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Colors of Japan $7.50

What color is Japan? It's pink like cherry blossoms and green like tea. Children will explore the volcanoes of the Ring of Fire and learn about traditional tatami mats. Along the way, they will be introduced to ten colors in...

Colors of Russia $7.50

What color is Russia? It is white like the vast snowfields of Siberia, blue like Lake Baikal, and gold like the dome of a Russian Orthodox church. Through compelling illustrations, young readers are introduced to the...

Count Your Way through Japan $8.95

For the numbers one to ten, the Japanese language offers two sets of numbers. In Count Your Way through Japan, Jim Haskins uses the set based on Chinese numbers to count such aspects of Japanese life as Japan's one Mount...

Count Your Way through Russia $8.95

If it takes four days to go halfway across the Soviet Union by train, imagine how long it would take on two snowshoes! In this fascinating look at Russian culture, Jim Haskins introduces young readers to the Russian numbers...

Fiona's Luck $10.95

All the luck in Ireland is locked away, sealed with a spell by the greedy leprechaun king. Fiona, a woman of middling importance but uncommon wit, sets out to bring luck back to Ireland by besting the Leprechaun King in a...

Here Comes Our Bride!: An African Wedding Story $9.95

Ekinadose wants his Uncle Osaere to get married so he can go to a wedding. When visitors come to see his grandfather and leave with a list, Ekinadose is puzzled. But the mystery is solved when the visitors return with palm...

Holiday Tales $9.95

One of the world's greatest writers of Yiddish stories known for their humor and pathos, Sholom Aleichem wrote many tales for children, seven of which appear in this collection. Centering around the holidays, the high points...

Investigate Australia $5.95

Australia is the smallest continent in the world, but one of the largest islands. Most people live along the coast, as close as possible to the sea. Many who live inland are so far from the nearest town that they do their...

Little Pear $7.95

Little Pear is a young boy who lives in a small village in China. Although his story takes place long ago, he is much like any little boy today--always on the lookout for excitement and adventure! Little Pear is just looking...

Little Pear and His Friends $7.95

Little Pear is a young boy who lives in a small village in China. Although his story takes place long ago, Little Pear is much like any little boy today--always on the lookout for excitement and adventure! Wherever Little...

One Arabian Morning $7.95

Join Katelyn on a wild and exciting ride through the imagination and back again! All the classic Arabian folk-tale elements tumble about as Katelyn saves the day and the teapot! One morning, Katelyn decides to follow the...

Passover $9.95

The book describes the origins of the Passover story in the story of Moses and the Israelites-???+-?-+ escape from Egypt. It also explains how the holiday is celebrated today and includes a discussion of the Seder.

Share the Sky $7.95

Little Fei-fei loves kites. She lives in China with her grandfather, who makes the most beautiful kites. Then a letter arrives from North America - the time has come for her to join her parents there. She is full of...

Tenzin's Deer $9.99

Meet Tenzin, a kindhearted boy who discovers a wounded musk deer high up in the hills. In this Tibetan tale, Tenzin nurses the deer back to health, and must learn the most important lesson of all: how to love enough to let...

The Brothers' Promise $8.95

A retelling of the old Talmudic story about brothers caring for each other.

The Firekeeper's Son $8.99

In Korea in the early 1800s, news from the countryside reached the king by means of signal fires. On one mountaintop after another, a fire was lit when all was well. If the king did not see a fire, that meant trouble, and he...

The Great Tug of War $10.50

When Mmutla the hare tricks Tlou the elephant and Kubu the hippo into having an epic tug-of-war, the whole grassland is soon laughing at their foolishness. But big animals don-???+-?-+t like to be laughed at - especially by...

The Magic Pomegranate: A Jewish Folktale $8.95

The contest has begun! Three brothers travel to different countries to find the most unusual gift. The oldest brother finds a looking glass that shows him places far away. The middle brother buys a flying carpet. And the...

The Mermaid of Warsaw: And Other Tales from Poland $10.50

Enchanting, wicked and often very funny, Poland's folk tales are one of the great treasures of Central Europe. Crowned by the story of The Mermaid of Warsaw, the eight colourful tales in this collection include Skarbnik's...

The Peach Boy $9.95

This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading" series, part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme, based on a tale from Japanese folklore. It is aimed at children who are beginning to read. When Momotaro was found...