PARP 2013
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.
- Dr. Seuss (“I Can Read with My Eyes Shut”)
BOOKLIST
Africa
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I Lost My Tooth in Africa by Penda Diakité and Baba Wagué Diakité.
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My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me by Maya Angelou and Margaret CourtneyClarke.
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For You are a Kenyan Child by Kelly Cunnane and Ana Juan.
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Galimoto by Karen Lynn Williams and Catherine Stock.
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The Butter Man by Elizabeth Alalou, Ali Alalou, and Julie Essakalli.
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Mama Panya’s Pancakes by Mary and Rich Chamberlin and Julia Cairns.
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Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch.
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My Father’s Shop by Satomi Ichikawa.
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What’s Cooking, Jamela? by Niki Daly.
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Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier and Lori Lohstoeter.
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Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai by Claire Nivola.
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My Rows and Piles of Coins by Tololwa Mollel and E. B. Lewis.
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Nii Kwei’s Day: From Dawn to Dusk in a Ghanaian City by Francis Provencal and Catherine
McNamara.
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The Day of Ahmed’s Secret by Florence Heide, Judith Gilliland, and Ted Lewin.
Europehttp://delightfulchildrensbooks.com/australia/
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The Cat Who Walked Across France by Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben.
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Starting School by Janet Ahlberg and Allan Ahlberg.
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Olivia Goes to Venice by Ian Falconer.
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Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polacco.
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Gabriella’s Song by Candace Fleming and Giselle Potter.
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Market Day by Eve Bunting and Holly Berry.
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Polina’s Day: From Dawn to Dusk in a Russian City by Andrey Ilyin.
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This is London by Miroslav Sasek.
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The Greatest Skating Race by Louise Borden and Niki Daly.
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Linnea in Monet’s Garden by Cristina Bjork and Lena Anderson.
Australia
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Big Rain Coming by Katrina Germein and Bronwyn Bancroft.
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Possum Magic by Mem Fox and Julie Vivas.
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Home by Jeannie Baker.
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Why I Love Australia by Bronwyn Bancroft.
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Are We There Yet? by Alison Lester.
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My Farm by Alison Lester.
The Arctic
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Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara Josse.
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Kumak’s Fish by Michael Bania.
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Berry Magic by Teri Sloat and Betty Huffmon.
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The Polar Bear Son: An Inuit Tale by Lydia Dabcovich.
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Whale Snow by Debby Edwardson and Annie Patterson.
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Building an Igloo by Ulli Steltzer.
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Ookpik by Bruce Hiscock.
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Sled Dogs Run by Jonathan London and Jon Van Zyle.
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Arctic Son by Jean George and Wendell Minor.
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North Pole, South Pole by Nancy Levinson and Diane Hearn.
South America
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Up and Down the Andes by Laurie Krebs and Aurelia Fronty.
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For the Love of Soccer! by Pelé and Frank Morrison.
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The Rainforest Grew All Around by Susan Mitchell and Connie McLennan.
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A Pen Pal for Max by Gloria Rand and Ted Rand.
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Me llamo Gabriela by Monica Brown and John Parra.
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On the Pampas by María Cristina Brusca.
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Cássio’s Day: From Dusk to Dawn in a Brazilian Village by Maria de Fatima Campos.
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Victoria Goes to Brazil by Maria de Fatima Campos.
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To Go Singing through the World: The Childhood of Pablo Neruda by Deborah Kogan Ray.
Asia
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Peek!: A Thai Hide-and-Seek by Minfong Ho and Holly Meade.
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My Cat Copies Me by Yoon-duck Kwon.
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What Should I Make? by Nandini Nayar and Proiti Roy.
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Ten Mice for Tet by Pegi Dietz Shea, Cynthia Weill, To Ngoc Trang, and Pham Viet Dinh.
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Bee-bim Bop! by Linda Sue Park and Ho Baek Lee.
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Silly Chicken by Rukhsana Khan and Yunmee Kyong.
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I Live in Tokyo by Mari Takabayashi.
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Cherry Tree by Ruskin Bond and Allan Eitzen.
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Rice is Life by Rita Golden Gelman and Yangsook Choi.
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The Trip Back Home by Janet Wong and Bo Jia.
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Monsoon by Uma Krishnaswami and Jamel Akib.
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Ruby’s Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges and Sophie Blackall.
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The White Nights of Ramadan by Maha Addasi and Ned Gannon.
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Geeta’s Day by Prodeepta Das.
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Sitti’s Secrets by Naomi Shihah Nye and Nancy Carpenter.
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Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams, Khadra Mohammed, and Doug Chayka.
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Shanyi Goes to China by Sungwan So.
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Wabi Sabi by Mark Reibstein and Ed Young.
Great Nonfiction Shares
One World, One Day by Barbara Kerley. Celebrates the variety of ways children
around the world eat breakfast, travel to school, and engage in other everyday
activities. The highlight of One World, One Day is the wonderful images of children
from around the world. Barbary Kerley’s photography is phenomenal! Ages 2+
Nine O’Clock Lullaby by Marilyn Singer and Frane Lessac. Describes
scenes from around the world happening at the same time that the child narrator is
going to bed. “9 P.M. in Brooklyn, New York, is…10 P.M. in Puerto Rico…” the story
begins. Nine O’Clock Lullaby describe scenes in the mid-Atlantic, England, and Zaire,
among other places. My kids were fascinated to learn that the time of day changes
as you travel around the globe. Ages 4+
Hottest Coldest Highest Deepest by Steve Jenkins. Full of facts to satisfy trivia-loving
children. Readers will learn about the longest river in the world, the tallest mountain,
and the highest waterfall. Hottest Coldest Highest Deepest features Steve Jenkins’
accomplished cut paper illustrations. Ages 4+
Amelia’s Fantastic Flight by Rose Bursik. A young girl named Amelia
imagines building an airplane and traveling around the globe in one day, touching
down in various countries along the way. I love the whimsical adventure depicted in
this book. Ages 4+
The Kids’ Multicultural Cookbook by Deanna Cook and Michael Kline.
An excellent book for getting children excited about other countries. The Kids’
Multicultural Cookbook includes facts about various countries, international games,
and suggestions for throwing international parties. This cookbook is sufficiently
entertaining that my six-year-old reads it for fun when we have no plans to cook. The
recipes are easy-to-make and generally appealing to young children. Ages 5+
Children Just Like Me by Barnabas Kindersley and Anabel Kindersley.
Contains two-page spreads each describing a child from somewhere in the world.
Each spread describes a child’s family, home, favorite activities, etc. Children Just Like
Me is not a book that can be read in one sitting. Instead, I first choose a part of the
world to learn about and then let my children pick children to read about one at a
time. Ages 5+
Wonderful Houses Around the World by Yoshio Komatsu and Akira Nishiyama.
Invites readers to explore amazing and unique houses from around the world. For
each house, a photograph of the outside of the house is paired with a detailed
illustration of the inside of the house. The captions of the illustrations point out little
details about each house – a bed with long legs that keeps people cool while
sleeping, beans and chili peppers drying on a roof, pointed rooves where the gods
are said to live, etc. Ages 6+
Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the
World by Selby Beeler and Brian Karas. Contains a sentence or two for each country
explaining what happens when children in that country lose their teeth. For example,
“Chile: I give my tooth to my mother. She will have it made into a charm, set in gold
or silver, so I can wear it as a necklace or an earring.” Throw Your Tooth on the Roof
is especially fun for children starting to lose their teeth. Ages 6+
Homes Around The World (TIME For Kids Nonfiction Readers) (Time For Kids
Nonfiction Readers: Level 1.9
DK Readers: School Days Around the World Paperback
by Catherine E. Chambers
United States by State
Alabama
St. George, Judith - In the Shadow of the Bear
Alaska
George, Jean - Julie of the Wolves
Arizona
Wier, Ester - Rumptydoolers
Arkansas
Greene, Bette - Philip Hall Likes Me I Reckon Maybe
California
Yep, Lawrence - Child of the Owl
Colorado
Hobbs, Will - Bearstone
Connecticut
Speare, Elizabeth George - The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Florida
Cleaver, Vera & Bill - The Kissammee Kid
Georgia
Griffith, Helen - Georgia Music
Hawaii
Feeney, Stephanie - Hawaii Is a Rainbow
Illinois
Cleaver, Vera & Bill - The Mimosa Tree
Peck, Richard - A Long Way from Chicago.
Indiana
Goodwin, Marie D. - Where the Towers Pierce the Sky
Iowa
Thomas, Jane - The Princess in the Pigpen
Kansas
Barger, Gary W. - What Happened to Mr. Forster
Kentucky
Lyon, George - Borrowed Children
Louisiana
Callen, Larry - Pinch
Maine
McCloskey, Robert - One Morning in Maine
Maryland
Voigt, Cynthia - Dicey's Song
Massachusetts
Lowry, Lois - Taking Care of Terrific
Michigan
Robertson, Keith - In Search of a Sandhill Crane
Minnesota
Paulsen, Gary - Popcorn Days and Buttermilk Nights
Mississippi
Taylor, Mildred D. - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Missouri
Twain, Mark - Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Nebraska
Conrad, Pam - Prairie Songs
New Hampshire
Blos, Joan - A Gathering of Days
New Jersey
Robertson, Keith - Henry Reed's Baby-Sitting Service
New Mexico
Baylor, Byrd - I'm in Charge of Celebrations
New York
Konigsburg, E. L. - From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
North Carolina
Smith, Doris Buchanan - Return to Bitter Creek
North Dakota
Lawlor, Laurie - Addie's Dakota Winter
Ohio
Cameron, Eleanor - To the Green Mountains
Oklahoma
Wallace, Bill - Danger in Quicksand Swamp
Oregon
McGraw, Eloise Jarvis - The Money Room
Pennsylvania
Rappaport, Doreen - Trouble at the Mines
Rhode Island
Avi - Something Upstairs: A Tale of Ghosts
South Carolina
Tate, Eleanora - The Secret of Gumbo Grove
South Dakota
Cleaver, Vera & Bill - Dust of the Earth
Tennessee
Jukes, Mavis - No One Is Going to Nashville
Texas
Nelson, Theresa - Devil Storm
Utah
Fitzgerald, John D. - The Great Brain
Vermont
Haas, Jesse - Keeping Barney
Virginia
Reeder, Carolyn - Shades of Gray
Washington
Beatty, Patricia - Sarah and Me and the Lady from the Sea
West Virginia
Rylant, Cynthia - A Blue-Eyed Daisy
Wisconsin
Paulsen, Gary - The Island
Wyoming
Gardiner, John R. - Stone Fox
Educational Resources
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National Geographic Kids Website
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Flags of the World Website
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Pretend Passport Template
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Smithsonian Folkways’ YouTube Channel
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The Kids’ Multicultural Cookbook by Deanna Cook
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Illustrated Children’s Map of the World
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GeoPuzzles
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World Map Shower Curtain