After Marta the cow watches the annual bicycle race go through her town, she decides to build her own bicycle and teach herself to ride.
Fiction
Fiction genre
Singing Shijimi Clams
ake one older, not-so-wicked-anymore witch, add a slightly grumpy cat, and one large bucket of singing shijimi clams, and what you do NOT end up with, (no matter how hungry you are), is miso soup with clams.
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.
Shiva’s Fire
In India, Parvati, a talented dancer with supernatural powers, is invited to Madras to study with a great master and sacrifices friends and family for her art. By the Newbery Honor winning author of Shabanu.
Bhangra Babes
As their auntie’s wedding day approaches, the Indian-British Dhillon sisters try to rescue her from her fianc
Scarecrow
Twelve-year-old Lena comes to live with her eccentric grandfather in a small Russian town and finds herself mocked and persecuted by a gang of her classmates at her new school.
Honey, Honey–Lion!: A Story From Africa
After working together to obtain honey, the African honey badger always shares it with his partner, the honeyguide bird, until one day when the honey badger becomes greedy and his feathered friend decides to teach him a lesson.
Icefire
While researching the existence of dragons for an essay that could win him a trip to the Arctic, Chris realizes that an ancient treasure may exist there, guarded by bears, and that he has some role in its protection. Sequel to A fire within.
When The Pigs Took Over
Don Carlos likes to do everything in a big way, but his idea to serve lots of snails in his restaurant nearly destroys the whole village.
When Chickens Grow Teeth
A cafe keeper in a small French village cannot escape from his wife’s silly plan to have him hatch eggs in the bed to which he is confined.