People & Places - Asia
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Mangoes, Mischief, and Tales of Friendship: Stories from India
$7.99 Read moreCan Prince Veera and his best friend outsmart the king’s trickiest subjects? Inspired by traditional Indian folktales, these stories are sure to delight.
Being a wise and just ruler is no easy task. T- Series: Chitra Soundar’s Stories from India
- Author: Soundar, Chitra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 13 2021
- ISBN10: 1536219150
- Language: English
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Anklet for a Princess: A Cinderella Story from India
$11.95 Read morePart of the Cinderella Around the World series, this is a variation of the Cinderella story set in India.
Cinduri has a lot of work to do. Every day she walks to the lake to fetch drinking water, milks
- Series: Cinderella
- Author: Mehta, Lila
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1885008465
- Language: English
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The Moon Lady
$8.99 Read moreA MAGICAL NIGHT WHEN SECRET WISHES CAN COME TRUE
On a rainy afternoon, three sisters wish for the rain to stoop, wish they could play in the puddles, wish for something, anything, to do. So Ying-Ying… [more below]- Author: Tan, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0689806167
- Language: English
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Obaasan’s Boots
$12.95 Read moreCousins Lou and Charlotte don’t know a lot about their grandmother’s life. When their Obaasan invites them to spend the day in her garden, she also invites them into their family’s secrets. Grandma sh
- Author: Okihiro, Lara Jean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1772603481
- Language: English
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Lin Yi’s Lantern
$9.99 Add to cartMeet Lin Yi — a little boy with a big heart and a talent for bargaining. Tonight is the moon festival and he wants nothing more than a red rabbit lantern; but first he must buy the things his mother … [more below]
- Author: Williams, Brenda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1846867932
- Language: English
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A New Year’s Reunion
$8.99 Add to cart“Celebrations and traditions might differ, but the story of missing distant family is universal.” — School Library Journal (starred review)
This poignant, vibrantly illustrated tale, which won the pr- Author: Li-Qiong, Yu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 26 2013
- ISBN10: 076366748X
- Language: English
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Where Three Oceans Meet
$17.99 Read moreA child, mother, and grandmother travel all the way to the end of the earth in author Rajani LaRoccaand illustrator Archana Sreenivasan’s Where Three Oceans Meet, a picture book that celebrates multig… [more below]
- Author: Larocca, Rajani
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 24 2021
- ISBN10: 1419741292
- Language: English
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Batu and the Search for the Golden Cup
$17.99 Read moreA warrior’s power lies not in his weapons but in his heart.
Batu is just an ordinary kid in present-day Almaty, worried about bullies, school, and his mom’s new baby…until the day he meets Aspara, th
- Author: Nauryzbai, Zira
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 318
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 166250702X
- Language: English
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Chirri & Chirra, on the Town: Volume 5
$16.95 Add to cartHaving explored blossoming fields, a magical mound of tall grass, crystal caves and underground passageways, here Chirri and Chirra explore life in town!
★ Winner of Multicultural Award, 2021 Nor
- Series: Chirri & Chirra
- Author: Doi, Kaya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: December 31 2019
- ISBN10: 1592702783
- Language: English
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A Roof!
$18.99 Add to cartA dazzling picture book debut about a young girl in the Philippines who returns a neighbor’s roof after a typhoon with the help of her community.
Typhoons are a regular part of Maya’s life in the Phil- Author: Sy, Stephanie Ellen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 0593697057
- Language: English
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Wild Greens Beautiful Girl
$18.99 Read moreOn the eastern plains of Taiwan, a young girl and her mother pick wild greens before a rainstorm drenches them and their garden. When she goes to pull at the roots of a spiky, stalky weed, she learns
- Series: Own Voices, Own Stories
- Author: Schlaikjer, Erica Lee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1534113150
- Language: English
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Tiger Boy
$7.99 Add to cart“One of the new tiger cubs has escaped from the reserve “
When a tiger cub escapes from a nature reserve near Neel’s island village, the rangers and villagers hurry to find her before the cub’s anxious
- Author: Perkins, Mitali
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 06 2017
- ISBN10: 1580896618
- Language: English
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A Sliver of Moon and a Shard of Truth: Stories from India
$15.99 Add to cartFour wry new trickster tales from the creators of Mangoes, Mischief, and Tales of Friendship draw on Hindu mythology and the rich tradition of Indian folktales.
Clever Prince Veera and his best frien- Series: Chitra Soundar’s Stories from India
- Author: Soundar, Chitra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1536225150
- Language: English
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Samira Surfs
$9.99 Add to cartA middle grade novel in verse about Samira, an eleven-year-old Rohingya refugee living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, who finds strength and sisterhood in a local surf club for girls.
Samira thinks of he- Author: Guidroz, Rukhsanna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 1984816217
- Language: English
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Kamishibai Man
$19.99 Read moreThe Kamishibai man used to ride his bicycle into town where he would tell stories to the children and sell them candy, but gradually, fewer and fewer children came running at the sound of his clappers
- Author: Say, Allen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0618479546
- Language: English
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Tokyo Pop-Up Book: A Comic Adventure with Neko the Cat – A Manga Tour of Tokyo’s Most Famous Sights – From Asakusa to Mt. Fuji
$24.99 Add to cart*Winner of the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award*
Embark on an exciting manga pop-up adventure through Tokyo–the world’s largest city! Follow Chico, a young American boy, and his mischievous cat Neko as- Author: Ita, Sam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 14
- Publish Date: May 29 2018
- ISBN10: 4805314346
- Language: English
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The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei
$16.99 Read more“I can’t wait for readers to explore Hong Kong with Holly-Mei. I have no doubt they will love both as much as I did.” –Erin Entrada Kelly, 2018 Newbery Medalist and 2021 Newbery Honoree
Packed with hu… [more below]
- Series: Holly-Mei Book #1
- Author: Matula, Christina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1335424881
- Language: English
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Born Behind Bars
$17.99 Add to cart“Venkatraman has never met a heavy theme she did not like….Borrowing elements of fable, it’s told with a recurring sense of awe by a boy whom the world, for most of his life, has existed only in sto… [more below]
- Author: Venkatraman, Padma
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0593112474
- Language: English
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Patron Saints of Nothing
$19.99 Add to cartA NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
“Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heartbreaking and soul-healing.” –Laurie Halse Anderson, author of SHOUT “A singular voice in the world of literature.” –Jason Rey- Author: Ribay, Randy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 18 2019
- ISBN10: 0525554912
- Language: English
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My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder
$14.99 Add to cartA 2019 Batchelder Honor Book
Yu’er and her grandpa live in a small neighborhood in Beijing–and it’s full of big personalities. There’s a story around every corner, and each day has a hint of magic
- Author: Jun, Nie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1541526422
- Language: English
