When a fox tricks a dog into abandoning his post at the hen house in order to get rid of his fleas, the dog discovers his error and returns the favor.
A Flea In The Ear
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Bonjour, Lonnie
An African-American Jewish boy traces his ancestry with the help of the Love Bird of Paris.
Communication: Means And Technologies For Exchanging Information
Shows readers how humans have developed various means of communication — from cave paintings and heiroglyphics to today’s newspapers and television.
Starring Mirette and Bellini
After the Great Bellini teaches young Mirette to walk the high wire, she uses her talent to free him from prison, and both resolve to help others become free.
Marco Polo
Marco Polo’s travels are recorded in a diary and scrapbook such as the great explorer might have kept.
Boxes For Katje
After a young Dutch girl writes to her new American friend in thanks for the care package sent after World War II, she begins to receive increasingly larger boxes.
There’s A Hole In My Bucket
A retelling of a German folksong about a bear unable to water his flowers because every attempt to repair the hole in his bucket only leads to further problems.
A Gift From The Sea
Unaware of its eons-old history, a boy finds a rock and takes it home to a shelf beside his sea glass and starfish.
Idora
When the apartment building in which she lives is sold, Idora, a bored and lonely giraffe, decides to make a big change in her life.
I Didn’t Do My Homework Because…
How many excuses are there for not doing homework? Let us count the ways: Giant lizards invaded the neighborhood. Elves hid all the pencils. And then there was that problem with carnivorous plants. The excuses go on and on, each more absurd than the next and escalating to hilarious heights.