Did you know that Worcester is an incredibly diverse city? Many people in Worcester come from a variety of different countries including: Vietnam, Brazil, Albania, Puerto Rico, Ghana, and the Dominican Republic. 

See below for some books celebrating these cultures:

An adventurous tale inspired by Vietnamese folk and fairy tales and the creations of The Wizard of Oz's  L. Frank Baum.

Aída de Acosta was the first woman to fly a motorized aircraft. She was inspired by the creations of Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, who celebrated with her in her momentous landing.

The Spanish title, La Joven Aviadora is also available. 

Meli Lleshi and her family are forced to become refugees after her home in Kosovo is no longer safe. 

A vibrantly illustrated book about the beauty of Puerto Rico and the challenges of leaving one's beloved country.

Zura is nervous when she is asked to bring her Nana Akua to school for Grandparents Day. Nana Akua has marks on her face as part of a deep and sacred tradition from her country of Ghana, but Zura is worried that others will tease Nana because of her marks. Zura discovers that her cherished Nana is special in her own way. Includes Adinkra symbols and their meanings in the back of the book. 

Lucely is not just any kid-she's a kid whose ancestors live in a tree as firefly spirits! When she and her best friend accidentally let loose a host of evil spirits they will have to face their fears head on to save her precious firefly family spirits.

Also available in eBook format.

In addition to so many wonderful books about kids from other cultures we also have books for kids in other languages including: Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Korean, Japanese, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Urdu. 

-Cara