country life

Presents Australia as a possible place to live, mentioning that though you may go to school by radio, it has other good features.

Sal, a very big girl, cannot sew a quilt like Gran's no matter how hard she tries, but eventually she finds that her talents lie elsewhere.

A collection of poems about frogs and dragonflies, wind and rain, a visit to the tree farm, the garden hose, and other familiar parts of indoor and outdoor life.

Maggie's visit to Grampa's house in the country allows her to see everyday magic like newly hatched mayflies, baby birds, and ice falling from the summer sky.

Hetty is very careful with the eggs she has bought on her very first trip to the store, but she runs into trouble when she stops to pick apples.

Vannie tries to make the best of things when she and her dog Muffy are left with her cranky great-aunt on an old farm in Ohio while Vannie's parents go to California to look for work.

Autumn brings the first frost, migrating geese, burning leaves, and a fine harvest.

Vacationing in the country, Ida, a spunky kitten, becomes jealous when an older kitten makes friends with Ida's best friend, Betty.

A small girl describes the many pleasures that accompany running a country store.

Follows the seasons of the year as reflected in the growth, life, and death of the garden of a large rural family.