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Aani and the Tree Huggers by Jeannine Atkins and Venantius J. Pinto, ill. New York: Lee & Low, 1995.

Adventurous Chef, The: Alexis Soyer by Ann Arnold. New York: Frances Foster Books, 2002.

Alias Mission: saving the books of Iraq by Mark Alan Stamaty. New York: Knopf, 2004.

All the Worlds a Stage by Rebecca Piatt Davidson and Anita Lobel, ill. New York: Greenwillow, 2003.

Amazon Diary: The Jungle Adventures of Alex Winters by Hudson Talbott and Mark Greenberg. New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1998.

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang. New York: First Second: 2006.

Ancient Treasures by Rob Shone and Nick Spender, ill. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 2008.

Arab in Americaby Toufic El Rassi. San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp, 2008.

Arrival, The by Shaun Tan. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007.

Arrow to the sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale by Gerald McDermott. New York: Viking, 1974.

A Samurai Castle by Fiona Macdonald with David Antram and John James, ills. New York: Peter Bedrick Books, 1995.

Aya by Margeurite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie, ill. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2007.

Big Book of Grimm adapted, The by Jonathan Vankin. New York: DC Comics, 1999.

Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming and Stacey Dressen-McQueen, ill. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2003.

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema and Beatriz Vidal, ill. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1981. 

Brothers in Hope: the Story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan by Mary Williams and Gregory Christie, ill.New York: Lee & Low, 2005.

Butter Man, The by Elizabeth Alalou and Julie Klear Essakalli, ill. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2008.

Cartoon History of the Universe, The by Larry Gonick. New York: Doubleday, 1994.

City I Love by Lee Bennett Hopkins, ill. Marcellus Hall. Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2009. 978-0-8109-8327-4

Clay General, Theby Kim Xiong and Clarissa Yu Shen, Palo Alto, CA: Better Chinese LLC, 2008.

The Color of Earth Kim Dong Hwa. trans. 2009 by First Second. 978-1-59643-458-5

Color of Home, The by Mary Hoffman and Karin Littlewood, ill. New York: Phyllis Fogelman Books, 2002.

Confucius, the Golden Rule by Russell Freedman and Frederic Clement, ill. New York: Scholastic, 2002.

Cuckoo: a Mexican Folktale by Lois Ehlert. San Diego, CA: Harcourt: 1997.

Dalai Lama: a biography of the Tibetan spiritual and political leader by Demi.  New York:  Henry Holt and Company, 1998. 

Encounter by Jane Yolen and David Shannon, ill. San Diego, CA: Harcourt, 1992.

Erika-San by Allen Say. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2009.

Every Human Has Rights by National Geographic.  Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2009.

Faithful Friend, Theby Robert San Souci and Brian Pinkney, ill. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995.

Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams, Khadra Mohammed and Doug Chayka, ill. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2007.

Four Immigrants Manga, The: a Japanese experience in San Francisco, 1904-1924 by Henry (Yoshitaka) Kiyama. Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge, 1999.

Frida: Long Live Life! by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand.New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2007.

Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella by Paul Fleischman and Julie Paschkis, ill. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 2007.

Gothic and Lolita Bible, volume 1by Jenna Winterberg. Los Angeles, Tokyopop, 2008.

How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz.  New York:  Farrar Straus Giroux, 2008.

I am the mummy Heb-Nefert, by Eve Bunting and David Christiana, ill. Harcourt Children's Books, 1997.

I and I  by Tony Medina, ill. Jesse Joshua Watson. Lee & Lowe Books Inc., New York, 2009. 978-1-60060-257-3

Jose, born to dance by Susanna Reich and Raul Colon, ill. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.

Kampung Boy by Lat.  First Second, New York, 2006.  978-1596431218

Laika by Nick AbadzisNew York: First Second, 2007.

Landed by Milly Lee and Yangsook Choi, ill. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2006.

Latino USA by Ilan Stavans and Lalo Alcaraz, ill. New York: Basic Books, 2000.

Librarian of Basra, The by Jeanette Winter. San Diego, CA: Harcourt, 2004.

Listen to the Wind by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth, ill. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2009.

Lotus Seed, The by Sherry Garland and Tatsuro Kiuchi, ill. Orlando, FL: Harcourt, 1992.

Made in China: ideas and inventions from ancient China by Suzanne Williams and Andrea Fong, ill. Berkeley, CA: Pacific View Press, 1996.

Mendel's Daughter by Martin Lemelman. Free Press, 2007. 978-1416552215

Macedonia, what does it take to stop a war by Harvey Pekar, Heather Roberson and Ed Piskor, ill. New York: Random House, 2007.

Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, The by Anne Marie Fleming. New York: Riverhead, 2007.

Mao and Me by Chen Jiang Hong. New York: Enchanted Lion Books, 2008

 

McElderry book of Greek myths retold, The by Eric Kimmel and Pep Montserrat, ill. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2008.

Muhammad by Demi. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003.

My name is Gabito: the life of Gabriel García Márquez by Monica Brown and Raul Colon, ill. Flagstaff, AZ: Luna Rising, 2007.

One Hen: One Small Loan Made a Big Difference by Katie Smith Milway and Eugenie Fernandes, ill. New York: Kids Can Press, 2008.

 

Peace One Day: the making of World Peace Day by Jeremy Gilley and Karen Blessen, ill. New York: Putnam, 2005.

People Could Fly, The: American Black Folktales by Virginia Hamilton and Leo and Diane Dillon, ill. New York: Knopf, 1985.

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. New York: Pantheon, 2003.

Persepolis II by Marjane Satrapi. New York: Pantheon, 2004. 

The Photographer by Emmanuel Guibert. First Second, 2009.

Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai by Claire A. Nivola. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2008.

Red Butterfly, how a princess smuggled the secret of silk out of China by Deborah Noyes and Sophie Blackall, ill. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2007.

Rome anticsby David Macaulay. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997.

Safe Area Gorazde  by Joe Sacco. Fantagraphics Books, Seattle WA, 2000.

Saladin: Noble Prince of Islam by Diane Stanley. New York: Harper Collins, 2002.

Shamans Apprentice, The by Mark J. Plotkin and Lynne Cherry, ill. New York: Harcourt, 1998.

Silent Music, a story of Baghdad by James Rumford. New York: Roaring Brook, 2008.

Story of the Incredible Orchestra, The by Bruce Koscielniak. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000.

Sundiata: Lion King of Mali by David Wisniewski. New York: Clarion, 1992.

Tale of Rabbit and Coyote, The by Tony Johnston and Tomie dePaola, ill. New York: Putnam, 1994.  

Tea with Milk by Allen Say. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999.

Traveling Man:  The Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354 by James Rumford.  New York:  Houghton Mifflin, 2001.

Twenty Heartbeats by Dennis Haseley and Ed Young, ill. New York: Roaring Brook, 2008.

Viking Longship by Brita Grandstrom and Mick Manning, ill. London: Frances Lincoln, 2006.

Village that Vanished, The by Ann Grifalconi and Kadir Nelson, ill. New York: Dial, 2002.

Way up and over everything by Alice McGill and Jude Daly, ill. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008.

Whispering Cloth, The by Pegi Deitz Shea and Anita Riggio, ill. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mill Press, 1996.

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears: a West African tale by Verna Aardema and Leo and Diane Dillon, ill. New York: Dial, 1975.

Yellow Star, The: the legend of King Christian X of Denmark by Carmen Agra Deedy and Henri Sorensen, ill. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Press, 2000.

Zen Shortsby Jon Muth New York: Scholastic, 2005.

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