Theme: Short stories

Spring-Heeled Jack

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

Three children make their escape from a London orphanage and after a series of misadventures are reunited with their father through the efforts of the legendary Spring-Heeled Jack.

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The Silver Spoon Of Solomon Snow

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

Ten-year-old Solomon Snow, a foundling who was discovered with a distinctive silver spoon in his mouth, sets out to find his parents and receives help along the way from an aspiring writer, a precocious young circus performer, and several orphans.

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Canada: The Land

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

Describes the geography, natural resources, trade and industry, cities, people, transportation, agriculture, and environment of Canada.

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If The World Were A Village: A Book About The World’s People

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

By narrowing down the world’s population to a village of one hundred people, the author offers up some surprising statistics about religion, language, age, and education that young children can more easily understand.

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