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Around the World (Spring 2019)

For our new CBC Showcase, we will be featuring books about people and cultures from around the world. From historical to contemporary fiction, from history to biography, let’s celebrate diverse cultures.

Manjhi Moves a Mountain

Manjhi Moves a Mountain

By: Nancy Churnin

Illustrated by:
Danny Popovici

ISBN: 9781939547347

A Calf Named Brian Higgins

A Calf Named Brian Higgins

By: Kristen Ball

ISBN: 9781947159006

Sleepers, Book 1, The Blue Planets World Series

Sleepers, Book 1, The Blue Planets World Series

By: Darcy Pattison

ISBN: 9781629440767

CLANG! Ernst Chladni’s Sound Experiments

CLANG! Ernst Chladni’s Sound Experiments

By: Darcy Pattison

Illustrated by:
Peter Willis

ISBN: 9781629440934

A Winter’s Promise

A Winter’s Promise

By: Christelle Dabos

ISBN: 9781609454838

The Missing of Clairdelune

The Missing of Clairdelune

By: Christelle Dabos

ISBN: 9781609455071

Aru Shah and the End of Time

Aru Shah and the End of Time

By: Roshani Chokshi

ISBN: 9781368012355

The Storm Runner

The Storm Runner

By: J.C. Cervantes

ISBN: 9781368016346

Dragon Pearl

Dragon Pearl

By: Yoon Ha Lee

ISBN: 9781368013352

Who Belongs Here?: An American Story

Who Belongs Here?

By: Margy Burns Knight

Illustrated by:
Anne Sibley O'Brien

ISBN: 9780884486398

Welcoming Babies

Welcoming Babies

By: Margy Burns Knight

Illustrated by:
Anne Sibley O'Brien

ISBN: 9780884486411

Lailah’s Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story

Lailah’s Lunchbox

By: Reem Faruqi

Illustrated by:
Lea Lyon

ISBN: 9780884484318

Amadi’s Snowman: A Story of Reading

Amadi’s Snowman

By: Katia Novet Saint-lot

Illustrated by:
Dimitrea Tokunbo

ISBN: 9780884484400

Thanks to the Animals

Thanks to the Animals

By: Allen Sockabasin

Illustrated by:
Rebekah Raye

ISBN: 9780884487531

Ode to an Onion

Ode to an Onion

By: Alexandria Giardino

Illustrated by:
Felicita Sala

ISBN: 9781944903343

Pancakes to Parathas

Pancakes to Parathas

By: Alice B. McGinty

Illustrated by:
Tomoko Suzuki

ISBN: 9781499807127

Magic Ramen

Magic Ramen

By: Andrea Wang

Illustrated by:
Kana Urbanowicz

ISBN: 9781499807035

House Without Walls

House Without Walls

By: Ching Yeung Russell

ISBN: 9781499808759

Adventures to School

Adventures to School

By: Baptiste Paul and Miranda Paul

Illustrated by:
Isabel Muñoz

ISBN: 9781499806656

Rice from Heaven

Rice from Heaven

By: Tina Cho

Illustrated by:
Keum Jin Song

ISBN: 9781499806823

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China

By: Nancy Ohlin

Illustrated by:
Adam Larkum

ISBN: 9781499803884

Painting in the Dark

Painting in the Dark

By: Rachelle Burk

Illustrated by:
Claudia Gadotti

ISBN: 9781943431151

Seeking the Snow Leopard

Seeking the Snow Leopard

By: Jon Miceler

Illustrated by:
Jon Miceler and others

ISBN: 9781943431168

Talking Walls: Discover Your World

Talking Walls

By: Margy Burns Knight

Illustrated by:
Anne Sibley O'Brien

ISBN: 97808844485766

Bad Machinery Vol. 1: The Case of the Team Spirit (Pocket Edition)

Bad Machinery Vol. 1

By: John Allison

Illustrated by:
John Allison

ISBN: 9781620103876

Lola: A Ghost Story

Lola

By: J. Torres

Illustrated by:
Elbert Or

ISBN: 9781934964330

Poppies of Iraq

Poppies of Iraq

By: Brigitte Findakly

Illustrated by:
Lewis Trondheim

ISBN: 9781770462939

Kitaro the Vampire Slayer

Kitaro the Vampire Slayer

By: Shigeru Mizuki and translated by Zack Davisson

ISBN: 9781770463011

Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Blame This on the Boogie

Blame This on the Boogie

By: Rina Ayuyang

ISBN: 9781770463189

Aya: Life in Yop City

Aya

By: Marguerite Abouet, Helge Dascher (Translator)

Illustrated by:
Clément Oubrerie

ISBN: 9781770460928

The Strange

The Strange

By: Jérôme Ruillier, Helge Dascher (Translator)

ISBN: 9781770463172

Moomin and the Brigands

Moomin and the Brigands

By: Tove Jansson

ISBN: 9781770462854

Dreamers

Dreamers

By: Yuyi Morales

ISBN: 9780823440559

Nonfiction, 4-6, Spanish

Two Brothers, Four Hands: The Artists Alberto and Diego Giacometti

Two Brothers, Four Hands

By: Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan

Illustrated by:
Hadley Hooper

ISBN: 9780823441709

I Am Hermes!

I Am Hermes!

By: Mordicai Gerstein

ISBN: 9780823439423

Saving Hanno

Saving Hanno

By: Miriam Halahmy

ISBN: 9780823441655

D is for Dragon Dance

D is for Dragon Dance

By: Ying Chang Compestine

Illustrated by:
YongSheng Xuan

ISBN: 9780823440290

The Taco Stand

The Taco Stand

By: Tim S. Vasquez

Illustrated by:
Linda Kay Ost

ISBN: 9781732647206

Guyana

Guyana

By: Lisa Ally

ISBN: 9781642801927

Kenya

Kenya

By: Joyce Markovics

ISBN: 9781642801965

Myanmar

Myanmar

By: Anastasiya Vasilyeva

ISBN: 9781642801958

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

By: Anastasiya Vasilyeva

ISBN: 9781642801989

Taiwan

Taiwan

By: Heather DiLorenzo Williams

ISBN: 9781642801910

Colombia

Colombia

By: Joyce Markovics

ISBN: 9781642802276

Pope Francis: Builder of Bridges

Pope Francis

By: Emma Otheguy

Illustrated by:
Oliver Dominguez

ISBN: 9781681195605

Papa Francisco: Creador de puentes

Papa Francisco

By: Emma Otheguy

Illustrated by:
Oliver Dominguez

ISBN: 9781547600137

Nonfiction, 4-6, Spanish

The Silk Roads: An Illustrated New History of the World

The Silk Roads

By: Peter Frankopan

Illustrated by:
Neil Packer

ISBN: 9781547600212

The Restless Girls

The Restless Girls

By: Jessie Burton

Illustrated by:
Angela Barrett

ISBN: 9781547600724

Si mi mamá fuera un ornitorrinco: Los bebés mamíferos y sus madres

Si mi mamá fuera un ornitorrinco

By: Dia L. Michels

Illustrated by:
Andrew Barthelmes

ISBN: 9781938492068

Nonfiction, 7-12, Spanish

If My Mom Were A Platypus: Mammal Babies and their Mothers

If My Mom Were A Platypus

By: Dia L. Michels

Illustrated by:
Andrew Barthelmes

ISBN: 9782938492112

Leonardo da Vinci Gets a Do-Over

Leonardo da Vinci Gets a Do-Over

By: Mark P. Friedlander

ISBN: 9780967802060

Babies Nurse / Así se alimentan los bebés

Babies Nurse / Así se alimentan los bebés

By: Phoebe Fox

Illustrated by:
Jim Fox

ISBN: 9781930775725

Nonfiction, 4-6, Spanish

Cuddled and Carried / Consentido y cargado

Cuddled and Carried / Consentido y cargado

By: Dia L. Michels

Illustrated by:
Mike Speiser

ISBN: 9781930775954

Nonfiction, 0-3, Spanish

Pattan’s Pumpkin

Pattan’s Pumpkin

By: Chitra Soundar

Illustrated by:
Frane Lessac

ISBN: 9780763692742

Patchwork Bike

Patchwork Bike

By: Maxine Beneba Clarke

Illustrated by:
Van Thanh Rudd

ISBN: 9781536200317

Welcome to Country: A Traditional Aboriginal Ceremony

Welcome to Country

By: Aunty Joy Murphy

Illustrated by:
Aunty Joy Murphy

ISBN: 9780763694999

Goal!

Goal!

By: Mina Javaherbin

Illustrated by:
A.G. Ford

ISBN: 9780763658229

Mirror

Mirror

By: Jeannie Baker

Illustrated by:
Jeannie Baker

ISBN: 9780763648480

Wall

Wall

By: Tom Clohosy Close

Illustrated by:
Tom Clohosy Close

ISBN: 9780763675608

Pip and the Bamboo Path

Pip and the Bamboo Path

By: Jesse Hodgson

Illustrated by:
Jesse Hodgson

ISBN: 9781911171461

Ancient Warriors

Ancient Warriors

By: Iris Volant

Illustrated by:
Joe Lillington

ISBN: 9781911171935

Boats: Fast & Slow

Boats

By: Iris Volant

Illustrated by:
Jarom Vogel

ISBN: 9781911171928

Everest

Everest

By: Sangma Francis

Illustrated by:
Lisk Feng

ISBN: 9781911171997

Under the Canopy

Under the Canopy

By: Iris Volant

Illustrated by:
Cynthia Alonso

ISBN: 9781911171423

The Journey

The Journey

By: Francesca Sanna

Illustrated by:
Francesca Sanna

ISBN: 9781909263994

The Story of People

The Story of People

By: Catherine Barr and Steve Williams

Illustrated by:
Amy Husband

ISBN: 9780711241725

Curiositree: Human World

Curiositree

By: AJ Wood and Mike Jolley

Illustrated by:
Andres Lozano

ISBN: 9781847809926

Egypt Magnified

Egypt Magnified

By: David Long

Illustrated by:
Harry Bloom

ISBN: 9781786030979

Atlas of Adventures: Wonders of the World

Atlas of Adventures

By: Lucy Letherland

Illustrated by:
Ben Handicott

ISBN: 9781786033444

The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali

The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali

By: Sabina Khan

ISBN: 9781338227017

WeirDo

WeirDo

By: Ahn Do

ISBN: 9781338305586

The Moon Within

The Moon Within

By: Aida Salazar

ISBN: 9781338283372

Saffron Ice Cream

Saffron Ice Cream

By: Rashin Kheiriyeh

Illustrated by:
Rashin Kheiriyeh

ISBN: 9781338150520

Hurricane Child

Hurricane Child

By: Kheryn Callender

ISBN: 9781338129304

Give Me Some Truth

Give Me Some Truth

By: Eric Gansworth

ISBN: 9781338143546

All Are Welcome

All Are Welcome

By: Alexandra Penfold

Illustrated by:
Suzanne Kaufman

ISBN: 9780525579649

We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices

We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices

By: Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

ISBN: 9780525580423

Silver Meadows Summer

Silver Meadows Summer

By: Emma Otheguy

ISBN: 9781524773236

DK Life Stories: Gandhi

DK Life Stories

By: Diane Bailey

Illustrated by:
Charlotte Ager

ISBN: 9781465478429

DK Life Stories: Nelson Mandela

DK Life Stories

By: Stephen Krensky

Illustrated by:
Charlotte Ager

ISBN: 9781465484000

Children Just Like Me

Children Just Like Me

By: DK

ISBN: 9781465453921

Celebrations Around the World

Celebrations Around the World

By: Katy Halford

Illustrated by:
Katy Halford

ISBN: 9781465483904

Rainbow: A First Book of Pride

Rainbow

By: Michael Genhart

Illustrated by:
Anne Passchier

ISBN: 9781433830877

Marvelous Maravilloso: Me and My Beautiful Family

Marvelous Maravilloso

By: Carrie Lara

Illustrated by:
Christine Battuz

ISBN: 9781433828560

Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice

Something Happened in Our Town

By: Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard

Illustrated by:
Jennifer Zivoin

ISBN: 9781433828546

When You Look Out the Window: How Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Built a Community

When You Look Out the Window

By: Gayle Pitman

Illustrated by:
Christopher Lyles

ISBN: 9781433827365

Either Way: Story of a Gay Kid

Either Way

By: Sandra Levins

Illustrated by:
Euan Cook

ISBN: 9781433823145

This Day in June

This Day in June

By: Gayle Pitman

Illustrated by:
Kristyna Litten

ISBN: 9781433816581

The 5 O’Clock Band

The 5 O’Clock Band

By: Troy Andrews

Illustrated by:
Bryan Collier

ISBN: 9781419728365

Danza!

Danza!

By: Duncan Tonatiuh

Illustrated by:
Duncan Tonatiuh

ISBN: 9781419725326

China: A History

China

By: Cheryl Bardoe & The Field Museum

ISBN: 9781419721212

Mummies Exposed!

Mummies Exposed!

By: Kerrie Logan Hollihan

ISBN: 9781419731679

Stonewall Riots

Stonewall Riots

By: Gayle E Pitman

ISBN: 9781419737206

Beast Rider

Beast Rider

By: Tony Johnston and Maria Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

ISBN: 9781419733635

Mina vs. the Monsoon

Mina vs. the Monsoon

By: Rukhsanna Guidroz

Illustrated by:
Debasmita Dasgupta

ISBN: 9781949528985

Milky Way

Milky Way

By: Mamta Nainy

Illustrated by:
Siddhartha Tripathi

ISBN: 9780989061568

Jaipur Jamboree

Jaipur Jamboree

By: Kala Sambasivan

Illustrated by:
Ambika Sambasivan

ISBN: 9780989061513

Amla Mater

Amla Mater

By: Devi Menon

Illustrated by:
Devi Menon

ISBN: 9780989061599

The Sorcerer of Mandala

The Sorcerer of Mandala

By: D Kalyanaraman

Illustrated by:
Raghava KK

ISBN: 9780989061537

A Puzzling Tour of India

A Puzzling Tour of India

By: Ambika Sambasivan

Illustrated by:
Ambika Sambasivan

ISBN: 9780989061520

Gaff

Gaff

By: Shan Correa

ISBN: 9781561455263

Immi’s Gift

Immi’s Gift

By: Karin Littlewood

Illustrated by:
Karin Littlewood

ISBN: 9781561455454

Watch Out for Flying Kids! How Two Circuses, Two Countries, and Nine Kids Confront Conflict and Build Community

Watch Out for Flying Kids! How Two Circuses, Two Countries, and Nine Kids Confront Conflict and Build Community

By: Cynthia Levinson

ISBN: 9781561458219

The Garden of My Imaan

The Garden of My Imaan

By: Farhana Zia

ISBN: 9781561456987

Truth and Salsa

Truth and Salsa

By: Linda Lowery

ISBN: 9781561453665

I Am Tama, Lucky Cat: A Japanese Legend

I Am Tama, Lucky Cat

By: Wendy Henrichs

Illustrated by:
Yoshiko Jaeggi

ISBN: 9781561455898

Holi Colors

Holi Colors

By: Rina Singh

ISBN: 9781459818491

Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey

Stepping Stones

By: Margriet Ruurs

Illustrated by:
Nizar Ali Badr

ISBN: 9781459814905

Ramadan: The Holy Month of Fasting

Ramadan

By: Ausma Zehanat Khan

ISBN: 9781459811812

Mooncakes

Mooncakes

By: Loretta Seto

Illustrated by:
Renné Benoit

ISBN: 9781459814318

The Wild Beast

The Wild Beast

By: Eric Walters

Illustrated by:
Sue Todd

ISBN: 9781459815896

Passover: Festival of Freedom

Passover

By: Monique Polak

ISBN: 9781459809901

Dear America Young Readers’ Edition

Dear America Young Readers’ Edition

By: Jose Antonio Vargas

ISBN: 9780062914590

Nocturna

Nocturna

By: Maya Montayne

ISBN: 9780062842732

This Time Will Be Different

This Time Will Be Different

By: Misa Sugiura

ISBN: 9780062473448

Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree

Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree

By: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

ISBN: 9780062696724

Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

Planting Stories

By: Anika Aldamuy Denise

Illustrated by:
Paola Escobar

ISBN: 9780062748683

How Raven Got His Crooked Nose

How Raven Got His Crooked Nose

By: Barbara J. Atwater (Retold by), Ethan J. Atwater (Retold by)

Illustrated by:
Mindy Dwyer

ISBN: 9781513260952

Children of the First People: Fresh Voices of Alaska’s Native Kids

Children of the First People

By: Tricia Brown

Illustrated by:
Roy Corral

ISBN: 9781513261973

Yao Bai and the Egg Pirates

Yao Bai and the Egg Pirates

By: Tim J. Myers

Illustrated by:
Bonnie Pang

ISBN: 9781513261447

Recess at 20 Below

Recess at 20 Below

By: Cindy Lou Aillaud

Illustrated by:
Cindy Lou Aillaud

ISBN: 9781513261911

Anna Hibiscus

Anna Hibiscus

By: Atinuke

Illustrated by:
Lauren Tobia

ISBN: 9781610677073

Grandma’s Favorite

Grandma’s Favorite

By: Erin Dealey

Illustrated by:
Luciana Navarro Powell

ISBN: 9781610676175

Mi abuela y yo

Mi abuela y yo

By: Erin Dealey

Illustrated by:
Luciana Navarro Powell

ISBN: 9781610679237

Fiction, 4-6, Spanish

Grandpa’s Favorite

Grandpa’s Favorite

By: Erin Dealey

Illustrated by:
Luciana Navarro Powell

ISBN: 9781610676168

Mi abuelo y yo

Mi abuelo y yo

By: Erin Dealey

Illustrated by:
Luciana Navarro Powell

ISBN: 9781610679220

Fiction, 4-6, Spanish

Illegal

Illegal

By: Eoin Colfer

Illustrated by:
Giovanni Rigano

ISBN: 9781492662143

Lexie’s Little Lie

Lexie’s Little Lie

By: Emma Shevah

ISBN: 9781492682943

Dara Palmer’s Major Drama

Dara Palmer’s Major Drama

By: Emma Shevah

ISBN: 9781492631385

Dream On, Amber

Dream On, Amber

By: Emma Shevah

ISBN: 9781492622505

Rebels by Accident

Rebels by Accident

By: Patricia Dunn

ISBN: 9781492601388

Kids Who Are Changing the World

Kids Who Are Changing the World

By: Anne Jankeliowitch

ISBN: 9781402295324

What a Wonderful Word: A Collection of Untranslatable Words from Around the World

What a Wonderful Word

By: Nicola Edwards

Illustrated by:
Luisa Uribe

ISBN: 9781610677226

Nonfiction, 7-12, Diversity