Cultural Region/Asian
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The Jungle Books
$11.00 Add to cartThe story of the man-cub Mowgli who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, guided by his mentors Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and the ancient python Kaa, and who confronts his arch-en
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Kipling, Rudyard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: July 30 2013
- ISBN10: 0141196653
- Language: English
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The Undressing: Poems
$15.95 Add to cartA breathtaking volume about the violence of desire and the peace of love from celebrated poet Li-Young Lee, The Undressing is a tonic for spiritual anemia; it attempts to uncover things hidden since t
- Author: Lee, Li-Young
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 0393357872
- Language: English
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The River of Heaven: The Haiku of Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki
$16.95 Read more“In this, his final work, American senior Zen Roshi Robert Aitken lovingly ties together two threads, Zen practice and haiku.” —Spirituality & Health
Known to many as the study of quiet stillness an- Author: Aitken, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 10 2011
- ISBN10: 1582437106
- Language: English
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Asadora!, Vol. 3
$14.99 Add to cartA deadly typhoon, a mysterious creature and a girl who won’t quit.
In 2020, a large creature rampages through Tokyo, destroying everything in its path. In 1959, Asa Asada, a spunky young girl from a h- Series: Asadora! #3
- Author: Urasawa, Naoki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: August 17 2021
- ISBN10: 197472011X
- Language: English
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King Sejong Invents an Alphabet
$17.99 Read moreA Junior Library Guild Selection March 2022
How do you create a new alphabet? In 15th-century Korea, King Sejong was distressed. The complicated Chinese characters used for reading and writing meant o- Author: Kim, Carol
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0807541613
- Language: English
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Child of the Owl: Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1965
$9.99 Add to cartTwelve-year-old Casey is waiting for the day that Barney, her father, hits it big — ’cause when that horse comes in, he tells her, it’s the penthouse suite. But then hr ends up in the hospital, and C… [more below]
- Series: Golden Mountain Chronicles
- Author: Yep, Laurence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 08 2001
- ISBN10: 006440336X
- Language: English
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Dia’s Story Cloth
$11.95 Read moreA Hmong American tells of her people’s search for freedom.
For centuries, needlework has been part of Hmong culture. But it has only been since the war in Vietnam and Laos, which displaced many Hmong,
- Author: Cha, Dia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: April 01 1996
- ISBN10: 1880000636
- Language: English
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Hokusai Manga
$59.00 Add to cartThe legendary masterpieces of Hokusai-fifteen volumes in a single chunky book. Hokusai Manga is one of the masterpieces by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), a master of Ukiyo-e art, depicting ordinary p… [more below]
- Author: Katsushika, Hokusai
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1
- Publish Date: October 25 2011
- ISBN10: 4756240690
- Language: English
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Luna’s Yum Yum Dim Sum
$6.99 Read moreCelebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling
On Luna’s birthday, the whole family goes out for dim sum–but Luna and her brothers can’t agree on how to share their pork buns fairly. How c- Series: Storytelling Math
- Author: Yim, Natasha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 22 2020
- ISBN10: 1623541999
- Language: English
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Peace Is a Chain Reaction: How World War II Japanese Balloon Bombs Brought People of Two Nations Together
$24.99 Read moreFrom an award-winning author comes a vivid depiction of an act of war from opposing sides of the conflict in World War II—and a rare reconciliation and wish for peace that evolved years later.
Adults- Author: Stone, Tanya Lee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 0763676861
- Language: English
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5,000 Days of War: The Firsthand Account of an Afghan Special Forces Operator
$29.99 Read moreYa marg Ya zindagi.
Life or death. Born to poverty and facing starvation in his remote Afghan village, eighteen-year-old Yousuf Sediq travels across Taliban territory to apply for a job as an interp- Author: Sediq, Yousuf
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 263
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1955026432
- Language: English
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Home in the World: A Memoir
$19.95 Read moreA towering figure in the field of economics, Amartya Sen is perhaps best known for his work on poverty and famine, as inspired by events in his boyhood home of West Bengal, India. But Sen has, in fact… [more below]
- Author: Sen, Amartya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1324092920
- Language: English
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The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 8
$13.95 Read moreAt a critical moment, Naofumi and the others are saved by a young girl. Ost’s sacrifice is enough to save them from their battle to the death with Kyo, but Kyo’s able to escape to another world. Naofu… [more below]
- Series: The Rising of the Shield Hero Series: Light Novel #8
- Author: Yusagi, Aneko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 13 2017
- ISBN10: 1944937099
- Language: English
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Zhang Heng and the Incredible Earthquake Detector
$17.99 Read more2023 BSB NSTA Best STEM Book of the Year
When thousands of people die in China’s earthquakes, Emperor Shun Di does not know what to do as it takes days
2023 Storytelling World Resource Award winner- Author: McGee, Randel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1641701684
- Language: English
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Un Mapa Hacia El Mundo (a Map Into the World)
$17.99 Read more“Filled with wonder and sorrow and happiness.” –Alison McGhee, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Someday
A heartfelt story of a young girl seeking beauty and connection in a busy world, now in
- Author: Yang, Kao Kalia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1728448891
- Language: Spanish
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Asadora!, Vol. 4
$14.99 Read moreA deadly typhoon, a mysterious creature and a girl who won’t quit.
In 2020, a large creature rampages through Tokyo, destroying everything in its path. In 1959, Asa Asada, a spunky young girl from a h- Series: Asadora! #4
- Author: Urasawa, Naoki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: October 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1974722961
- Language: English
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Autobiography of Death
$16.95 Add to cart*Winner of The Griffin International Poetry Prize and the Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Award*
The title section of Kim Hyesoon’s powerful new book, Autobiography of Death, consists of forty-nine po
- Author: Hyesoon, Kim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 27 2018
- ISBN10: 0811227340
- Language: English
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Vanni: Based on Firsthand Accounts of the Sri Lankan Conf
$19.95 Read moreA village in the crossfire of civil war. A family searching for safety.
In the tradition of Maus, Persepolis, and The Breadwinner, Vanni is a graphic novel documenting the human side of the conflict- Author: Dix, Benjamin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1637790619
- Language: English
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The Book of Tea
$14.95 Read moreThis modern classic invites the reader to discover a unique tradition that has come to symbolize the wisdom, beauty, and the elegant simplicity of Asian culture. The author celebrates the Way of Tea f… [more below]
- Author: Okakura, Kakuzo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1645471322
- Language: English
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Kageki Shojo!! Vol. 1
$12.99 Add to cartThe ongoing tale that began with the omnibus release of Kageki Shojo!! The Curtain Rises. Follow the drama on and off the stage with the girls at the Kouka School of Musical and Theatrical Arts–and d… [more below]
- Series: Kageki Shojo!!
- Author: Saiki, Kumiko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: July 06 2021
- ISBN10: 1648275850
- Language: English
