It’s just about the midpoint in summertime school vacations. When hot weather and long days get a bit much, a nice stack of fizzy new reads is just the ticket for cooling down and filling imaginations with something new to …
Tag: Africa
the hills really are alive with the sound of music…music’s origins in nature
The African Orchestra, written by Wendy Hartmann, illustrated by Joan Rankin published in 2017 by Crocodile Books, Interlink Publishing Group That buzzing cicada? That crackle-snap of a seed pod breaking? The thunder of hooves as a herd of zebras races …
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three visits to Africa
I love a good piece of multicultural children’s fiction and am delighted today to share three novels set in contemporary Africa that present non-stereotypical portraits of this immensely-varied continent. The stories are set in three regions seldom spotlighted in children’s literature …
five Christmas celebrations from around the world
Miracle on 133rd Street, by Sonia Manzano, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman published in 2015 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers A riot of color, an array of cultures, and a generous helping of neighborliness shine in this swizzling story from …
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orange marmalade 