taught him a love for life visit from a curandera – a healer. outdoors and handed down the precious gift of poetry. Hardcover, ages 6-12, 32 pages, English/Spanish, 0892392061, $16.95 Paperback, ages 5-9, 32 pages, English/Spanish Paperback, ISBN 089239207x, $7.95 0892391669, $7.95 Friends From the Other Side Cesar Chavez: The Struggle for Justice By Gloria Anzaldua

This story follows the pioneering organizer from his Having crossed the Rio Grande into Texas with his childhood on a small farm through his later life, including the mother in search of a new life, Joaquin receives help founding of the United Farm Workers and his being awarded and friendship from Prietita, a brave young Mexican the Medal of Freedom after his death. American girl. Ages 7+, 32 pages, English/Spanish Paperback, ages 6-10, 32 pages Hardcover, 1558853243, $15.95 English/Spanish, 0892391308, $7.95 Paperback, 9781558854246, $7.95 Dona Flora Freaky Foods From Around the World By Pat Mora By Ramona Moreno

Dona Flor is a giant who lets children use her flowers for Lucas describes his family's restaurant, Freaky Foods, trumpets, and their families use her leftover tortillas for rafts. where the cook, his grandmother, specializes in When a huge puma terrifies the village, Flor is the one to variety meats, insects, and other dishes that are not investigate. This charming story features Spanish words and commonly eaten in the United States, and recounts phrases as well as a glossary. his class's visit there. Hardcover, ages 4-8, 40 pages, 9780375823374, $15.95 Hardcover, ages 5-8, 32 pages, English/Spanish Paperback, 9780440417682, Spanish, $7.99 9780965117425, $15.95 6 P.O. Box 3585, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. Phone: 310-545-3730, Fax: 310-545-3731 *www.eastwestdiscovery.com*

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Growing Up With Tamales Lucas and His Loco Beans By Gwendolyn Zepeda By Ramona Moreno

Six-year-old Ana looks forward to growing older and being Lucas's grandfather takes Luca to a spot near his ranch allowed more responsibility in making the tamales for the where the seeds grow that are known as Mexican jumping family's Christmas celebrations. beans. The story also includes information on the beans and Hardcover, ages 6-8, 32 pages, English/Spanish on the moth larva that cause them to jump. 9781558854932, $15.95 Hardcover, ages 5-8, 32 pages, English/Spanish 9780965117418, $15.95 Harvesting Hope My Colors, My world By Kathleen Krull By Maya Christina Gonzalez

A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age 10 when he Maya searches her neighborhood for brilliant, beautiful and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, color. With the help of a feathered friend, she finds that to age 38 when he led a peaceful protest against even in the desert, color is everywhere. California migrant workers’ miserable working Hardcover, ages 4-8, 32 pages, English/Spanish conditions. 9780892392216, $16.95 Hardcover, ages 6-12, 48 pages, 0152014373, English, $17.00 Paperback, 0152051694, Spanish, $7.00 Hardcover, 0152047557, Spanish, $17.00 My Diary from Here to There By Amada Irma Perez Hello Night By Amy Costales This story begins as young Amada overhears her parent’s whisper of moving from Mexico to Los This lovely bilingual lullaby with rich and soothing Angeles where greater opportunity awaits. As she and illustrations will help young ones greet the night and the her family journey north, Amada records in her diary treasure of sleep at home. her fears, hopes, and dreams for their lives in the United Ages 2-5, 24 pages, English/Spanish States. Hardcover, 9780873589277, $14.95 Paperback, ages 6-12, 32 pages, English/Spanish,0892392304,$7.95 Hardcover, ages 6-12, 32 pages, English/Spanish, 0892391758, $16.95 Hip, Hip, Hooray, It’s Monsoon Day! By Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford My Name is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz Children will see, hear, smell and taste the summer By Monica Brown rains of the desert Southwest in this charming picture book, and learn local legends about wet weather and Bright and lively illustrations leap off the pages – meet rain-loving desert animals. clapping, shaking, and beating the conga drums – they Ages 5-10, 42 pages bring this wonderful story to life. This biography is an Hardcover, English/Spanish, 9781886679368, $15.95 inspiring and loving tribute to a Latina legend. Hardcover, ages 5-10, 32 pages, English/Spanish, In My Family 087358872x, $15.95 By Carmen Lomas Garza My Name is Gabito This is Carmen Lomas Garza’s second collection of By Monica Brown stories and paintings. Her family decorates cascaro- nes – eggshells for Easter Sunday, and Carmen Gabriel Garcia Marquez is one of the most brilliant recounts the stories of the Virgin of Guadalupe and writers of our time. This is the Nobel prize winning La Llorona. novelist’s story, lovingly told from his childhood in Hardcover, ages 6-12, 32 pages, English/Spanish, 0892391383, $15.95 Colombia to today. This is an inspiring story about an Paperback, 0892391634, $7.95 inspiring life, full of imagination and beauty. Hardcover, ages 5-10, 32 pages, English/Spanish, I am Rene, the Boy 0873589084, $15.95 By Rene Colato Lainez My Name is Gabriela This witty story about a young boy’s odyssey to By Monica Brown find out the meaning of his name will challenge young readers to chart cross-cultural differences The first Spanish-speaking woman to win the Nobel by gaining an understanding about themselves prize in literature introduces her life, her love of words, and the people around them. and her career as a teacher and an author, and discusses Hardcover, ages 5-8, 32 pages, English/Spanish, her poems. 9781558853782, $15.95 Hardcover, ages 5-10, 32 pages, English/Spanish, Rene Has Two Last Names 0873588592, $15.95 New By Rene Colato Lainez Magda’s Piñata Magic In this story based on the author's childhood, a young Salvadoran immigrant is teased for having two last The piñata for Magda's little brother's birthday is so perfect names until he presents his family tree project that he insists that no one break it. What fun is a birthday celebrating his heritage. party without a piñata? Hardcover, ages 4-8, 32 pages, English/Spanish, 9781558855304, $15.95 Magda’s Tortillas La Ilorona/The Weeping Woman Seven-year-old Magda remembers when she was a little girl and watched her abuela making tortillas. Having studied By Joe Hayes closely the techniques of a master, she now feels confident of her own ability to turn out beautiful, delicious, and It is the best known and most popular legend of Hispanic round tortillas. America. Hardcover, ages 5-10, 32 pages, English/Spanish, Hardcover, ages 7-12, 32 pages, English/Spanish, Magda’s Pinata Magic 1558853200, $15.95 0938317865, $16.95 Magda’s Tortillas1558852867, $15.95

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A Movie in My Pillow My Papa Diego and Me By Jorge Argueta By Guadalupe Rivera Marin New

Poems in Spanish and English describe the author's The daughter of the prominent Mexican muralist Diego boyhood as a refugee from rural El Salvador living in San Rivera reminisces about her childhood and her father, and Francisco, where he had to cope with a new language, a presents some of his artwork that deals with themes related new culture, and a very different way of life. to her recollections. Ages 6-8, 32 pages, English/Spanish, Hardcover, ages 6+, 32 pages, English/Spanish, Paperback, 9780892392193, $7.95 9780892392285, $17.95 Hardcover, 9780892391653, $16.95 Pepita on Pepper Street My Nana’s Remedies By Ofelia Dumas Lachtman By Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford Pepita, unhappy about her family's move to a street where everything is new to her, is not very friendly to her neighbors as A colorful story of a grandmother and the traditional they pass by, but later has another chance to make friends. remedies she prepares for her young granddaughter, Hardcover, ages 6-8, 32 pages, English/Spanish remedies to treat everything from an upset stomach to 9781558854437, $15.95 being frightened at night. Hardcover, ages 4-9, 32 pages, English/Spanish, 886679193, $15.95 Sawdust Carpets By Amelia Lau Carling Nana’s Big Surprise By Amada Irma Perez Guatemalan and Chinese religious observances, dragon boat races and Easter processions, piñatas, Amada and her five brothers hope to cheer Nana’s up baptisms, and Chinese tamales all weave in and out with a surprise gift of a fluffy yellow chicks—just like the of this story, which celebrates beauty, religious ones Nana raised with Tata in Mexico. But no matter how celebration, and tolerance. hard everyone tries to make Nana feel better, it seems like Ages 5-10, 32 pages nothing can bring a smile to her face. That is, until one Hardcover, English, 088899625x, $16.95 day the chicks reveal a little surprise of their own. Hardcover, 0888996241, Spanish, $16.95 Hardcover, ages 6-10, 32 pages, English/Spanish Paperback, 0888997302, Spanish, $6.95 9780892391905, $16.95 Tales Our Abuelitas Told Pinatas and Smiling Skeletons By Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy By Joe Harris A mixture of popular tales and other bits of literary lore, this anthology is a true celebration of Hispanic The book examines the historical background, legends, culture. recipes, crafts, and celebrations of a year of special Mexican Ages 7-12, 118 pages festivals. Hardcover, English, 9780689825835, $19.95 Hardcover, ages 9+, 48 pages, 1881896196, $19.95 Hardcover, 9781435209305, Spanish, $21.99 Playing Loteria That's Not Fair! By Rene Colato Lainez By Carmen Tafolla and Sharyll Teneyuca

A little boy visits his grandma in Mexico, and with the help of Tells how Emma Tenayuca, dismayed by the la loteria, he learns a new language and how special the bond poverty and injustice she sees around her in Texas between a boy and his grandmother can be. in the 1920s and 1930s, tries to help those in need Ages 5-8, 32 pages, Eng/Spanish, and grows up to become the leader of a successful Paperback, 087358919x, $7.95 strike by pecan shellers. Hardcover, 0873588819, $15.95 Hardcover, ages 5-8, 40 pages, English/Spanish Pio Peep! 9780916727338, $17.95 By Alma Flor Ada The Day It Snowed Tortillas By Joe Hayes A collection of more than two dozen nursery rhymes in Spanish, from Spain and Latin America, with English A collection of classic tales from New Mexico, including translations. "Pedro and Diablo," "La Hormiguita," "La Llorona," and Hardcover with CD, ages 3-6, 64 pages, "Juan CamisGon”. English/Spanish, 9780061116667, $16.99 Paperback, ages 8-12, 134 pages , English/Spanish 0938317768, $12.95 Quinito’s Neighborhood The Fiesta of the Tortillas By Ina Cumpiano By Jorge Argueta

Quinito describes the members of his family and some The author, who remembers the fragrant dishes prepared at of the people in his neighborhood and what they do, his family's restaurant in El Salvador, recounts a mystery from his mother the carpenter and his father the nurse from his childhood involving tortillas. to his teacher and his wife, the school crossing guard. Hardcover, ages 7-10, 32 pages, English/Spanish Ages 4-7, 32 pages, English/Spanish 1598200941, $14.95 Paperback, 9780892392292, $7.95 Hardcover, 9780892392094, $16.95 The Green Bird/Pajaro Verde Quinito, Day and Night By Joe Hayes By Ina Cumpiano In this story of an enchanted prince and nine sisters, a green bird proposes marriage to a young girl named Little Quinito and his family take the reader through Mirabel, although her sisters mock her, Mirabel sees past a day filled with opposites, including short/tall, the bird to a handsome prince and marries him. quiet/ loud, and rainy/sunny. Ages 8-12, 40 pages, English/Spanish Hardcover, ages 5-6, 22 pages, English/Spanish Hardcover, 0938317652, $16.95 9780892392261, $16.95 Paperback, 0938317903, $8.95 8 P.O. Box 3585, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. Phone: 310-545-3730, Fax: 310-545-3731 *www.eastwestdiscovery.com*

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The House on Mango Street What Can You do With a Paleta? By Sandra Cisneros By Carmen Tafolla New

In celebration of the tenth anniversary of its initial publication, A young Mexican American girl celebrates the paleta, an and with a new Introduction by the author, here is Sandra icy fruit popsicle, and the many roles it plays in her lively Cisneros's greatly admired and bestselling novel of a young girl barrio. growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Hardcover, ages3-6, 32 pages, English/Spanish, Paperback, ages 12+, 110 pages, 0679755268, Spanish, $11.00 9781582462899, $14.99 Paperback, 0679734775, English, $11.00 What Can You Do With a Rebozo? The Storyteller’s Candle By Carmen Tafolla By Lucia Gonzalez A spunky young girl explains the many uses of her mother's It is a story of Pura Belpre, New York City’s first Latina red rebozo, a traditional Mexican woven shawl. librarian. She opens the children’s eyes to the public Ages3-6, 32 pages library and its potential to be the living, breathing heart of Paperback, English/Spanish, 9781582462714, $7.99 the community. Hardcover, English/Spanish, 9781582462707, $14.99 Hardcover, ages 6-10, 32 pages, English/Spanish. 9780892392223, $16.95 Xochitl and the Flowers The Little Hen In The City By Jorge Argueta By Jorge Argueta Xochitl and her family, newly arrived in San Francisco from El Salvador, create a beautiful plant nursery in place of the Remembering her grandfather's promise to fly over from El garbage heap behind their apartment, and celebrate with Salvador to visit any time she wants to see him, Natalia is their friends and neighbors. determined to help the guinea hen she sees fly by her Ages 6-12, 32 pages, English/Spanish window in the city. Paperback, 089239224x, $7.95 Hardcover, ages 6-8, 32 pages, English/Spanish Hardcover, 0892391812, $16.95 9781598200935, $14.95 Yes, We Can! The Tale of the Lucky Cat By Diana Cohn

This retelling of the most famous Japanese folktale captures When Carlitos's mother and the other cleaners go on positive values, love and kindness. This classic story reminds strike for higher wages, Carlitos cannot think of a us that doing a good deed may offer its own rewards. way to support his mother until he sees her on Ages 5–8, 32 pages, English/Spanish television making a speech, and then he gets his class Hardcover, 9780966943795, $18.95 to help him make a sign to show his pride. Hardcover, ages 4-8, 32 pages, English/Spanish, 0938317660, $15.95 Paperback, 093831789x, $7.95 The Upside Down Boy By Juan Felipe Herrera

Juanito is bewildered by his new school, and he misses the warmth of country life. Everything he does feels upside down. But a sensitive teacher and loving family help him to find his voice and make a place for himself in this new world through poetry, art, and music. Ages 6-10, 32 pages, English/Spanish, New Paperback, 0892392177, $7.95 Hardcover,0892391626, $16.95

To Go Singing Through the World 1. Don’t Cry Sly 7. Fox Fables By Deborah Kogan Ray 2. Floppy 8. Lion Fables 3. Floppy in the Dark 9. Lsten, Listen Presents the childhood of the Chilean author, a silent youth 4. Goldilocks and Three Bears 10. Little Red Hen living in poverty until his meeting with Gabriela Mistral, a 5. Hansel and Gretel 11. The Giant Turnip Chilean female poet, who recognized his gifts and helped 6. Not Again, Red RidingHood 12. I took the Moon for a Walk him move to Santiago, the capitol of Chile, where he published his first poems. Hardcover, ages 8-12, 40 pages, 9780374376277, $17.00 Paperback, ages 4-8, English/Spanish, $12.95 each

I Know the River Loves Me By Maya Christina Gonzalez New

A girl expresses her love of the river that she visits, plays in, and cares for throughout the year. Hardcover, ages 4-7, 24 pages, 9780892392339, English/Spanish. $16.95 Spanish Videobooks Under the Texas Sun Videobooks combine illustrations with narration, music, sound effects and A story of the García family, who like many of their compa- dynamic subtitling designed to improve your child’s reading and vocabulary. triots, fled their homeland during the upheaval of the Mexican Ages 5+, videobook in English & Spanish, Revolution in search of a better life in the United States. 15-35 min. & a free downloadable mp3 audiobook. Paperback, ages 12+, 256 pages, English/Spanish The Ugly Duckling IRW6008, $16.95, Rapunzel IRW6048, $16.95 1558854800, $15.95 The Boy Pirate, IRW0202, $16.95, Snowball IRW2032, $16.95

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Africa is Not a Country Barack Obama By Margy Burns Knight By Nikki Grimes New From the beauty of the plains to the skyscrapers of the When David asks his mother about the man on major cities, this book follows the activities of children in television, she tells him the story of Barack Obama, various countries on the diverse continent of Africa. discussing his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, Paperback, ages 8-12, 48 pages, 9780761316473, $9.95 his parents' divorce, and his desire to help others. Hardcover, ages 7+, 32 pages, 9781416971443, $16.99 Boycott Blues New Barack By Davis Pinkney By Jonah Winter Illustrations and rhythmic text recall the December, 1955, Presents the story behind the rise of the U.S. Senator bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama after Rosa Parks was from Illinois and 2008 Democratic nominee for arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus to a president, from his birth in Hawaii, through his white man. childhood in Indonesia, to discovering his purpose in Hardcover, ages 6-10, 32 pages, 9780060821180, $16.99 life. Hardcover, ages 6+, 32 pages, 9780061703928, $17.99 Ethiopian Voices: Tsion’s Life By Stacy Bellward New Barack Obama New Offers a glimpse into the life of an eleven-year-old Ethiopian By Angi Ma Wong girl and her family along with facts about the country's culture and customs. The book tells President Obama’s story through his Hardcover, ages 6-12, 32 pages, 9780979748110, $16.95 family’s history, the path to the presidency and his inauguration. Speech excerpts included. Hardcover, ages 10+, 104 pages, 1928753868, $16.00 Finding Lincoln New By Ann Malaspina

Meet the President Obama A tale of courage set in Alabama in 1951, a By Angi Ma Wong young African-American boy challenges the rules of the day by entering a "whites-only" library to obtain the books he needs to write an essay for Unlike any other biography, this unique and school about young Abraham Lincoln and highly interactive book engages young readers encounters a courageous librarian who is more with learning moments from cover to cover as than happy to help him achieve his goal. they discover what they have in common with Hardcover, ages 7+, 32 pages, 9780807524350, $16.95 President Obama. Hardcover, ages 6+, 32 pages, 1928753280, $12.00 Free at Last!: Stories and Songs of Emancipation By Doreen Rappaport

Spirituals, work songs, blues lyrics, poems, and a compel- ling narrative recount the experience of black Americans in the South from the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 through the dawn of the Civil Rights era in 1954. Hardcover, ages 9+, 64 pages, 0763614408, $19.99 Paperback, 9780763631475, $7.99

New I, Matthew Henson By Michael Williams & Ava Henry By Carole Boston Weatherford 1. Black Scientists & Inventors (Book 1-3), $12 each 2. Black Women Scientists & Inventors, $12 Presents the life and accomplishments of the African 3. Valiant Women: Profile of African Women in Struggle from American explorer who together with Robert NewPeary 1583-1965, $18 completed the first successful expedition to the North Pole in 1909. Biographies of notable black scientists and inventors from the UK, Hardcover, ages 6-11, 32 pages, 9780802796882, 16.95 America, the Caribbean and Africa. Included questions & answers and timelines. Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive BSI136 - Paperback (5 books set), ages 7-16, $66.00 By Carole Boston Weatherford Books can be purchased individually. Jesse Owens grew up during an age when segregation laws forced him to eat at separate restaurants and stay at different hotels. But Jesse never let it slow him down while setting world records and winning a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. Once in Berlin, the triumph of Jesse's will helped him run through any barrier, winning not only Olympic gold, but countless fans. Hardcover, ages 7-12, 32 pages, 9780802795502, $16.95 Award-winning titles by Sandy Holman 1. Grandpa, Is Everything Black Bad? 2. Grandma Says Our Hair Has Flair 3. We All Have a Heritage SHC137 - Hardcover (3 books set), ages 4-8, 34 pages, $56.85, or $18.95 each

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March On Let Them Play By Christine King Farris New By Margot Theis Raven

Having led thousands in a march for civil rights to the This book is a true story of an all-black Little League foot of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, team formed in 1955 in segregated Charleston, South Martin Luther King, Jr. made the most of the historical Carolina, that was not allowed to participate in the Little moment by giving a speech that would forever inspire League World Series. people to continue to fight for change in the years ahead. Hardcover, ages 6-10, 40 pages, 9781585362608, $16.95 Hardcover, ages 8-12, 32 pages, 9780545035378, $17.99

My Brother Martin By Christine King Farris Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt By Deborah Hopkinson The older sister of the slain civil rights leader looks at the early life of Martin Luther King, Jr., a little boy Clara, a resourceful young slave girl, creates a patchwork who played practical jokes and made friends without quilt that--unknown to the white masters of her any consideration to race plantation--serves as a map of the land that points the way Paperback, ages 6-10, 32 pages, 9780689843884, $7.99 to freedom along the Underground Railroad. Hardcover, ages 5-10, 32 pages, 0679823115, $15.95 No More! Paperback, 0679874720, $6.99 By Doreen Rappaport The Bus Ride By William Miller Drawing from authentic accounts of African Americans, this collection of true vignettes and traditional verse Sarah, an African-American girl, and her mother ride the spans the period from the early days of slavery to the bus each morning, but Sarah wonders why they have to sit Emancipation Proclamation. in the back. Her curiosity inspires her to sit closer to the Hardcover, ages 9+, 60 pages, 0763609846, $17.99 front of the bus, landing her in jail for breaking the law Paperback, 076362876X, $7.99 and triggering action from both the black and white communities. Planting the Trees of Kenya Hardcover, ages 5-9, 32 pages, 1880000601, $16.95 New Paperback, 1584300264, $7.95 By Claire Nivola The Patchwork Patch The book tells the true story of Wangari Maathai, By Bettye Stroud the winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, who changed the fate of her village in the highlands of Hannah and her father flee north to Canada on the Kenya by teaching her people how to care for it. Underground Railroad to escape the plantation where they Hardcover, ages 6+, 32 pages, 9780374399184, had been slaves, and she carries a quilt that her mother had $16.95 sewn which features coded markings to help guide them to freedom. Portraits of African American Heroes Paperback, ages 6-8, 32 pages, 9780763635190, $7.99 By Tonya Bolden Hardcover, 9780763624231, $16.99

This stunningly beautiful book consists of portraits--in The Secret to Freedom pictures and words--of 20 outstanding African Americans, By Marcia Vaughan ranging from historical to contemporary figures. Hardcover, ages 7+, 88 pages, 9780525470434, $18.99 In 1860, 11-year-old slave Lucy and her brother Albert Paperback, 9780142404737, $11.99 despair when their parents are sold. Albert then acquires a sack of quilts, which have in their patterns secret messages to help slaves plan escapes via the Underground Remember: The Journey to School Integration Railroad. Hardcover, ages 5+, 32 pages, 1584300213, $16.95 By Toni Morrison Paperback, 1584302518, $8.95 The Pulitzer Prize winner presents a treasure chest of Two Mrs. Gibsons archival photographs that depict the historical events By Toyomi Igus surrounding school desegregation. Hardcover, ages 5-8, 78 pages, 061839740X, $18.00 The biracial daughter of an African American father and a Japanese mother fondly recalls growing up with her mother Riding to Washington and her father's mother, two very different but equally By Gwenyth Swain loving women. Paperback, ages 5-9, 32 pages, 0892391707, $7.95 A young white girl rides the bus with her father to the March on Washington in 1963--at which Dr. Martin Luther Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon King, Jr., would give his "I Have a Dream" speech. She By Ruth Forman comes to see that Dr. King's dream belongs not just to Blacks but to all Americans Hardcover, ages 6-10, 32 pages, 9781585363247, $17.95 Brownstone steps, lemonade, double dutch, and the ice cream man bring the streets of South Philadelphia to life in Rosa this celebration of city summer memories and African American culture and community. By Nikki Giovanni Hardcover, ages 4-8, 24 pages, 9780892392186, $16.95

Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a 100 African Americans Montgomery, Alabama, bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights The book provides an entertaining and informative overview of movement. This book is a celebration of her courageous American history and the important contributions of 100 most action and the events that followed. influential African Americans in the development of this great Ages 7-12, 40 pages nation. Paperback, 9780312376024, $7.99 Paperback, ages 12+, 112 pages, 0912517182, $7.95 Hardcover, 9780805071061, $16.95 See our complete listing of multicultural and bilingual books at www.eastwestdiscovery.com *Order by phone: 310-545-3730 11

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Coolies 100 Basic Chinese Characters NewNew By Yin

Beginning language learners can understand the Two Chinese brothers endure physical and racial meaning and usage of the most commonly used hardships when they help build a railroad across the Chinese characters. Each character’s meaning, usage, American West. Inspired by actual events in the and context are made easier to understand by related history of the American railroad, Coolies reveals vocabulary words, sentence examples with Pinyin the harsh truth about life for thousands of Chinese Romanization, and English translation. laborers. Paperback, 24 pages, 9789620718694, Hardcover, ages 5+, 40 pages,0399232273, $16.99 English/Chinese, $9.95 Paperback, 0142500550, $7.99 Gateway to Chinese Folk Expressions Chu Ju’s House

This title introduces Chinese idioms to non-native By Gloria Whelan Chinese speaker with graphics; explanation in simplified and traditional Chinese characters followed by pinyin Young Chu Ju lives in rural China, where present day law and literal translation. says that no family may have more than two children. In Paperback, 118 pages, 9780982181683, order to save her newborn sister from being sold, Chu Ju English/Chinese, $14.95 runs away. Through her journeys, Chu Ju discovers that home is not something to be found. It is something to be built. Hardcover, ages 10+, 240 pages, 0060507241, $15.99 American Born Chinese Paperback, 0060507268, $5.99 By Gene Luen Yang Dancing to Freedom When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he New suddenly finds that he’s the only Chinese-American student Mao’s Last Dancer at his school. Jocks and bullies pick on him constantly, and By Cunxin Li he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters worse, he falls in love with an all-American girl. Paperback, ages 12+, 240 pages, 9781596431522, $17.95 A story of a young boy born to poor peasants in rural China who got a rare opportunity to study the art of dance and, through his talent and determination, became the first to represent his country in a cultural exchange abroad where Boy Dumpling New fame and fortune soon followed when he became a member By Ying Chang Compestine of the Houston Ballet. Dancing to Freedom Hardcover, ages 6-7, 32 pages, 9780802797773, $16.95

When a hungry ghost threatens to gobble up a plump little Mao’s Last Dancer boy, the boy tricks the ghost by convincing him to prepare Hardcover, ages 12-14, 290 pages, 9780802797797, $16.99 an elaborate recipe first. Hardcover, ages 5-8, 32 pages, 9780823419555, $16.95 Half and Half By Lensey Namioka Becoming American By Bernadette L. Shih At Seattle's annual Folk Fest, 12-year-old Fiona and her older brother are torn between trying to please their Chinese Becoming American offers perspectives on the realities and grandmother and making their Scottish grandparents happy. challenges of Americans at the crossroads of two cultures. Paperback, ages 8-12, 136 pages, 0440418909, $5.50 From a biracial romance during the Vietnam War, to the Ping Pong Diplomacy Chinese Americans faced in 1970s China, to the intergenerational gaps between immigrant Gai See parents and their grown American-born children, each By Roseanne Thong story resonates with the voices of people from different walks of life. Hardcover, ages 12+, 164 pages, 9780970165473, $16.95 In illustrations and rhyming text, depicts the vivid sights, sounds, and smells of a Saturday morning outdoor market in Chinatown. Brothers Hardcover, ages 5-8, 32 pages, 9780810993372, $16.95 By Yin Red is a Dragon Even though his brothers have warned him not to By Roseanne Thong go outside Chinatown, Ming, a chinese immigrant, doesn't listen and meets Patrick, a fun-loving Irish boy, with whom he forms a remarkable friendship. A Chinese American girl provides rhyming descriptions Ages 5-12, 32 pages of the great variety of colors she sees around her, from Hardcover, 9780399234064, $16.99 the red of a dragon, firecrackers, and lychees to the brown of her teddy bear. Paperback, ages 4-7, 32 pages, 9780811864817, $6.99 Chinese Children's Favorite Stories Hannah Is My Name By Mingmei Yip By Belle Yang

The book contains a delightful selection from the rich After her family moves from Taiwan to San Francisco, a stories of Chinese folklore and legend. Discover the young girl looks forward to all the great opportunities many delightful animal characters as well as Chang-E, ahead of her and is eager to learn a new language, get an the famous Eight Immortals, and Guan Yin, goddess of education, and start down the path to a new future where compassion. all her dreams can be fulfilled with hard work, persistence, Hardcover, ages 6+, 96 pages, 0804835896, $18.95 and determination. Hardcover, ages 5-9, 26 pages, 0763622230, $16.99 Paperback, 9780763635213, $6.99

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Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain Read About China Series By Katrina Saltonstall Currier It is specially designed for the Chinese language students who are native Upon arrival in San Francisco, 12-year-old Wong English speakers to bring the ease and convenience in learning both China’s Kai Chong is detained on Angel Island. The culture and the Chinese language at the same time. Each title has the English crowded barracks, harsh interrogations, and translation, glossary, Pinyin Romanization, expansion reading and games for constant threat of being returned to China are not fun, which is good for both in-class activies or after school reading material. what he expected to find in San Francisco. Ages 5-12, 40 pages Hardcover, 0966735277, $16.95 New Paperback, 0966735242, $10.95 Landed By Milly Lee

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. Hardcover, ages 8+, 40 pages, 0374343144, $16.00

Mei Ling in China City By Icy Smith New Illustrated by Gayle G. Roski

Based on a true story of events during World War II in China: The Country and The People Los Angeles China City, a 12-year-old Chinese Paperback, 144 pages, 9780982181614, Eng/Chinese, $14.95 American girl named Mei Ling Lee was separated from Stories of Famous Chinese Heroes Paperback, 144 pages, 9780982181621, Eng/Chinese, $14.95 her best friend Yayeko Akiyama when she and her family were interned in the Manzanar War Relocation Chinese Symbols and Icons Center. By writing letters to each other, both young Paperback, 144 pages, 978098281607, Eng/Chinese, $14.95 girls recount their hardships and lives in China City and Manzanar. This Food in Chinese Culture unprecedented children's book depicts the cross-cultural experiences of Americans Paperback, 120 pages, 9780982181638 , Eng/Chinese, $14.95 of Chinese and Japanese ancestry during the war years. Hardcover, ages 6-12, 44 pages, Eng/Chinese, 9780970165488, $19.95 English edition only, 9780970165480, $19.95 Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats The Chinese Revolution By Nina Simonds By Paul Byrne Over the next four years after WWII, China endured a Jam-packed with delicious recipes, interactive family brutal civil war as the Nationalists and their longtime activities, and traditional stories, an exceptional collection enemies the Communists battled it out to the bitter end. brings to life the magic and wonder of Chinese holidays The ultimate Communist victory over the Nationalists throughout the year. brought a massive revolution to Chinese society and even Hardcover, ages 9+, 74 pages, 0152019839, $21.00 more suffering to the Chinese people. Hardcover, ages 9-12, 96 pages, 9780756520069, $33.26 Red Land Yellow River By Ange Zhang The Cultural Revolution By Andrew Langley The author who grew up in the midst of China's Cultural Revolution in the 1960s shares the dramatic story of his youth and includes black-and-white photographs from his Describes the ten-year period of the Cultural Revolution personal collection. when strict Maoists and the Red Guard gained political Hardcover, ages 9-12, 56 pages, 0888994893, $19.95 control of China and many urban dwellers were forced into the countryside. Hardcover, ages 9-12, 96 pages, 9780756534837, $33.26 Revolution is Not a Dinner Party By Ying Chang Compestine The Silk Princess Drawing from her childhood experience, Ying Chang New Compestine brings hope and humor to this compelling story By Charles Sanore for all ages about a girl fighting to survive during the Cultural Revolution in China. After a cocoon falls into her tea cup and unravels to Ages 10+, 256 pages form a long, delicate thread, Hsi-Ling Chi, a princess in Paperback, 9780312581497, $7.99 ancient China, meets a mysterious man who reveals how Hardcover, 978080508207, $16.95 to transform the cocoons into silk. Hardcover, ages 6-10, 32 pages, 9780375836640, $17.99 Shining Star: New The Lonely Queue The Anna May Wong Story By Icy Smith By Paula Yoo A pictorial history book of the 150 years of Chinese Presents the life and career of the Chinese American Americans in the Greater Los Angeles area. It features film star, Anna May Wong, who, in spite of limited hundreds of vintage photographs, drawings and personal opportunities, achieved her dream of becoming an memories depicting the struggle of Chinese Americans actress and worked to represent her race on screen making America their home. in a truthful manner. Hardcover, ages 6-10, 32 pages, 9781600602597, $17.95 Hardcover, ages 12+, 208 pages English/Chinese, 9780970165411, $39.95 P.O. Box 3585, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. Phone: 310-545-3730, Fax: 310-545-3731 *www.eastwestdiscovery.com* 13

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1001 Cranes By Naomi Hirahara New

Moving to L.A. with her family to spend the summer working at her grandparents' flower shop, twelve-year-old Angela is bored by the tediousness of her task, but as her skills for folding origami and crane displays improves, she gains newfound respect for her Japanese culture and herself in the process. Paperback, ages 9-12, 978044022341, $6.50 Japanese Folktale Series A Place Where Sunflowers Grow By Amy Lee-Tai 1. Kintaro’s Adventures 3. Little One-Inch 2. Urashima Taro 4. Peach Boy Mari wonders if anything can bloom at Topaz, where her Hardcover, ages 6+, 48 pages, $12.95 each family is interned along with thousands of other Japanese Americans during World War II. Glimmers of hope begin to surface in the eyes of a kindly art teacher, in the tender Japanese Children’s Favorite Stories words of Mari’s parents, and in the smile of a new friend. By Florence Sakade Hardcover, ages 6+, 32 pages, English/Japanese, 0892392150, $16.95 Singing turtles, flying farmers and a dragon who cries--these are just some of the magical characters you'll meet in this delightful collection of children's stories. Hardcover, ages 5+, 96 pages, $19.95 each volume Vol. 1, 0804834490, Vol. 2, 0804833818 Hardcover, Vol. 1 with CD, 0804837171, $21.95

Japanese Celebrations By Betty Reynolds

Brimming with ancient traditions, exotic decora- Bilingual Japanese Folktale Series tions, and delicious, seasonal foods, Japanese 1. The Adventure of Momotaro 4. The Inch-High Samurai Celebrations will take you on a month-by-month tour of some of Japan's best-loved festivals. 2. The Moon Princess 5. Kintaro, The Nature Boy Hardcover, ages 6+, 48 pages 3. Urashima and the Kingdom Beneath the Sea English/Japanese, 0804836582, $16.95 Hardcover, ages 6+, 48 pages, English/Japanese BJF130 - Hardcover (5 books), $49.75 or $9.95 each Heroes By Ken Mochizuki Baseball Saved Us By Ken Mochizuki An intergenerational story that describes how a Japanese-American family deals with the painful During World War II, a young Japanese-American legacy of war. boy and his family are sent to an internment camp Paperback, ages 5-12, 32 pages, 1880000504, $8.95 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Surrounded by barbed-wire fences and guards in towers, father and son pull the camp together to build a baseball Kira-Kira league. By Cynthia Kadohata Paperback, ages 5+, 32 pages, English 1880000199, Spanish 1880000229, $8.95 Hardcover, English 1880000016, Spanish 1880000210, $17.95 When Katie and her family move from a Japanese commu- nity in Iowa to the Deep South of Georgia, it's Lynn who Boy's Day in Hawaii with Yuki-chan and explains to her why people stop them on the street to stare. Grant When Lynn becomes desperately ill, and the whole family begins to fall apart, it is up to Katie to find a way to remind By Tokie Ikeda Ching them all that there is always something glittering -- "kira-kira" -- in the future. Yuki and her brother Grant learn about the customs Hardcover, ages 9-12, 244 pages, 0689856393, $16.95 surrounding the Japanese celebration of Boy's Day in Paperback, 9780689856402, $6.99 Hawaii. Hardcover, ages 6-10, 32 pages, 1566478529, $16.95 Mismatch By Lensey Namioka Girl's Day in Hawaii with Yuki-chan By Tokie Ikeda Ching Sue Hua just moved from racially diverse Seattle to a suburban town where she feels like the only Asian American for miles. Then she meets Andy, who is also Asian American, but there's Yuki-chan and her mother prepare their home in just one problem--Andy's last name is Suzuki, and that presents Hawai'i for Girl's Day by setting out the ceremonial a world of problems to Sue's family. dolls, fixing treats to eat, dressing in kimonos, and Hardcover, ages 10-14, 224 pages, 9780385731836, $15.95 inviting friends to tea. Includes recipes and a glossary. Hardcover, ages 6-10, 32 pages, 1566478200, $16.95 New Faithful Elephants By Yukio Tsuchiya

A zoo keeper recounts the story of John, Tonky, and Wanly, three performing elephants that were starved to death at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo during World War II. "A moving and powerful statement about the insanity of war".-- Horn Book. Japanese Katakana for Beginners Teens in Japan Paperback, ages 7-12, 32 pages, 9780395861370, $6.95 Japanese Hiragana for Beginners Hardcover, 96 pages, Paperback, 112 pages, $19.95 each 9780756524449, $33.26 14 See our complete listing of multicultural and bilingual books at www.eastwestdiscovery.com *Order by phone: 310-545-3730

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Kamishibai Man The Tale of the Lucky Cat By Sunny Seki New By Allen Say

This retelling of the most famous Japanese folktale After many years of retirement, an old Kamishibai captures positive values, love and kindness. A toymaker man--a Japanese street performer who tells stories who cares for an injured cat ends up having his own life and sells candies--decides to make his rounds once saved and is repaid with good fortune. This classic story more even though such entertainment declined after reminds us that doing a good deed may offer its own the advent of television. rewards. Hardcover, ages 4-8, 32 pages, 0618479546, $17.00 Hardcover, ages 5–10, 32 pages English ed., 9780966943764, $18.95 English/Japanese, 9780966943757, $18.95 Kamishibai Storycard Theatre New By Hazuki Kataoka and David Battino The Moon Princess The Japanese American Internment New The Moon Princess is based on the oldest written By Michael Burgan tale in Japan. A baby girl magically born from a stalk of bamboo grows up to show unprecedented During WWII, many Japanese American internees felt that their confidence and grace before floating back to her fundamental rights as U.S. citizens had been denied. Other home on the moon. Americans agreed, and the government’s actions during wartime Ages 5-8, 12 large cards, 13” x 10”, are still being debated today. English/Japanese, $24.95 Hardcover, ages 9-12, 96 pages, 9780756524531, $33.26 Momotaro Jack in the Beanstalk The Bracelet Ages 5-8, 12 large cards, 13” x 10”, $24.95 each By Yoshiko Uchida

Cat with No Name Ages 5-8, 8 large cards, 13” x 10” In 1942, during the war with Japan, a Japanese American English/Russian, $19.95 girl must leave her home. She receives a good-bye gift from her best friend, but loses it at her new home. Emi is afraid that without the bracelet Laurie will disappear from her mind forever. Mei Ling in China City Hardcover, ages 6-9, 32 pages, 039922503X, $17.99 Paperback, 069811390X, $6.99 By Icy Smith New Grandfather's Journey A 12-year-old Chinese American girl Mei Ling Lee was separated from her best friend Yayeko Akiyama when she By Allen Say and her family were interned in the Manzanar War Allen Say gives us a poignant account of his family's unique Relocation Center during World War II. By writing letters cross-cultural experience. He warmly conveys his own love to each other, both young girls recount their hardships for his two countries, and the strong and constant desire to and lives in Los Angeles China City and Manzanar. be in both places at once. Hardcover, ages 6-12, 44 pages, Eng/Japanese, 9780979933967, $19.95 Hardcover, ages 5-9, 32 pages, 0395570352, $17.00 Paperback, 9780547076805, $7.99 Passage to Freedom By Ken Mochizuki Tea with Milk It is a story of a Japanese diplomat’s remarkable By Allen Say courage to save thousands of Jews escape the Holocaust in Lithuania in 1940. This book effectively captures the struggle of a young girl Hardcover, ages 6-12, 32 pages, 1880000490, $17.95 between two cultures - American and Japan. Paperback, 1584301570, $8.95 Hardcover, ages 5–9, 32 pages, 0395904951, $17.00 Paperback, 9780547237473, $7.99

Remembering Manzanar By Michael L. Cooper Weedflower By Cynthia Kadohata The book describes how Japanese evacuees lived at the first relocation camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, using diaries, journals, memoirs, and news accounts. When the only world she ever knew is turned upside-down Hardcover, ages 9-12, 96 pages, 0618067787, $15.00 after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and her family is forced to move into an internment camp, Sumiko is left saddened and confused until a new friendship with a Mohave boy, Squeamish About Sushi Frank, on the Indian reservation gives her the inspiration By Betty Reynolds she needs to manage the difficult times ahead. Hardcover, ages 12+, 272 pages, 0689865740, $17.99 From world-famous sushi to fatally attractive fugu, it's all Paperback, 9781416975663, $5.99 explained and pictured in this sketchbook of beautiful full-color illustrations and hand-lettered text, as the artist shares her delight in the wonderful world of Japanese food. Voices of Healing Hardcover, ages 8+, 72 pages, English/Japanese, 9780804833011, $16.95 Paperback, 9780804838351, $12.95 Edited by Icy Smith Clarion Award for Non-fiction Book Surfer of the Century

By Ellie Crowe It is the first book revealing the under-documented experience of Asian Americans on September 11 and in Growing up in Honolulu, Duke Kahanamoku its aftermath. It is a collection of moving stories of loss, struggled with racism and financial troubles over the survival and bravery; of poignant photographs and years.. But by the end of his twenty-year Olympic artworks; and of uplifting letters and poems. career, he was a six-time medal winner. Hardcover, ages 12+, 132 pages, 0970165420, $24.95 Hardcover, ages 7-12, 48 pages, 9781584302766, $18.95 P.O. Box 3585, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. Phone: 310-545-3730, Fax: 310-545-3731 *www.eastwestdiscovery.com* 15

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A Step from Heaven Bilingual Korean Folktale Series By An Na New 1. The Courageous Five Brothers When her family moves to California from Korea, Young 2. The Wise Donkey Ju Park grows from a child to adolescence in her new home, 3. Kongjui and PotJui and finds a surprising new voice that's neither Korean nor 4. Tiger and Persimmon American but uniquely her own. Paperback, ages 12+, 160 pages, 0142500275, $7.99 Hardcover, 1886910588, $15.95 BKF125 – Hardcover (4 books set),$80.00 Eng/Korean, or $20.00 each Behind the Mask By Yangsook Choi

Yangsook Choi joins Korean and American folk traditions Bilingual English & Korean Folktales in her story about a boy who finds a link to his grandfather, behind the mask. Hardcover, ages 4-8, 40 pages, 9780374305222, $16.00

New Butterfly, Butterfly By Petr Horacek New 1. The Lazy Man 6. The Woodcutter & the Heavenly Maiden Lucy sees a beautiful butterfly in the garden, along with a 2. Mr. Moon & Miss Sun 7. The Seven Brothers & the Big Dipper bright green beetle, a brilliant blue dragonfly, some red 3. The Ogres' Magic Clubs 8. The Faithful Daughter Shim Chong ladybugs, and many more flying and crawling things. Little ones will hover over this colorful look at insect critters as 4. The Snail Lady 9. The Son of the Cinnamon Tree they peek through die-cuts and enjoy a final pop-up 5. The Greedy Princess 10. The Brave Hong Kil-dong surprise. Hardcover, ages 3-5, 26 pages, HIK127 - Ages 5-10, Hardcover (10 books), English/Korean, $149.50 Bilingual English/Korean, ATK7204, $20.00 Books can be purchased individually at $14.95 each. Bilingual Korean and English Children’s Titles with CD Cooper’s Lesson By Sun Yung Shin

This inspiring story is about identity and intergenerational friendship of a young biracial boy. Hardcover, ages 6+, 32 pages, Bilingual English/Korean, 0892391936, $16.95

K is for Korea 1. Warren & the Very Windy Day New By Hyechong Cheung 2. Warren & the Great Carrot Race 3. Warren & the Sandcastle A photographic alphabet that reveals the customs, Ages 4-9, Bilingual, English/Korean, 26 pages cultures and traditions of Korea in all their colourful Hardcover with audio CD, $20.00 each diversity. 4. Froggy Eats Out Hardcover, ages 4-8, 32 pages, 9781845077891, $16.95 5. Froggy Goes to School 6. Froggy Plays Soccer Kimchi & Calamari Ages 4-9, Bilingual, English/Korean, 32 pages By Rose Kent Hardcover with audio CD, $20.00 each 7. Dog Blue Adopted from Korea by Italian parents, fourteen-year-old Ages 4-7, Bilingual, English/Korean, 32 pages Joseph Calderaro begins to make important self-discoveries Hardcover with audio CD, $20.00 about race and family after his social studies teacher assigns an ATK129 - Hardcover with CD (7 books), English/Korean, $140.00 essay on cultural heritage and tracing the past. Books can be purchased individually at $20.00 each. Hardcover, ages 8-12, 240 pages, 9780060837693, $15.99

Bilingual Korean and English Short Stories Korean Children’s Favorite Stories

By Kim So-un

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1. Chinatown, 151 pages By Paula Yoo 2. Seoul 1964 Winter, 151 pages New 3. Snowy Road, 149 pages A Korean American teenager tries to please her parents by 4. Tower of Ants, 170 pages getting into an Ivy League college, but a new guy in school 5. Two Fold Song, 112 pages and her love of the violin tempt her in new directions. 6. Walk in the Mountains, 324 pages Hardcover, ages 12-14, 9780060790851, $16.99 7. Weathered Blossom, 154 pages HIK128 - Hardcover (7 books), ages 12+, English/Korean, $139.65 Books can be purchased individually at $19.95 each.

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Let's Visit Korea The Korean War By Brian Fitzgerald New Let’s Learn About Korea By Suzanne Crowder Han Provides detailed information on the events leading up to and during the Korean War. Includes source notes and timeline.

These books introduce children to Korea and her people and customs. As Nick and Mona tour the Hardcover, ages 9-12, 9780756516253, 96 pages, $33.26 country with their parents, they visit some of Korea's most picturesque spots and monuments of her ancient civilizations. Hardcover, ages 5+, 32 pages, English/Korean The Tale of the Lucky Cat Let’s Visit Korea - HIK0109, $19.95 By Sunny Seki

Paperback, ages 5+, 28 pages, English/Korean This retelling of the most famous Japanese folktale Let’s Learn About Korea - HIK010X, $12.95 captures positive values, love and kindness. A toymaker who cares for an injured cat ends up having his own life saved and is repaid with good fortune. This classic Land of Morning Calm: story reminds us that doing a good deed may offer its Korean Culture Then and Now own rewards. Hardcover, ages 5–10, 32 pages By John Stickler English/Korean, 9780979933912, $18.95 This book takes you to both ancient and modern Korea where you will find a rich world of history and Trip Back Home traditions. Learn about the legend behind the founding By Janet Wong of Korea, the meaning of the flag, the creation of the Korean alphabet, and how to celebrate Korean holidays. Hardcover, ages 7 – 12, 32 pages, 1885008228, $16.95 When a Korean-American child visits his mother's homeland, he soon realizes that the bond of a family and the love they share never fades. Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds Hardcover, ages 5-10, 32 pages, 9780152007843, By Paula Yoo $17.00 The inspirational true story of Sammy Lee, a Korean Waiting for Mama American who overcame discrimination to realize both his By Tae-Joon Lee father’s desire that he become a doctor and his own dream of becoming an Olympic champion diver. An obedient young boy who eagerly waits for his mother's Hardcover, ages 6-12, 40 pages, 9781584302476, $16.95 arrival at the train station on a snowy winter's day. Hardcover, ages 4-6, 32 pages, English/Korean, 9780735821439, $16.95 Something for School New By Hyun Young Lee When My Name Was Keoko On the first day of kindergarten, a teacher asks the boys By Linda Sue Park and girls to line up, and Yoon lines up with the other girls. But when some children mistake Yoon for a boy Linda Sue Park seamlessly interweaves parallel stories, because of her short hair, Yoon bursts into tears. Yoon narrated by two unique adolescent voices, into a taut, eventually learns that her friends like her exactly the way compelling novel that illuminates the little-known part of she is. history--the Korean resistance during WWII. Hardcover, ages 4-7, 32 pages, 9781933605852, $15.95 Paperback, ages 10+, 208 pages, 0440419441, $6.99 The Fold Hardcover, 0618133356, $16.00 By An Na

Korean American high school student Joyce Kim feels like a Year of Impossible Goodbyes nonentity compared to her beautiful older sister, and when By Sook Nyul Choi her aunt offers to pay for plastic surgery on her eyes, she jumps at the chance, thinking it will change her life for the Sookan, a young Korean girl survives the oppressive Japanese better. and Russian occupation of North Korea during the 1940s, to Hardcover, ages 12+, 288 pages, 9780399242762, $16.99 later escape to freedom in South Korea. Teens in South Korea Paperback, ages 8+, 176 pages, 0440407591, $5.99 Hardcover, 0395574196, $16.00 By Sandy Donovan

South Korean teens live in a country that combines ancient Yoon and the Christmas Mitten traditions with modern-day technology. Teens study hard By Helen Recorvits to be successful in school and beyond. As the economy continues to expand, teens play an important role in the In "My Name Is Yoon," a young girl's parents growth of South Korea, which has become one of the encouraged her to write her name in English instead world’s powers in business of technology. of Korean. Now it's Yoon's turn to teach her parents Hardcover, ages 10+, 96 pages, 9780756532970, $33.26 about something she's learned in America. Hardcover, ages 4-8, 32 pages, 9780374386887, The Name Jar $16.00 By Yangsook Choi Puff the Magic Dragaon Hardcover with CD, ages 4-8, 24 pages, A young Korean girl, Unhei, who is new to her American Korean, ATK7342, $24.00 classroom, tells the class she will choose a name easier for There was an old lady who them to pronounce from a jar of names. When a classmate visits Unhei's neighborhood and learns her real swallowed a fly Hardcover with flaps, ages 5-6, 16 pp name's special meaning, the name jar disappears. New Paperback, ages 5-9, 40 pages, 0440417996, $6.99 Korean, ATK7341, $20.00 P.O. Box 3585, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. Phone: 310-545-3730, Fax: 310-545-3731 *www.eastwestdiscovery.com* 17

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Moonbeam Children’s Book Award By Minh Quoc

In this Vietnamese Cinderella story, Tam faces the Nine-year-old Nat is forced out of his Cambodian jealousy of her stepmother and stepsister through home and marched into the countryside when the several incarnations. Tam ultimately regains her Khmer Rouge comes into power. Nat is separated from his family and position as bride of the king who has loved her as a endures forced labor in rice fields from dawn to midnight with little food. bird, as a tree, and as herself. Over the next four years, Nat confronts starvation, fear, and brutality. With Ages 6-10, 32 pages, Eng/Vietnamese the help of his friend Malis, Nat finds hope and the strength to escape, eventually reuniting with the family he loves. Hardcover, 9780970165442, $16.95, Paperback, $8.95

Half Spoon of Rice is based on true stories of courage, friendship, survival, and the triumph of the human spirit. The book features vivid illustrations The TET Pole and historical photographs documenting the Cambodian genocide from 1975 By Tran Quoc to1979. “The heartwarming story…balances the horrors of genocide with The Tet Pole is a retelling of the traditional folktale of moments of humanity and kindness,” -- Youk Chhang, Director of the Tet Festival. This ancient tale describes how Documentation Center of Cambodia Vietnamese villagers manage to free themselves of the Hardcover, ages 7+, 44 pages, 9780982167588, $19.95 devils occupying their country and thereafter celebrate this victory during the Lunar New Year Festival. A Song for Cambodia Ages 6-10, 32 pages, Eng/Vietnamese By Michelle Lord Hardcover, 9780970165459, $16.95, Paperback, $8.95 Indebted as Lord Chom A biography of Arn Chorn-Pond who, as a young boy in CBC-USBBY Outstanding International Books 1970s Cambodia, survived the Khmer Rouge killing fields because of his skill on the khim, a traditional By Song Ha instrument, and later went on to help heal others and revive Cambodian music and culture It is a captivating retelling of how Lord Chom rises to Hardcover, ages 7-10, 32 pages, 9781600601392, $16.95 power as King Chom from his secretive childhood, and how a street was named “Cam Chi” [meaning forbid- den] in Vietnam. Ages 6-10, 32 pages, Eng/Vietnamese The Clay Marble Hardcover, 9780970165466, $16.95, Paperback, $8.95 By Minfong Ho Buddha’s Diamonds In the late 1970s 12-year-old Dara joins a refugee camp in war-torn Cambodia and becomes separated from her family. By Carolyn Marsden Paperback, ages 8, 163 pages, 0374412294, $5.95 When his father entrusts him to secure the Vietnamese family's vessel during a brutal storm, Tinh panics and must find a way to salvage his family's precious bamboo boat and win back his father's confidence. Laos Hardcover, ages 8-11, 9780763633806, $14.99 Dia's Story Cloth By Dia Cha Children of the Dragon By Sherry Garland A courageous story chronicles the life of the author and her family in their native Laos and their eventual emigration to the United States. A collection of six folktales from Vietnam captures the Hardcover, ages 6-9, 24 pages, 1880000342, $16.95 rich tradition, tribal customs, culture, and values of the Paperback, 1880000636, $8.95 Vietnamese people, and includes the story of a mighty dragon prince named Lac Long Quan who married a fairy princess named Au Co, who then gave birth to the Grandfather’s Story Cloth Vietnamese people. By Linda Gerdner Hardcover, ages 9-12, 9780152242008, $18.00

Ten-year-old Chersheng helps his beloved grandfather cope Going Home, Coming Home with his failing memory, brought on by Alzheimer's disease, By Truong Tran by showing him the story quilt Grandfather made after fleeing his homeland, Laos, during wartime. Hardcover, ages 6-10, 32 pages, Eng/Hmong, This tale is about an American-born girl whose parents 9781885008343, $16.95 fled Vietnam during the war. Hardcover, ages 6-10, 32 page English/Vietnamese, 0892391790, $16.95 Tangled Threads By Pegi Deitz Shea The Fall of Saigon For the Hmong people living in overcrowded refugee camps Hardcover, ages 9+, 48 pages in Thailand, America is a dream. In 1995, ten years after their 9780756538439, $26.60 arrival at the camp, 13-year-old Mai Yang and her grand- mother are about to experience that dream. Teens in Vietnam Hardcover, ages 8+, 236 pages, 0618247483, $16.00 Hardcover, ages 10+, 96 pages 9780756520670, $33.26

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Neel loves listening to Chachaji's stories of great Hindu Filipino Friends gods and demons, and of his adventures in the Indian By Liana Romulo Army, over steaming cups of tea. Chacchaji’s Cup is a story of a family and a country split in two during the Through the eyes of Sam, a Filipino-American boy 1947 partition of India and Pakistan. visiting the Philippines for the very first time, readers Hardcover, ages 6-10, 32 pages, 0892391782, $16.95 will learn about Philippine customs and language, in a simple tale that includes illustrations labeled in both English and Filipino. Jadyn and the Magic Bubble: New Hardcover, ages 4-8, 32 pages I Met Gandhi English/Tagalog, 0804838224, $15.95 By Brigitte Benchimol Illustrated by Mark W. Adams Filipino Children’s Favorite Stories Jadyn liked India so much in his previous By Liana Romulo adventure, he decides to do a school project on Mahatma Gandhi, the world famous Indian peace A collection of 13 myths and legends of the Philip- activist. Jadyn again blows his magic bubbles! pines concerning mosquitoes, giants, the wind and the Gandhi appears and invites Jadyn into his life. rain, and the goddess Alunsina, along with other They experience extraordinary events on the path traditional tales. to freeing India. Hardcover, ages 6+, 96 pages, 962593765X, $18.95 Hardcover with CD, games & poster, ages 5-10, 60 pages 9780979933974, $24.95 Pan De Sal Saves the Day New Jadyn and the Magic Bubble: By Norma Olizon-Chikiamco Discovering India Pan de Sal is a shy, plain little girl, embarrassed By Brigitte Benchimol for living in a poor thatched-roof hut and for Dr. Toy 100 Best Children’s Products eating simple foods. She envies Croissant, Muffin Winner and Doughnut, her richer and prettier classmates. One day, the school bus they are riding in has a flat tire, and Pan de Sal saves the day by entertain- Jadyn thinks he is ready for adventures until he is ing her friends and sharing her simple lunch with dropped in India by one of his magic bubbles. them--and it turns out that she has no reason to Curious and scared, he meets new friends who feel ashamed after all! help him explore Indian culture through all his Hardcover, ages 6+, 24 pages, 9780804840781, $12.95 senses, in a magical journey of self-discovery. Hardcover with CD, games & poster, ages 5-10, 60 pages 9780970165497, $24.95 Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel By Anthony D. Robles Homeless Bird By Gloria Whelan Lakas’s new friends face a crisis: the Makibaka Hotel, where they make their home, is about to be sold. Lakas soon leads a protest against their When 13-year-old Koly enters into an ill-fated arranged eviction. Before long the streets of the neighbor- marriage, she must either suffer a destiny dictated by India's hood are reverberating with the taps, raps, and tradition or find the courage to oppose it. chants of Makibaka—of struggle, spirit, and laughter. Hardcover, ages 10+, 240 pages, 0060284544, $17.99 Hardcover, ages 6+, 32 pages , English/Tagalog, 0892392134, $16.95 Paperback, 0064408191, $5.99 Lakas and the Manilatown Fish Sold By Anthony Robles By Patricia McCormick Set in the U.S., reflecting the historical heart of the When she is tricked by her stepfather and sold into prostitu- Filipino community, a boy, his father, and an tion, thirteen-year-old Lakshmi becomes submerged in a increasing number of people rush through the nightmare where her only comfort is the friendship she forms streets of San Francisco's historic Filipino with the other girls, which helps her survive--and eventually American neighborhood. escape. Hardcover, ages 4-8, 32 pages , English/Tagalog, 0892391820, $16.95 Hardcover, ages 12-14, 9780786851713, $15.99 Paperback, 9780786851720, $8.99 Secret Keeper By Mitali Perkins New Teens in Philippines Hardcover, ages 10+ When Asha's father goes off to America and leaves his two 9780756538538, $33.26 daughters behind in Calcutta, their traditional uncle and his family put pressures on the two like none before, but a new friendship with a local boy helps ease Asha's pain until her My First Book of father finally comes calling and an important decision must be made. Tagalog Words Hardcover, ages 12-14, 9780385733403, $16.99 Hardcover, ages 4-8, $12.95

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