David Kherdian, Author . White Cloud $14.95 (164p) ISBN 978-1-883991-63-0
Kherdian, who has written for both children and adults, pens a simple, lyrical biography of Buddha suited for all ages. Episodes from the life of the Indian prince born around the fifth century B.C.E. are narrated in chronological order to present...
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David Kherdian, Author Beech Tree Paperback Book $6.99 (238p) ISBN 978-0-688-14425-8
ISBN 0-688-14425-X This Newbery Honor book tells the affecting tale of the author's mother and her family were driven from their home in Turkey in 1915. Ages 11-up. (Aug.)...
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David Kherdian, Author Henry Holt & Company $15.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-8050-2957-4
Kherdian's lilting lullaby addresses a cherished child named Emily-in spot art she is portrayed as an infant being cuddled by her mother, but in each long stanza (and its accompanying full-or double-page illustration) she is visited in the future,...
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David Kherdian, Author Puffin Books $5.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-14-032524-9
A Newbery Honor book about Kher dian's mother, who was deported from Turkey in 1915, and the circumstances surrounding her arrival in the United States in 1924. Ages 10-14. (April)
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David Kherdian, Author, Arabian Nights, Author, Stephano Vitale, Illustrator Henry Holt & Company $15.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8050-3912-2
Radiant, jewel-toned compositions with ornate borders lend a vibrant glow to Kherdian's (The Road from Home) atmospheric retelling of one of Scheherazade's lesser-known tales. A benevolent sultan marries a peasant maiden after he overhears her...
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David Kherdian, Author, Nonny Hogrogian, Illustrator Orchard Books (NY) $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-531-05483-3
In a series of episodic chapters linked more by a common theme than by a central plot, Step, age 13, explores his ambivalent and sometimes angry feelings about balancing his Armenian roots with his family's life in America. Step observes that he and
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David Kherdian, Author, Nonny Hogrogian, Illustrator Philomel Books $14.95 (46p) ISBN 978-0-399-22263-4
Once again these collaborators have combined their unusual talents to produce a warm, thoughtful picture book. Determined to win the local annual fishing contest, best friends Jason and Sammy realize that if one of them should win the coveted first...
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David Kherdian, Author, Nonny Hogrogian, Illustrator Holiday House $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-1362-1
This rendition of an old Armenian tale about the necessity of having a vocation by husband-and-wife team Kherdian and Hogrogian (Toad and the Green Prince) lacks conviction. Prince Haig and his companion Vartan ride contentedly ""across the...
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David Kherdian, illus. by Nonny Hogrogian. S&S/Beach Lane, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4424-5887-1
When a group of forest animals discovers that Bear has stolen the moon—he blames its bright light for his insomnia—they hatch a plan to get it back. As Crow lulls Bear to sleep with a story, Fox, the group’s leader, spots something glowing in Bear’s
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David Kherdian, Author, Nonny Hogrogian, Illustrator, Nonny Hogrogian, With Philomel Books $14.95 (30p) ISBN 978-0-399-22222-1
This mandolin-strumming, singing cat has an extraordinary ear for music and a boundless enthusiasm that soon extends to encompass a toad with a harmonica, then a fox with a flute. The felicitous feline proves adept at encouraging each musician to...
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Nonny Hogrogian, Author, David Kherdian, Author, Nonny Hogrogian, Illustrator Philomel Books $19.95 (95p) ISBN 978-0-399-21876-7
Having won awards for their work individually, husband and wife Kherdian and Hogrogian have combined their talents to create an engrossing, handsomely designed anthology of animal fables, proverbs, riddles and folktales from around the world. Some...
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