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Hope for Haiti

2010

by Jesse Joshua. Watson

As the dust settled on Port-au-Prince, hope was the last thing anybody could see. When the earth shook, his whole neighborhood disappeared. Now a boy and his mother are living in the soccer stadium, in a shelter made of tin and bedsheets, with long lines for food and water. But even with so much sorrow all around, he finds a child playing with a soccer ball made of rags. Soon many children are caught up in the magic of the game that transports them out of their bleak surroundings and into a world where anything is possible. Then the kids are given a truly wonderful gift. A soccer ball might seem simple, but really it's a powerful link between a heartbroken country's past and its hopes for the future. Jesse Joshua Watson has created an inspiring testament to the strength of the Haitian people and the promise of children.

How the sphinx got to the museum

2010

by Jessie Hartland

Inside New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the sphinx of the Pharaoh Hatshepsut holds court. But how did this ancient artifact get to the museum?

I See the Sun in China

2010

by Dedie King and Judith Inglese

Follows a young child as she travels from a small town to the city of Shanghai, portraying the events that take place from dawn until night over the course of that one day, in English and Mandarin Chinese

If I were a ballerina

2010

by Thomas Kingsley Troupe and Heather Heyworth

If I were a ballerina, I would wear pointe shoes. I would stretch my legs and leap across the stage! Dream big, and see what fun it is to be a ballerina

If I were an astronaut

2010

by Eric Braun and Sharon Harmer

Discusses activities astronauts do while they're in space

If I were the president

2010

by Thomas Kingsley Troupe

If I were the president, I would be Commander in Chief. I would help keep the country safe. I would also play tennis on my own court. Dream big, and see what fun it is to be the president

Jackie’s gift

2010

by Sharon Robinson and Earl B. Lewis

When young Steve, who is Jewish, tells his new neighbor, Jackie Robinson, that his family does not have a Christmas tree, Jackie brings one to his neighbors, not knowing that they celebrate Hanukkah instead of Christmas. Based on a true story

Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow

2010

by Gary Golio and Javaka Steptoe

Before he became one of the greatest guitar players of all time, Jimi Hendrix was a boy who loved to paint and listen to records, and who asked himself an unusual question: could someone paint pictures with sound?

Joha makes a wish

2010

by Eric A. Kimmel and Omar Rayyan

An original story, based on the Joha tales of the Arabic- speaking world, in which a hapless man finds a wishing stick that brings him nothing but bad luck. Includes an author's note about the history of Joha tales

Juan Verdades

2010

by Joe Hayes and Joseph Daniel Fiedler

A retelling, in English and Spanish, of the tale of a wealthy rancher who is so certain of the honesty of his foreman that he wagers his ranch

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Hope for Haiti

How the sphinx got to the museum

I See the Sun in China

If I were a ballerina

If I were an astronaut

If I were the president

Jackie’s gift

Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow

Joha makes a wish

Juan Verdades