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One day, on the banks of a billabong, a very clever dingo caught a wombat... and decided to make... Wombat stew, Wombat stew, Gooey, brewy, Yummy, chewy, Wombat stew! In this classic Australian picture book, a dingo catches a wombat and wants to cook him in a stew. But all the other bush animals have a plan to save their friend. They trick the dingo into using mud, feathers, flies, bugs and gumnuts in his stew, and the result is something the dingo will never forget!
Peg Leg Lil is a true-blue pirate. She can shoot a cannonball through a porthole, sail through a typhoon, and dig up buried treasure all day long. But there's something about Lil that nobody knows. She can't cook! Suggested level: primary.
Meet the animals at Uncle Marcos' farm.
As Kokopelli plays his flute, desert dwellers such as Coyote and Snake, and even the children, join in his nighttime dance through the canyon.
A rhyming story that describes a typical Chinese New Year celebration.
The dramatic true story of a young heroine who operated a lighthouse during a terrible winter storm in her father's absence, saving countless lives out at sea. When seventeen-year-old Abbie Burgess and her family move to Maine where her father will be caring for a lighthouse, she is immediately fascinated by the lights. Abbie becomes her father's assistant, and when he is forced to make an emergency trip to the mainland, Abbie alone knows how to keep the lighthouse tower lit. Soon after he leaves, a massive storm arises, surging over the island and flooding their house. Will Abbie be able to care for her sick mother and younger sisters and make sure that the lighthouse guides ships safely through the treacherous waters? This fictionalized account of a young girl's triumph over a savage storm as well as her own fears, is based on an actual incident that took place in the winter of 1856. Gorgeously illustrated with powerful oil paintings, young Abbie will inspire readers to face all storms as bravely.
Dixie Lee brings home an alligator, a snake, and an owl as pets to protect her family from such spooky creatures as the churn-turners, the bogeyman, and the mist-sisters.
"The story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker who helped rescue nearly 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. Includes afterword, author's note, sources, and glossary"--Provided by publisher.
y Rhyme. Big Book for shared reading and writing. Skills include paper collage illustration, and oral close. Age range: 5-9 years. Provides thorough coverage of literacy requirements for Year 2 (P3). can also be used extensively with Foundation (P1), Year 1 (P2), Year 3 (P4), and year 4 (P5). Size: 45.5cm tall x 38cm wide. Published 1989. 16 pages.
Jackrabbit brags to the other animals that he is so brave that he can do all kinds of things, including kiss a coyote.