Social Studies

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...

D Is for Doufu: A Book of Chinese Culture $15.22

Carefully selected Chinese words and phrases take you on a wondrous journey through Chinese history and through the lives and customs of its people. The meaning of 23 phrases (46 characters) are included in this beautifully...

Dinaben and the Lions of Gir (Bengali-English) $15.95

Dinaben is a Maldhari and her village is right in the middle of the Gir forest where the lions live. How does she live? What does she do? This book offers glimpses into the many aspects of life in the forest through simple...

Dinaben and the Lions of Gir (Malayalam-English) $15.95

Dinaben is a Maldhari and her village is right in the middle of the Gir forest where the lions live. How does she live? What does she do? This book offers glimpses into the many aspects of life in the forest through simple...

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 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...

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...

Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself (Build It Yourself series) $17.95

From Buddhism, feng shui, and porcelain pottery to gunpowder, dynasties, and trade routes, this interactive activity guide explores the incredible ingenuity and history of ancient China with more than 20 hands-on projects...

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...

I Love China: A Companion Book to D Is for Doufu $15.95

Based on the 46 characters in D Is for Doufu this activity book takes a closer look at the Chinese language. Readers will gain more understanding as to why Chinese people are artful thinkers, and how that thinking pattern...

I've Lost My Kisses (Chinese_simplified-English) $14.95

Matilda Rose loves to kiss, but one day, much to her dismay, she loses all her kisses. Poppa is coming to stay, and Matilda is worried that she won-???+-¬t have any kisses for him. She searches high and low, and, just as...

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...

Pan de Sal Saves the Day: A Filipino Children's Story (Tagalog-English) $12.95

Pan de Sal is a shy, plain little girl, embarrassed for living in a poor thatched-roof hut and for eating simple foods. She envies Croissant, Muffin and Doughnut, her richer and prettier classmates. One day, the school bus...

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...

Takdir the Tiger Cub (Bengali-English) $15.95

Takdir is a tiger cub. He lives in a thick jungle. One day, when his mother, Sita, is away and his sisters are asleep, Takdir decides to go off on his own. The story of what happens to him is told through warm photographs...

Takdir the Tiger Cub (Tamil-English) $14.95

Takdir is a tiger cub. He lives in a thick jungle. One day, when his mother, Sita, is away and his sisters are asleep, Takdir decides to go off on his own. The story of what happens to him is told through warm photographs...