A little grey cat saves the day when Basket Weaver is ordered into a competition to make the perfect basket for the emperor’s newborn daughter.
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Trick Of The Mind
he struggles of several young people who confront family problems, emotional problems, unrequited love, mystery, and violence, is told from alternating viewpints of Matt and Erin.
World Faiths: Islam
Covers the life and teachings of the prophet Muhammad, as well as the development and history of Islam, the sacred text of the Koran, and important geographic locations like Mecca and Medina.
Web Of Lies
Giving in to pressure to join a violent gang in London, twelve-year-old Femi is caught acting as a drug courier and confesses to the police, endangering his family’s request for asylum when Femi’s gang attempts to kill his family in retaliation.
Old John
Things are never quite the same after Jacob and Laura’s lovable but idiosyncratic grandfather moves in.
Journey to Jo’burg: A South African Story
When their baby sister becomes dangerously ill, thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother make a journey of over 300 kilometers from their village to Johannesburg, where their mother works as a maid for a white family.
La Gran Fiesta
Relates how Crow and his friends taught everyone to celebrate Christmas.
The Most Beautiful Kite In The World
Jenny has her heart set on a special red kite for her birthday. She is crushed when she receives a home made kite from her father. They try to get it to fly, but it will not cooperate, so Jenny seeks the help of various neighbors.
Panda
While on an expedition to western China with his father, twelve-year-old Jake sees a panda but when he tries to take its picture the camera breaks and no one believes his story.