Children's Books

Reading Program 2003

Education for Mission

A GIFT FOR ABUELITA: CELEBRATING THE DAY OF THE DEAD
UN REGALO PARA ABUELITA: EN CELEBRACION DEL DIA DE LOST MUERTOS

Rising Moon, 2000 33 pages
Nancy Luenn Hardcover/#3327/$15.95

Told in Spanish and English, the love and rituals surrounding the Day of the Dead -- a memorial day celebrated in many Mexican and Mexican-American communities -- are woven together in this story that reveals a child’s sense of loss and the healing power of remembrance. A resource for the 2002-2004 mission study on Mexico.

SANJI'S SEED
Bethany House, 2000 32 pages
B.J. Reinhard Hardcover/#3358/$13.00

A dramatic ending to this story and discussion starters will help adults and children share lessons about the importance of honesty and doing what is right, no matter what others think.

Nurturing For Community

HOPE
Carolrhoda Books, 1999 30 pages
Isabell Monk Hardcover/#3334/$15.95

This story of a girl who learns about her heritage, demonstrates the value of faith and the strength of family. It can help all children see themselves with pride and self-respect.

MOLLY BANNAKY
Houghton Mifflin, 1999 30 pages
Alice McGill Hardcover/#3344/$16.00

The story of Molly Walsh, an English dairymaid who was exiled from her country and sentenced to work as an indentured servant in a North American colony, conveys her courage, determination and vision. It is also the story of her grandson, Benjamin Banneker, astronomer, surveyor and mathematician.

Social Action

DAISY AND THE DOLL
Vermont Folklife Center, 2000
Michael Medearis & Angela Shelf Medearis Hardcover/#3308/$14.95

Daisy Turner’s assertion of individualism proves a testament to the power of poetry and to the courage of a child, who, under great pressure, dares to speak the truth. This is a tale about a moment of self-discovery for a young girl who lived in rural Vermont in the 1890s.

FOR EVERY CHILD
Penguin Putnam, 2000
Caroline Castle Hardcover/#3322/$17.00

In November 1989, the United Nations adopted 54 principles that comprise the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. This book looks at 14 of those principles in simply worded text.

GRANDPA, IS EVERYTHING BLACK BAD?
The Culture CO-OP, 1999 32 pages
Sandy Lynne Holman Hardcover/#3329/$15.00

This book contains a lesson for children and adults. It helps readers understand, God doesn’t create hateful, bad children.

ONE LESS FISH
Charlesbridge, 1998
Kim Michelle Toft & Allan Sheather #3353/$6.95

Topical fish shimmer across the pages of this counting book, which is an introduction to environmental issues. Produced with the support of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, this tale warns of the threats to a fragile underwater environment and shows how to keep such a countdown from coming true.