Ed Young
Author
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
In this deeply personal book, artist and author Ed Young explores twenty-six Chinese characters, each describing a feeling or emotion, and each containing somewhere the symbol for the heart. Through stunning collage art that interprets the visual elements within each character, Young uncovers layers of emotional meaning for words such as joy and sorrow, respect and rudeness. He invites children to probe the full range of their own emotions, and gives...
10) Night visitors
Author
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
Retelling of a Chinese folktale in which a young scholar learns respect for all forms of life when he becomes part of an ant colony in a dream.
13) Mighty Moby
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A bedtime story of a whale hunt inspired by the classic tale of the hunt for Moby Dick, here with a new twist. Deep in the dark ocean, Mighty Moby lurks. Up above the ocean waves, a one-legged captain pursues the whale he clashed with long ago.
15) Wabi Sabi
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Wabi Sabi, a cat living in the city of Kyoto, learns about the Japanese concept of beauty through simplicity as she asks various animals she meets about the meaning of her name.
16) White Fang
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
Part wolf and part dog, orphaned White Fang relies on his instincts as well as his inborn strength and courage to survive in the Yukon wilderness despite both animal and human predators but eventually comes to make his peace with man.
17) Tsunami!
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A wealthy man in a Japanese village, who everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami.
18) Bird & Diz
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Presents a rhythmic tribute to Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, and their creation of bebop.
20) Cats are cats
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
A collection of thirty-six poems about all kinds of cats, from old grumbling cats to proud cats who sit tall, by poets including Eve Merriam, Jane Yolen, John Ciardi, and T. S. Eliot.
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