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Himalaya $29.95

In a remote village, high in the Himalayas, Tsering waits impatiently for the return of the salt caravan that his father led into the central valleys of Nepal. But when the yaks finally appear in a cloud of dust, Tsering can...

Up and Down the AndesA Peruvian Festival Tale $19.99

This rhyming text travels from Lake Titicaca all the way to the city of Cusco for the marvelous Inti Raymi Festival. Young readers will meet children from many areas of southern Peru who are traveling to the festival, each...

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...

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 Inchkin $12.95

A re-telling of a Japanese folk tale, with paintings inspired by 19th-century Japanese prints. Hana and Tanjo long for a child. Buddha listens to their prayers - but the baby grows no bigger than a lotus blossom.

Jamil's Clever Cat: A Bengali Folk Tale $13.95

Jamil is a poor weaver who daydreams of marrying a princess and never again having to work his fingers to the bone. When he confesses his dream to his cat Sardul, the loyal cat resolves to make his master's wish come true...

Sam's Passover $12.95

An easy-to-read text from this series which looks at special occasions in different cultures and religions to show how they are celebrated. The text is accompanied by specially commissioned photographs and features ideas for...

Find out about China $17.99

Each Find Out About book introduces boys and girls to a different country, its people, its history, its culture, and its language. The books are divided into four parts: Part One: Introduction-Takes readers on a journey...

Find out about Spain $17.99

Each Find Out About book introduces boys and girls to a different country, its people, its history, its culture, and its language. The books are divided into four parts: Part One: Introduction-Takes readers on a journey...

Find out about France $17.99

Each Find Out About book introduces boys and girls to a different country, its people, its history, its culture, and its language. The books are divided into four parts: Part One: Introduction-Takes readers on a journey...

Find out about Italy $17.99

Each Find Out About book introduces boys and girls to a different country, its people, its history, its culture, and its language. The books are divided into four parts: Part One: Introduction-Takes readers on a journey...

Japanese Children's Favorite Stories $25.95

Singing turtles, flying farmers and a dragon who cries--these are just some of the magical characters you'll meet in this delightful collection of children's stories. This beautifully illustrated book follows our classic and...

Chinese Children's Favorite Stories $23.95

This volume of beloved Chinese stories contains a delightful selection from the rich store of Chinese folklore and legend. Discover the many delightful animal characters as well as Chang-E, the famous Eight Immortals, and...

Korean Children's Favorite Stories $23.95

Korean Children's Favorite Stories is a captivating collection of Korean folk tales that have thrived for generations. Some are unique to Korea, while others echo those told in other countries. Written with wit and pathos,...

One Is a Drummer: A Book of Numbers $20.95

Children can learn about Asian culture in and out of the classroom with this third book in author Roseanne Thong's popular series. While the two previous books focused on colours and shapes, this vibrantly illustrated book...

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...

The Children of China: An Artist's Journey $11.99

Before coming to Canada, while he was still an art teacher in Beijing, Song Nan Zhang traveled from Inner Mongolia east, south, and north to find and paint unusual scenes of Chinese family life. Here are the children who...

Rachel's Gift $19.99

Spring has come to the little town of Chelm and everyone is busy making things clean and fresh for Passover. At Rachel-???+-?-+s home, a special gift has arrived: Bubbie from Bialystok has sent along her recipe for...

The Painted Wall and Other Strange Tales $21.99

At about the time the Grimm Brothers were gathering their famous collection of folk stories and fairy tales in Europe, in China a similar collection of almost five hundred stories had just been compiled by the scholar Pu...

Awakening the Dragon $12.99

In ancient times, the Chinese saw the dragon as both a protector and a threat, able to bring on rain or cause droughts. To honor this powerful creature, people created long narrow boats that they raced in an annual...