'Bridging the gap'

'Bridging the gap' between children from different cultures

O'Brien Press rightly describes ‘Bridges' as an exciting new series of multi-cultural and inter-cultural
books for children aged 6+.

With entertaining storylines and unique and original illustrations from award-winning illustrators
Cartoon Saloon, these full-colour hardback books can help children develop their understanding of
people from other cultures 'in a fun and exciting way'.

Back home in Brazil, Roberto loved playing football. Now he lives in Ireland, and he'd really like to have a game with the boys
in the park, but he's too shy. When his granny reminds him of the Brazilian story of the dreaming tree, he doesn't see how a
story can help him ... But maybe it can!

Olanna's Big Day by Natasha Mac a'Bháird

There's great excitement when the school band is chosen to march in the Saint Patrick's Day Parade.
Olanna practises really hard on her tin whistle. At last the big day arrives and they line up with the stilt-walkers, the bagpipers,
the dancing leprechauns. Then disaster strikes. But Olanna - and her granny back in Nigeria - saves the day!

I Won't Go To China by Enda Wyley

Poor Chang-ming! He has been picked for the school team but his family will be in China then, visiting his grandma. It's not
fair. ‘I won't go to China,' he decides. But what about Grandma? And isn't a visit to China the most exciting thing ever?
Especially when it's Chinese new year?

The Romanian Builder by Peter Prendergast

Joe had so many questions for the new builder: Which tool was the most important? What if you were afraid of heights?
How do you put scaffolding together? He is really disappointed when he finds out that Radu doesn't speak any English.
Now he will never find out about building - or will he? A story of understanding without words.