Hood, Susan

In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed. Includes historical notes.

"[Shares stories of] fourteen inspiring young [female] rebels ... who broke down walls to pursue their interests, talents, and rights. They fought fires, discovered prehistoric animals, circled the globe, braved Nazis, championed sports, changed the way we eat, integrated schools, improved medicine [and more]"--page four.

Explains the origin of the "Recycled Orchestra," a group of children from Cateura, Paraguay that play instruments from recycled trash and perform concerts all over the world.

A boy and an elephant experience oppositesa as they spend a day in the city.

Imagined in the form of a secret agent's set of instructions, Mason and other children negotiate the first day of school.

Tells the true tale of an orchestra made up of children playing instruments built from recycled trash called the 'Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay.'.