children's stories, american

Each of these ten short stories focuses on a high school student's mandatory 200 hours of community service and the youth's response to the required project.

Arthur, tired of being the only one in his class who still has all his baby teeth, waits impatiently for his loose tooth to fall out.

Each member of the South Orange River seventh-grade soccer team has qualities of excellence, but not on the soccer field.

The new baby takes some getting used to, but she's worth it.

A gardener's work begins in spring when the sun warms up the earth and ends when leaves turn yellow in autumn.

The inhabitants of Busytown prepare for Christmas in this collection of stories, songs, and holiday activities.

A selection of tales from Rootabaga Country peopled with such characters as the Potato Face Blind Man, the Blue Wind Boy, and many others.

The outbreak of a war between truck drivers and pushcart peddlers brings the mounting problems of traffic to the attention of both the city of New York and the world.

Over the years Mean Jake has several run-ins with Big Daddy Devil, Devil Junior, and Baby Deviline.