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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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FIVE 'STANS: HIDDEN HEART OF ASIA

For Kids

How I Learned Geography

How I Learned Geography


by Uri Shulevitz

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 28 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
  • NEW

A 2009 Caldecott Honor Book (his fourth), Uri Shulevitz's wise, beautifully drawn tale is also his most personal. "We traveled far, far east," he writes, "to another country, where summers were hot and winters cold, to a city of houses made of clay, straw, and camel dung, surrounded by dusty steppes, burned by the sun. In this story, drawing on his childhood memories of World War II, Shulevitz shows how a map, and imagination, took a little boy far away from the hungry and misery of exile in Kazakhstan. Dedicated to the memory of his father (who brought back the map one day from the market, rather than a crust of bread). (GEN506, $16.95)

Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road

Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road


by Priscilla Galloway

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Galloway introduces middle schoolers to Chinese Buddhist Xuanzang, the fearsome Genghis Khan and Italian merchant Marco Polo, three great travelers on the Silk Road. With photographs, informative sidebars, maps and illustrations. (CAS177, $14.95)

Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan


by Hildi Kang

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 200 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Chang'an China in 630 A.D, 13-year-old Chengli joins a caravan on the Silk Road to search for information about his father -- and how he died. (CAS201, $14.95)

Looking for Marco Polo

Looking for Marco Polo


by Alan Armstrong

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Drawing on the Travels of Marco Polo, Alan Armstrong weaves the medieval adventurer with the story of an eleven-year-old-boy back in Venice, awaiting news from his anthropologist dad who has gone missing in the Gobi. (ASA85, $6.99)

You Wouldn't Want to Explore With Marco Polo!


by Jacqueline Morley

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The hilarious illustrations and light-hearted tone, helpful hints and glossary in this popular series for ages 7-10 will entice even reluctant readers. (TVL490, $9.95)

 

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