Asian Children's Favorite Stories  •  Patrick Yee  •  Liana Romulo  •  Joan Suyenaga  •  Kay Lyons  •  Marian Davies Toth  •  David Conger LITERATURE •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 112 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) Subtitled "A treasury of folktales from China, Japan, Korea, India, The Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia," this is a wonderful collection of 13 traditional stories. These multicultural tales just might become your new favorite bedtime reading. (ASA56, $31.95)
Journey Under the Sea  •  Linda Pitkin NATURAL HISTORY •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 48 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) This book follows the adventures, both in word and color photographs, of a diver under Indo-Pacific seas, an excellent introduction to a variety of fish and invertebrates, including -- of course -- an encounter with hammerhead shark and some strikingly beautiful denizens of the reef. Geared for middle schoolers. (DIV47, $19.95)