fiction

When two friends vie for the part of Marie in "The Nutcracker," they learn an important lesson about friendship.

Timmy is distracted while playing right field on his tee ball team, but when he comes up to bat he hits a home run.

A young player steps up to bat at a crucial point in a baseball game and succeeds in making the play that wins the game.

A boy's mother reminds him to stay close as they enjoy the rides at a carnival. Includes related vocabulary activities.

The forest animals are surprised by the arrival of Kanga with a baby in her pouch.

On Vera's first visit to the dentist, she has an unexpected reaction when he tries to polish her teeth.

Crystal and her Gramama go every Saturday to pet the horses that belong to Gramama's neighbor, but when her favorite horse is hurt, Crystal and Gramama's rush to help results in a very nice reward.

Twelve-year-old Benjy, in Virginia visiting the grandmother he has never met, meets the ghost of a Virginia Military Institute cadet who was killed in the Battle of New Market in 1864 and helps him recover his family's treasured gold watch.

Concerned that the immigrant employees of New York City's Macy's department store are homesick at Christmas, a young girl inspires the store's head to hold the first Macy's Parade. Based on a true story; includes historical note.

Presents the special activities of a kindergarten class on the day devoted to each letter of the alphabet, from finding acorns outside on A day, to zero more letters and a trip to the zoo on Z day.