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Bare-Footnotes will comment on the many amazing and exciting aspects of children's books and Barefoot Books, an independent publisher of children's literature, celebrating art and story! "Step inside a story", today!


Saturday, February 16, 2013

Need Books?

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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year.  It is the Year of the Snake.  I just realized I am living with two snakes!  To find out if that is good or bad go to Barefoot Books blog  to learn more.  http://blog.barefootbooks.com/2013/01/chinese-new-year/

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The Great Race

Race with the animals of the Zodiac as they compete to have the years of the Chinese calendar named after them. The excitement-filled story is followed by notes on the Chinese calendar, important Chinese holidays, and a chart outlining the animal signs based on birth years.
Ages 4 to 9 years
Retold By: Dawn Casey
Illustrated By: Anne Wilson

A look inside the pages of Little Leap Forward

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Little Leap Forward

A Boy in Beijing

Experience this coming-of-age tale that brings to life the time of the Cultural Revolution. A young boy growing up in the hutongs of China discovers the heartache of loving and having to let go when he captures a bird, only to discover that she will not sing in confinement. The first in Barefoot Books' Young Fiction line, this story also includes beautiful full-color illustrations.
Ages 10 and up
Written By: Guo Yue
Illustrated By: Clare Farrow, Helen Cann