Elephant (Eyewitness Books)  •  Ian Redmond  •  Dave King NATURAL HISTORY •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 63 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) A vivid introduction to the elephant, in the colorful Eyewitness visual style. With plenty of background on the natural history of the elephant, including description of its behavior and social habits. Geared for children ages 9-12. (BST44, $15.99)
Eyewitness: India  •  Abha Narain Lamba CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 64 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) India comes to life in this visually innovative, fact-filled survey of geography, history and culture. With pithy text and hundreds of large color illustrations, covering a range of topics including the Mughal empire, the British Raj, Independence and the modern Indian democracy. (IDA212, $16.00)
Keeping Corner  •  Kashmira Sheth LITERATURE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 281 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS A heartfelt coming-of-age story set in a Gujarat village in Ghandi's India. 12-year-old Leela's future husband dies, leaving her imprisoned according to tradition, but there is hope for her future and for India's. The independence movement and Leela's personal growth are intertwined in the inspiring novel. Leela's personal growth is intertwined with Ghandi's independence movement in this inspiring novel. (IDA522, $15.99)
Kids Around the World, We Live in India  •  Philippe Godard  •  Sophie Duffet CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 56 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) This endearing, colorful series introduces kids to the culture and customs of a country through the eyes of the young people who live there. "We Live in India" focuses on a a girl from southern India, a boy from Calcutta and a boy from a poverty-stricken farming village in the North. Geared for 8-12 year olds. (IDA328, $15.95)
The Story of Divali  •  Jatinder Nath Verma  •  Nilesh Mistry CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 40 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) A retelling of the birth of Rama and meeting of Rama and Sita, as recorded in the Ramayana, for kids about age 8. It's nicely illustrated. (IDA220, $16.99)
Traveling Man, The Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354  •  James Rumford TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 40 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) It's high time someone turned Ibn Battuta's travels into the stuff of a children's book, for if ever a journey could captivate young readers, Ibn Battuta's is it. James Rumford's full-color paintings beautifully illustrate this impressionistic chronicle of a trip throughout the medieval Muslim world (including much of Africa, the Middle East, India, China and Malaysia), and Rumford also thoughtfully includes a map. Geared for ages 9-12. (MDE65, $16.00)
You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons, The World on One Cartoon a Day  •  Mo Willems LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 408 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS A talented, and now Caldecott-winning, illustrator Mo Willems recorded his yearlong, post-college trip around the world in 1990, capturing in drawings his experiences from Goreme, Varanasi, Kathmandu, Chiang Mai, Singapore, Bali, Shanghai, to Kyoto. (TVL120, $12.99)