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All the Way to Havana

Written by Margarita Engle and Illustrated by Mike Curato
A family drives through the streets of Havana, Cuba and experiences the sights and sounds of a...
Pre-K - 3rd
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20730

The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!

Written by Carmen Agra Deedy and Illustrated by Eugene Yelchin
A rooster who was born to sing loud and early disrupts the quiet village of La Paz where the new...
Pre-K - 3rd
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20733

Wild Berries

Written and Illustrated by Julie Flett
Clarence delights in meeting an ant, a spider, and a fox while spending the day picking blueberries...
Pre-K - 3rd
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17019

El Rabano Que Escapo ( Runaway Radish )

Written by Janice Levy (author) and Eida de la Vega (translator) and Illustrated by Sydney Wright
It’s the Night of the Radishes and Don Pedro wants to carve the best radish sculpture in town. But...
4th - 7th
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17021

The Story of Colors/La Historia de los Colores: A Bilingual Folktale from the Jungles of Chiapas (English and Spanish Edition)

Written by Subcomandante Marcos (author) and Anne Bar Din (translator) and Illustrated by Domitila Dominguez

This beautifully illustrated folktale teaches us all about the value of diversity. Old man Antonio...

4th - 7th
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16652

Kiki Koki: La Leyenda Encantada del Coqui (Kiki Koki: The Enchanted Legend of the Coqui Frog)

Written by Ed Rodriguez
A magical Spanish-language tale, Kiki Koki tells the story of a little Taino Indian boy who is too...
Pre-K - 3rd
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16551

Tikki Tikki Tembo (Spanish Edition)

Written by Arlene Mosel
An illustrated Chinese folk tale describes how the Chinese came to give all their children short...
Pre-K - 3rd
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16279

First Light First Life A Worldwide Creation Story

Written by Fleischman and Paul and Illustrated by Julie
Combining elements of the creation story from different traditions, this narrative weaves together...
3rd - 4th
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15962

Golden Tales

Written and Illustrated by Lulu Delacre
Twelve classic tales of Latin America celebrate the literature, culture, and history of thirteen...
4th - 7th
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15956

Her Seven Brothers

Written by Paul Goble
When an Indian girl begins to make clothes beautifully decorated with porcupine quills for seven...
Pre-K - 3rd
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15957

Stories from the Billabong

Written by James Vance Marshall and Illustrated by Francis Firebrace
From the author of Walkabout come ten of Australia's ancient aboriginal legends, authentically and...
K - 3rd
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15955

The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac

Written by Dawn Casey and Illustrated by Alison Wilson
And they're off! Thirteen creatures in China have come to the river to join in the Emperor's race...
1st - 4th
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15958

The Shipwrecked Sailor: An Egyptian Tale with Hieroglyphs

Written by Tamara Bower and Illustrated by Tamera Bower
This story is based on one found on a papyrus scroll of hieroglyphs from the nineteenth century B.C...
2nd - 5th
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15933

Abiyoyo

Written by Pete Seeger and Illustrated by Michael Hays
A lttle boy and his magician father lull a hungry giant to sleep and make him disappear.
2nd - 3rd
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15420

Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story From China

Written and Illustrated by Ed Young
The Chinese version of Little Red Riding Hood, with some key differences. Instead of one child...
Pre-K - 3rd
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15435

Rickshaw Girl

Written by Mitali Perkins and Illustrated by Jamie Hogan
Naima lives in Bangladesh with her father, a rickshaw driver, and her mother, a homemaker. She wants...
2nd - 5th
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15453

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Written by Verna Aardema and Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
A West African story about how the mosquito became a pest. It started when he told a lie to an...
K - 3rd
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15393

Big Red Lollipop

Written by Rukhsana Khan and Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Rubina is new to America, having recently arrived from Pakistan. When Rubina is invited to her first...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Yoko

Written and Illustrated by Rosemary Wells
When Yoko brings her favorite lunch, sushi, to school all the other students make fun of her. Yoko’s...
Pre-K - 2nd
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15265

Whoever You Are

Written by Mem Fox and Illustrated by Leslie Staub
This story is a celebration of all the different kinds of children all over the world, whoever and...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Same, Same but Different

Written and Illustrated by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
Elliot lives in America, and Kailash lives in India. These two pen pals realize that their lives are...
Pre-K - 2nd

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