In southeastern Africa, a young Yao girl and her mother find a way for their fellow villagers to escape approaching slave traders.
Jane Addams Honor Book (Awards)
The Village That Vanished
Storytellers
Mexico: The People
Looks at Mexico’s Mayan, Aztec, and Spanish heritage, and discusses family life, clothing, religion, farm life, village life, city life, and education.
How The Leopard Got His Claws
Recounts how the leopard got his claws and teeth and why he rules the forest with terror.
Good To Be Small
When little Mouse offers to find a lost lamb, the other sheep dismiss her. Sometimes the smallest member of the barnyard can get the biggest results, and Mouse is about to prove it.
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.