A little star has fallen from the sky and landed plunk right next to the jungle animals' campfire! How on earth will the animals help him find his way home? Harold the Hippo has a great idea, but no one seems to be listening.--Cover p. [4].
The "hugely satisfying" story (The Boston Globe) of one man’s search for the truth about his brother—and himself.
A retelling of the Navajo legend that explains the patterns of the stars in the sky.
In The Girl Who Fell Out of the Sky--the conclusion to the fantasy adventure series that began with the New York Times bestseller The Girl Who Could Fly--Victoria Forester shows readers that life is always exceptional, and "abilities" come ...
Of its 93 passengers, only one survived. Juliane Koepcke, the seventeen-year-old child of famous German zoologists.
After a family tragedy orphans her, Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., moves into her grandmother's mostly black community in the 1980s, where she must swallow her grief and confront her identity as a biracial woman ...
A story about the Heart Heads, who venture down to earth from outer space, on a special mission. Through their adventures, they teach us a valuable lesson about living in our hearts.
Stan experiences many different and difficult emotions throughout the story, reflecting the seven stages of grief. The story aims to normalise these feelings, which for children and those around them, can be frightening.
"--The Horn Book Review The Girl Who Could Fly is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
And in the title story, in a world ravaged by flood and riven by class, experts have discovered how to "fix the equation of a person" - with rippling, unforeseen repercussions.
And then, all of a sudden, an unexpected disaster hits and the marvel disappears! This charming story is accompanied by characterful illustrations, and also teaches children important life lessons about greed and the importance of sharing.