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After years of harsh monsoon seasons, a forest on the river island of Majuli is in danger of being slowly washed away. Jadav is determined to save the forest he loves. This is the true story of how one young boy dedicated his life to creating and cultivating an expansive forest that continues to grow to this day. In a world impacted by climate change, Jadav Payeng’s inspirational story shows how one person’s contributions can make a difference in helping to save our environment.

From the award-winning author of The Bridge Home comes a gripping novel about a boy who's released into the world after spending his whole life in jail with his mother—a remarkable celebration of the aching will to survive. “Borrowing elements of fable, it's told with a recurring sense of...

A middle grade novel in verse about Samira, an eleven-year-old Rohingya refugee living in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, who finds strength and sisterhood in a local surf club for girls. Samira thinks of her life as before and after: before the burning and violence in her village in Burma, when she...

Ronin conoce a un viejo amigo y comienza el entrenamiento con su sensei, con el que aprende que nada es imposible. Sus aventuras continúan y se encuentra a sí mismo defendiendo a los débiles y usando su poder para el bien. Ronin aprende más de sí mismo y, posiblemente, de dónde vino.

En el último capítulo de la serie Ronin, Ronin viaja al Meifumadô para encontrar su destino y salvar la vida de Azami. Es mientras que lucha contra el Rey de la Oscuridad y su ejército de demonios que Ronin se entera de su pasado, su familia y cómo puede mantenerse fiel a sí mismo. En las circunstancias más desafiantes, Ronin debe recordar lo que lo convierte en un verdadero guerrero.

Dicen que las personas destinadas a conocerse están unidas por un hilo rojo. Paula es una bailarina española recién llegada a Seúl con un sueño roto: la ciudad no es como se esperaba y la persona a la que más ansiaba ver la ha traicionado. Cris es una joven británica con una única misión: devolver un colgante a una estrella del K-pop que se cruzó con ella en Inglaterra, el culpable de que todo empezara a ir mal...Pero debe hacerlo pronto, porque el problema que les oculta a su amigo Dani y a su nuevo compañero de trabajo, Minwoo, está a punto de estallar.

Dicen que las personas destinadas a conocerse están unidas por un hilo rojo. Paula es una bailarina española recién llegada a Seúl con un sueño roto: la ciudad no es como se esperaba y la persona a la que más ansiaba ver la ha traicionado. Cris es una joven británica con una única misión: devolver un colgante a una estrella del K-pop que se cruzó con ella en Inglaterra, el culpable de que todo empezara a ir mal...

How often do you write or read? Do you live in or near a city? Writing and cities both began in ancient Mesopotamia. Six thousand years ago, the ancient Mesopotamians created tools and treasures that still shape our lives. Find out where the ancient Mesopotamians lived, what their lives were like, and what happened to them. Discover how they changed the world!

Have you ever worn silk? Eaten rice? Used a calendar? All these things came from ancient China. More than 2,000 years ago, the ancient Chinese invented tools and treasures that still shape our lives. Find out where the ancient Chinese lived, what their lives were like, and what happened to them. Discover how they changed the world!

A stray kitty gets a job in a sumo stable, chasing mice in exchange for food. But when eating like a sumo wrestler slows our feline hero down, he realizes he must train like a wrestler, too. Through hard work and perseverance - and with a little help from a big buddy - SumoKitty is born! A funny and heartwarming story inspired by the Japanese saying, "Fall down seven times, stand up eight."

Every country has its own awesome attractions. What makes China special? Explore China's amazing features, including the Great Wall, the many growing cities, and more.

A series of fascinating Chinese stories, strong in humor and rich in Chinese wisdom, in which the author has caught admirably the spirit of Chinese life and thought...

In this story from India, a farmer's three lazy sons don't want to work. They sit around dreaming of making a lot of gold. When their mother tells them of gold buried in a field, they ask her how to bring the gold to the surface. Through clever suggestions, their mother explains how to thed the fields as they discover the true riches offered by hard work. Illustrated by Tom Wrenn.

The Emperor of China learns that one of the most beautiful things in his empire is the song of the nightingale. When he orders the nightingale brought to him, a kitchen maid leads the court to a nearby forest, where the nightingale agrees to appear at court, where it remains as the Emperor's favorite. When the Emperor is given a bejeweled mechanical bird he loses interest in the real nightingale, who returns to the forest. The mechanical bird eventually breaks down; and the Emperor is taken deathly ill a few years later. The real nightingale learns of the Emperor's condition and returns to the palace; whereupon Death is so moved by the nightingale's song that he allows the Emperor to live.

Discover the endless fascination of Japanese culture with seven ancient tales, selected for you for their power of evocation, wisdom and humor. Not unlike the western folk tales compiled by the Brothers Grimm, these stories faithfully preserve the spirit of medieval Japan, while rendered in a translation accessible to all ages.

Lang Lang started learning to play the piano when he was three years old in Shenyang, China. Today he is one of the world’s most outstanding pianists. In this engrossing life story, adapted by Michael French, Lang Lang not only recounts the difficult, often thrilling, events of his early days...

Double Luck is filled with examples of how the human spirit can triumph over adversity. In the Chinese language, the word crisis is written with two symbols: one meaning "danger" and the other meaning "opportunity". Although Chi Fa's childhood was filled with crisis, he always looked for opportunity. His successful triumph over crisis after crisis is an inspiration for all who seek hope in the face of great challenges.

"If the middle grade Filipino American market had an audio representative, Abellera would be the reigning voice" — School Library Journal *Winner of a Parents' Choice Silver Award* This program includes a bonus conversation with the author. An uplifting middle-grade debut about perseverance...

L'empereur de Chine, qui ne quitte jamais les limites de son palais, ignore qu'il existe un peu plus loin, au-delà de ses jardins maniérés, des lacs profonds et des bois touffus que les gens du peuple connaissent bien.

Le richissime Kin-Fo se retrouve soudainement ruiné. Il demande à son ami, le fidéle Wang de l'assassiner, mais à l'improviste, au moment où il s'y attends le moins.