"Vini! Come! The field calls!" cries a girl as she and her younger brother rouse their community---family, friends, and the local fruit vendor---for a pickup futbol game.
Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to the concept of perseverance, describing what it is to have perseverance and showcasing it in a number of scenarios where kids exhibit grit and determination in doing a task.
When obstacles prevent Princess Faith from succeeding with her gardening, she perseveres and prays, in this version of the parable of the sower. Includes note about the parable and its meaning for children.
Rita tries to decide whether to remain the best swimmer on the Dolphins team or the worst on the Sharks team, where she could be with her friends, and Jazz needs to tell her father she can't concentrate when he yells at the referees during the track meet.
As little Daisy Rabbit struggles to learn how to hop, her mother points out other baby animals having trouble with their lessons until Daisy realizes everyone needs practice when trying something new.