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What will you be, Sara Mee?

2010

by Kate Aver. Avraham and Anne Sibley O'Brien

Will she be an artist? A cook? A writer? Sara Mee is turning one, and her family and friends gather for her tol, or first-birthday celebration. Food and presents abound, but most exciting of all is the traditional Korean prophecy game, called the toljabee, which predicts what Sara Mee will be when she grows up. Celebrates siblings, community, and the blending of traditions. --provided by publisher

Where are you, Bear?

2010

by Frieda Wishinsky and Sean Moore

Little Sophie is off across Canada to see her grandma--too bad she can't find her best buddy, Bear, in time for the trip. But when Bear notices he's been left behind, he starts a journey of his own to try to find his friend

Wings and dreams

2010

by Irania Macías. Patterson and Catherine Courtlandt-McElvane

A young Pemon Indian boy in Venezuela named Takupí courageously tries to seek the source of life-giving water that will save his people and finds Angel Falls by following his shaman grandfather's visions and befriending a wounded eagle.

Wonder horse

2010

by Emily Arnold. McCully

A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who became a veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters and numbers and to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nation toward a belief in treating animals humanely. Includes an author's note

14 cows for America

2009

by Carmen Agra. Deedy and Wilson Kimeli. Naiyomah

Maasai tribal members, after hearing the story of the September 11th attacks from a young Massai who was in New York on that day, decide to present the American people with fourteen sacred cows as a healing gift.

A gift

2009

by Yong Chen

Amy receives a gift for the Chinese New Year from her aunt and uncles who live far away in China

A piñata in a pine tree

2009

by Pat Mora and Magaly Morales

In this adaptation of the folk song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," friends exchange such gifts as a piñata and "cuatro luminarias." Includes pronunciation and glossary of Spanish words, musical notation of the song, and a description of Christmas foods and other holiday traditions from different Latin American countries

A walk with Grandpa / Un paseo con abuelo

2009

by Sharon K. Solomon

Daniela and her grandpa take a walk in the woods and share what they mean to each other

Alego

2009

by Ningiukulu Teevee

The experiences of a young child as she and her grandmother go for a walk along the shore to gather clams for the family's supper. During the experience Alego finds many new and interesting animals and creatures that live the tide pools along the shore and grandmother teaches her the names of the creatures.

Always in trouble

2009

by Corinne Demas and Noah Jones

Even after attending obedience school, Emma's dog Toby misbehaves until she takes him back to become a "specially trained dog."

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What will you be, Sara Mee?

Where are you, Bear?

Wings and dreams

Wonder horse

14 cows for America

A gift

A piñata in a pine tree

A walk with Grandpa / Un paseo con abuelo

Alego

Always in trouble