Genre: Math / India / Folktale / Royalty Year Published: 1997 Year Read: 2011 Publisher: Scholastic Press I have read many books by world-renowned children’s book author, Demi, but I have not gotten around to reviewing any of Demi’s books yet. “One Grain of Rice” is the first book by Demi tha...
One Grain of Rice is a visually amazing book which tells the story of a young girl who, by way of some brilliant math, solves the famine in her village one grain of rice at a time. I would use this book in my classroom during a discussion about doubling, multiplication, or to strike interest in my s...
I think this is a nice starter book for those who wish to learn about Saint Nicholas. It has the basic details of his life and things he had done. I like that the author doesn't separate Santa Claus from Saint Nicholas. Santa is Saint Nicholas after all, just known by a different name and a bit more...
by Demi The more I read of Demi the less I like her. This book was difficult to read (literally, who thought it would be a good idea to print the story in gold ink?), and I could have done without the twenty verses of the Tao Te Ching in the middle (I skipped most of them and probably won't return...
Genre: China / Rivalry / Trickery Year Published: 1991 Year Read: 2014 Publisher: Henry Holt and Company I have read many books by Demi and I always loved the fact that Demi is always exploring different cultures with her works. So, imagine my surprise and delight when I stumbled upon anot...
by Demi I've read about half of these tales before in other books. One is a joke I used to like to tell as a kid. The animals in some have been changed to fit the zodiac (I thought the story about the frog in the well was about two frogs, not a ram and a frog, but I could be wrong). Overall, a qui...
by Dawnine Spivak, illustrated by Demi A good picture book with anecdotes from Basho's travels around Japan. Each story is paired with a haiku and beautifully illustrated by Demi.
by Demi While not as good as it's predecessor (The Empty Pot), The Greatest Power is an entertaining story. Again Demi calls noodles spaghetti, and there is no variation on look or skin tone among the children in the story despite the fact that they're supposed to come from all over the kingdom. B...
by Demi Finally we get different skin tones from Demi. I would have preferred even more variation of skin tones throughout the book, seeing how the Polos travelled through so many regions of eastern Europe and Asia, but I'll take what I can get at this point. Demi refers to noodles as spaghetti,...
by Demi I liked the inclusion of two of Buddha's parables. I don't know that much about Buddha or Buddhism, but I enjoyed reading this book, even if it was a bit simplistic at times. Again though, more white Indians.
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