As a reward for their good deeds and hard work in the Mexican desert, Juan Tuza the prairie dog and Pepe the armadillo receive a magic bag, which produces anything they need.
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Black And White Blanche
Although everything in the Weatherspoon household is either black or white, daughter Blanche yearns for a pink dress, so her friends at Felicity’s flower stand try to help Blanche satisfy her quest for color, in this story set in Victorian London.
Adeline’s Dream
When Linna, 12, moves from Germany with her mother and brother to Canada where her father has been working, she fears that she will be forced to give up her dream of becoming an opera singer.
The Story of A Boy Named Will, Who Went Sledding Down the Hill
As he sleds swiftly down the hill, a boy runs into a hunter, a dog, a fox, a hare, and a bear.
Elephant
When Hannah finds an ivory necklace that belonged to her great-grandmother, it gives her dreams; and she knows she must make restitution to the elephants for their suffering caused by the ivory trade.
A Fortunate Life
Describes the author’s experiences growing up on the West Australian frontier, working as an itinerant rural laborer, and fighting in World War I. Condensed edition.
Mama Elizabeti
When her mother has a new baby, Elizabeti is given charge of her younger brother and finds it more difficult to take care him than it was to care for her rock doll. Sequel to Elizabeti’s doll, and followed by Elizabeti’s school.
Looking For Alibrandi
Life becomes complicated for spirited Josephine who lives in a traditional Old World Italian community in Sydney, Australia, when the father she has never known suddenly appears, and she begins to date an Australian who is not Italian.
Sosu’s Call
Sosu lives in a small village on a narrow strip of land between the sea and the lagoon. He tries his best to fit in, to be just another boy, but many in the village feel a boy with legs that don’t work is bad luck. His father is told to keep Sosu at home. When a terrible storm threatens the village while everyone is away, Sosu figures out a way to alert help.
Take a closer look at Sosu’s Call as examined in WOW Review.
Why?
Presents both facts and humorous answers, in a manner which young readers will find interesting, to questions about many different kinds of animals, such as why zebras have stripes, why lions have manes, and why crocodiles cry tears.