Sleek Dolphin can be counted on to help out his fellow inhabitants of the sea. Today he is leaping and playing near the shore when he stumbles upon a shark who has gotten himself stuck in the sands of the ocean floor. «I swam too close to the shoreline», complains the shark when Sleek swims closer to investigate. Sleek's offer of assistance is refused. Is the shark wise to turn down help? The dolphin leaves and the shark soon is worn out. Will Sleek return to help out or is this the end for...
Mimi is a young girl about seven. She lives in a wooded area without a lot of friends or close neighbors. The animals in the woods are her friends though and she is rarely lonely. She tells people that the animals can talk to her. She has been able to understand them and sometimes to speak to them since she was younger. In fact they can talk to her though many of her family members consider her odd for saying so. Mimi is not allowed to go out into the forest alone. A large black wolf lives in...
This year he plans on popping the giant red, white and blue balloon near the fireworks stand. This balloon is different because it has lots of smaller balloons inside, but what Henry does not know is that the smaller balloons are filled with water. What will happen when he pops the largest balloon? Pippi, the black and white poodle who lives with the owner of the fireworks stand knows about the water balloons. Will he warn Henry or will he let him find out for himself about the water balloons?...
Shay Sparrow is one of the best small birds at finding objects for the great scavenger hunt that is held every last weekend in the summer. One of the items on the list is a black feather with red and yellow markings. Shay decides to make things easier this year and paint a feather he found from a black crow. What happens when the paint he chooses turns the black feather green and blue instead? How can Shay prove he is the best at the scavenger hunt this year? As he tries to clean the feather off...
Cobber Crow, a black crow who loves to collect shiny object like keys, coins and marbles. Her marble collection is her favorite and she is always hunting for different marbles to add to it. Her best friend Sparkles Cat, lives with a human girl named Becky, who also loves to collect and play with marbles. When Becky loses one of her favorite marbles with a gold star shape inside, will Cobber be able to help her find it? When she sees the marble Cobber hides it under some litter, not knowing...
"The First Helping" is the 1st Children's Picture Book in a series of 8 Books entitled: Learning to Help Series.<br><br>Owl and Zak the snake are fighting over food, or rather the lack of. <br><br>The "The First Helping" as well as all the Picture Books in the series, explores exciting ways of helping others, while the story lines remain positive and fulfilling. Creative artwork and bold colors lend visual motion to each story...
Dot and the Kangaroo by Ethel C Pedley (1860-1898) is an 1899 Australian childrens book classic where it follows the story of a young five year old girl named Dot who gets lost in the outback of Australia and is helped by a red kangaroo. Whilst in the outbook, Dot is able to communicate with the kangaroo and other marsupials of Australia. The major theme of the book is negative human interference in the wild.<br><br>Mermaids Classics, an imprint of Mermaids Publishing brings the very...
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (1820 –1878) is a story about a horse named Black Beauty who endures cruelty and kindness. The story is narrated through the horse's point of view and the aim of the author was to portray the themes of inducing kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses. Anna Sewell was an English novelist and wrote the book during the last few years of her life. It became an instant success after it was first published in 1877 but Anna died five...
The essential collection of classic children's books by Howard R. Garis in one:<br><br>Buddy and Brighteyes Pigg<br>Bully and Bawly No-Tail<br>CURLY AND FLOPPY TWISTYTAIL (THE FUNNY PIGGIE BOYS)<br>The Curlytops and Their Pets or Uncle Toby's Strange Collection<br>The Curlytops and Their Playmates or Jolly Times Through the Holidays<br>The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch<br>THE CURLYTOPS ON STAR ISLAND<br>Daddy Takes...