When Will and his mother go to the beach, they don’t let a bit of rain keep them from going swimming.
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Beneath The Rainbow
Drawing on images and characters from traditional African myths, legends, and folklore, this colorful anthology features three short stories and three poems from Kenya.
The Elephant-Headed God And Other Hindu Tales
A collection of Hindu myths featuring gods and goddesses, kings and queens, heroes and beggars, angelic beings and demons.
Anthony and the Girls
Wanting the two girls in the sandbox to take notice of him, young Anthony breaks out all of his best tricks to get them to look his way but to no avail.
The Great Blue House
When its owners leave, a summer house comes alive with the sounds of a mouse nibbling crumbs in the fall, a cat taking shelter in the winter, and rain falling on the roof in the spring.
Smiling For Strangers
During the war, fourteen-year-old Nina flees from her village in Yugoslavia, armed only with some letters and a photograph, to search for an old friend of her mother’s in England.
Dreamspeaker
A troubled eleven-year-old boy escapes from an institution to the forests of British Columbia, where he finds sanctuary with a Native American shaman who shows him that he is capable of learning and can control his violence.
The Giant Devil Dingo
Unlike all the other animals and birds, the dingo was not a man in the beginning, but had always been a dog. This legend of Gaiya the giant devil-dingo tells how the modern day dingo was created.
Sacred River
Four thousand years of traditions and beliefs bring millions of Hindu pilgrims to purify their souls and find salvation in the sacred water of the Ganges, and the experience of the pilgrimage, the river, and the city of Benares is unforgettable.
My Farm
The author describes growing up on a farm in Australia, including herding cattle, winning a ribbon at the local fair, helping her mother deliver a calf, and receiving a new pony for Christmas.