Playing with Grandpa! Beth takes Bert and Grandfather on a plane ride right in their backyard. Bert and Beth get ready for Halloween with Grandpa. Bert and Beth remember a fun day with Grandpa. Bert and Beth seek help from Grandpa when there's no wind to fly their kite. Grandpa and Bert try to make Beth feel better when she is sick. Stories by Valeri Gorbachev.
Friendship! Arizona discovers that friends can move away but still be close. Arizona and a former enemy realize that things are not always as they seem. Arizona learns the importance of making her own choices. Arizona helps her super-sensitive friend. Stories by Lissa Rovetch.
Reading! Mike gets his first library card. Megan and her classmates prepare for story time. Tex and Indi join a summer reading program at their local library. Toby writes a book report and learns that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. Stories by LaDonna Frankenheim, Marianne Mitchell, Lissa Rovetch, and John J. Bonk.
Quill and his friends are excited about Game Day and want to practice. But Quill, a porcupine, does not do well. He pops the balloon, tears the sack, and becomes discouraged. On Game Day, Quill finally finds something he is good at-carrying the ribbons.
Mr. Green's class has guest speakers, Mr. Hart and Miss Troy, who speak to the students about a place in Africa called Darfur that is in crisis. Mr. Hart and Miss Troy represent a group called Earth Peace. They explain that the government has taken over the people's homes, so the people of Darfur live in camps that have little food or water.
The students decide to write letters to the president of the United States, asking him to help by talking to the country about this problem. Finally the president writes back to thank them. He agrees to speak to the country soon about the crisis in Africa.
Henry David Thoreau was a writer and lover of nature. He was a bright and educated man that devoted his life to living as simply as possible without the constraints of the material world. Thoreau was a champion of abolitionist and conservationist ideas.
This book chronicles the lives of various individuals who have made a difference in one way or another. Most have devoted their time and talents to helping raise awareness about problems ranging from diseases to poverty and crime.
This book features biographies of three American women from very different backgrounds. Each overcame stereotypes and oppression to become leaders in the field of journalism: Nellie Bly, Margaret-Bourke White, and Helen Thomas.
