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Title: 189 Canaries Author: Dieter Boge Illustrator: Elsa Klever Publisher: Eerdmans Book for Young Readers. Grand Rapids, Michigan Copyright: 2021 Original Language: German Translator: Laura Watkinson Original Title: 189 Original Publisher: Aladin Verlag, an imprint of Thienemann-Esslinger. Stuttgart Original Copyright: 2020 ISBN: 978-0-8028-5574-9 Hardcover pages: 48 Age range: 6-10 Genre: Picture Book Book setting: Germany and United States Author’s ethnicity: German Author’s residence: Germany Illustrator’s ethnicity: German Illustrator’s residence: Germany Awards: 2022 USBBY Outstanding International Books List. Author has won the German Youth Literature Prize and has been included in the White Ravens Catalog Subjects: Birds, Canaries, Harz Mountains, Home, Miners, Voyages |
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War
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Title: War Author: Jose Jorge Letria Illustrator: Andre Letria Publisher: Greystone Kids. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Copyright: 2021 Original Language: Portuguese Translator: Elisa Amado Original Title: A Guerra Original Publisher: Pato Logico Edicoes. Lisbon, Portugal Original Copyright: 2018 ISBN: 978-1-77164-726-7 Hardcover pages: 64 Age range: 9 up Genre: Picture Book Author’s ethnicity: Portuguese Author’s residence: Lisbon, Portugal Illustrator’s ethnicity: Portuguese Illustrator’s residence: Lisbon Portugal Awards: Nami Concours 2018 (Grand Prix), White Raven 2018, 2022 USBBY Outstanding International Books List Subjects: Conflict, Value of peace, War |
The Elevator
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Title: The Elevator Author: Yael Frankel Illustrator: Yael Frankel Publisher: Tapioca Stories. Huntington, New York. Copyright: 2020 Original Language: Spanish Translator: Kit Maude Original Title: El ascensor Original Publisher: Limonero, Argentina Original Copyright: 2019 ISBN: 978-1-7347839-0-2 Hardcover pages: 44 Age range: 5-8 Genre: Picture Book Author’s ethnicity: Argentinian Illustrator’s ethnicity: Argentinian Awards: 2021 Outstanding International Books USBBY, 2020 White Raven Award Subjects: Apartment buildings, Dogs, Elevators, Pets, Twin |
My Favorite Memories
Hans Christian Andersen: The Journey Of His Life
A Boy And A House
The Boring Book
How To Be Famous
Everyone takes a trip to the zoo to see the exotic pigeons- right? At least that is what this boastful main character believes. The confident pigeon comes from generations of fame from his grandpa the sculptor to his mother the gardener. And he, the family model, is the most famous of them all. For, every time he takes a trip to the zoo, onlookers want pictures and autographs, they even show their appreciation by bowing and showering him with food. This grandiose life can not be beat, even by the King of the the Jungle… js
Title: How To Be Famous
Author: Michal Shalev
Illustrator: Michal Shalev
Publisher: Gecko Press. Wellington, New Zealand
Copyright: 2016
Original Language: English
ISBN: 9-781776-570300
Hardcover pages: 32
Age range: 5-9
Genre: Picture Book
Author’s ethnicity: Israeli
Author’s residence: Israel
Illustrator’s ethnicity: Israeli
Illustrator’s residence: Israel
Subjects: Fame, Pigeon, Vanity, Zoos
Chicken In The Kitchen
Thea’s Tree
Haiti My Country
Night Sky Wheel Ride
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Title: Night Sky Wheel Ride Author: Sheree Fitch Illustrator: Yayo (Diego Herrara) Publisher: Tradewind Books, Canada Copyright: 2013 Original language: English ISBN: 978-1-896580-67-8 Hardcover pages: 32 Age range: 4-7 Genre: Poetry Author’s residence: Canada Illustrator’s ethnicity: Colombian Illustrator’s residence: Canada Awards: Winner of the Lux Prize, 2013 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Books, 2013 White Raven Award Subjects: Canada, Children’s poetry, Ferris wheels, North America |