Stories from around the world (Tamariki).

Interested in stories from around the world and other cultures? Check out this amazing selection of stories around the world. This is one trip that does not require leaving home or even your bedroom.

Updated August 20, 2024
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Stories from around the world (Tamariki).

Interested in stories from around the world and other cultures? Check out this amazing selection of stories around the world. This is one trip that does not require leaving home or even your bedroom.

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Baker, Jeannie.
Paper Book
An innovative, two-in-one picture book follows a parallel day in the life of two families: one in a Western city and one in a North African village.  Somewhere in Sydney, Australia, a boy and his family wake up, eat breakfast, and head out for a busy day of shopping....
The empty pot [Big Book]
Demi.
Paper Book
The Empty Pot has sold more than 300,000 copies in hardcover and paperback. Now, in a big book format ideal for Demi's lavish art, this classic favorite can be shared with a whole group of children at once! This is a story about a boy who loves flowers but is unable to grow...
The story about Ping
Flack, Marjorie
Paper Book
Since 1933, The Story About Ping has captivated generations of readers, but never before has it been available in a mass-market paperback format. No one can deny the appeal of the book's hero, Ping, the spirited little duck who lives on a boat on the Yangtze River. Ping's misadventures one...
Starry River of the Sky
Lin, Grace.
Paper Book
From bestselling author Grace Lin comes the companion to the Newbery Honor winner Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and the National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver. The moon is missing from the remote Village of Clear Sky, but only a...
Where the mountain meets the moon
Lin, Grace.
Paper Book
A Newbery Honor Book! A New York Times bestseller! An Al Roker's TODAY Show Book Club Pick! A Time Magazine 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time selection!​ A Reader's Digest Best Children's Book of All Time​!
Pippi Longstocking
Lindgren, Astrid
Paper Book
 The beloved story of a spunky young girl and her hilarious escapades. "A rollicking story."--The Horn Book Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what...
The little prince
Saint-Exupery, Antoine de
Paper Book
OVER 140 MILLION COPIES SOLD The beloved classic story about a young prince's travels through space--a profound philosophical tale about loneliness and loss, and love and friendship. A pilot crashes in the Sahara Desert and...
The Swiss family Robinson
Wyss, Johann David
Paper Book
Following a wild and raging storm, the Swiss family Robinson are stranded at sea. But the thundering waves have swept them off to a tropical island, where a new life awaits them. Their ship is laden with supplies and the island is packed with treasures, so they soon adapt and discover new dangers...
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