Theme: Gift

Happy Birthday Jamela!

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 7, 2007

Jamela and her family go to shoe store for her birthday gift. Jamela loves what the store clerk shows, but Jamela’s mama picks the practical & comfortable shoes for her. Although Jamela gets disappointed, she decorates her new shoes with beads and sparkly bits. When Jamela shows her special shoes, her mother doesn’t show support [...]

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Nine Animals and the Well

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A fable about a group of animals which strives to bring the perfect present to the Indian raja-king’s birthday party, and discusses how the numerals we use originated in India.

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The Last Snow of Winter

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

The great sculptor Gaston Pompicard creates a snow sculpture for his friends the children, and then later he receives a similar gift from them during the last snow of winter.

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Double Birthday! Miko

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When Miko learns that he and his toy animal share the same birthday, Miko gives him the perfect gift.

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Desert December

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A South African boy makes a long journey through the desert to join his parents in a mining village, reaching them on Christmas Day and seeing his new baby sister.

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