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JUNA'S JAR by Jane Bahk, illustrated by Felicia Hoshino Lee & Low Books, 2015 ISBN: 9781600608537 Ages 4-8 Source: publisher for review All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK Sometimes a simple, everyday object can take you away on great adventures. Juna and her best friend, Hector, have many adventures together, and they love to collect things in empty kimchi jars. Then one day, Hector unexpectedly moves away without having a chance to say good-bye. Juna is heartbroken and left to wonder who will on go on adventures with her. Determined to find Hector, Juna turns to her special kimchi jar for help each night. She plunges into the depths of the ocean, swings on vines through the jungle, and flies through the night sky in search of her friend. What Juna finds is that adventure and new friends can be found in the most unexpected places. Coupled with dreamy watercolor illustrations by Felicia Hoshino, Juna's Jar is a heart-warming and whimsic...

TWENTY-TWO CENTS: Muhammad Yunus and the Village Bank by Paula Yoo, illustrated by Jamel Akib Lee & Low Books, Inc., 2014 ISBN: 978-1-60060-658-8 Picture Book Nonfiction Source: publisher for review (THANKS!) Grades 2 and up All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK From a young age, Muhammad Yunus was drawn to helping those in need.  As a Boy Scout, he raised money for the poor.  As a young man, he studied economics so he could teach people to manage their money.  As a university professor in Bangladesh, he moved his classes outside to learn how poor villagers managed to survive.  It was there that Yunus met a young craftswoman who needed just twenty-two cents to buy materials and feed her family.  Ignored by local banks and in debt to moneylenders, she existed in a cycle of poverty. With a dream of a world in which no one goes hungry, Yunus launched Grameen Bank in 1977.  The bank was based on the idea of microcre...