Miko the mouse tries to keep busy as he waits for his mother to wake up.
Europe
Materials from Europe
I Will Never Not Ever Eat A Tomato
A fussy eater decides to sample the carrots after her brother convinces her that they are really orange twiglets from Jupiter.
The Boy Who Held Back the Sea
By blocking a leaking hole in the dike, a young boy saves his town from destruction.
The Cat With The Yellow Star: Coming Of Age In Terezin
A little cat pinned with a star, a Nazi concentration camp and an opera production–this is the story of Ela Weissberger’s coming of age in Terezin and the adults who helped the children to survive there.
A Home For Foundlings
Describes the hospital founded by Captain Coram to care for homeless children, and includes information about the daily lives of the foundlings and a timeline.
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.
The Bears’ Famous Invasion Of Sicily
In search of food, Leander, King of the Bears, leads his subjects from their safe caves in the mountains of Sicily to the valley where they triumph over many enemies.
In the Jungle
This book illustrates the animals found in the jungle, such as the elephant, lion, and monkey, providing holes for children’s faces.
Heart of Mine: A Story of Adoption
This book offers young readers a gentle story about adoption as two parents explain how their darling daughter, Tu Thi, came into their lives from a country so very far away.
Escape To West Berlin
In 1961 East Berlin, thirteen-year-old Heidi copes with the stress of a crisis with her best friend, government pressure on her father to leave his West Berlin job, her mother’s pregnancy, and the ever-present threat of the closing of the border.