Growing up between 1909 and 1917, Berty enjoys the slow-rolling wheel of time on his Vermont farm and cannot understand his older brother's desire to see other parts of the world.
Will and Marty Woodman travel with their family to a small seaside town famous for its resident ghost, pirate Captain Augustine Crow, who haunts the seashore.
When fall comes, two brothers enjoy catching the falling leaves, stomping on them, kicking them, jumping in piles of them, and using them to make pictures. Includes a description of how leaves change through the year.
Jack Putnam and his little brother Benny are dragged along on a summer vacation to Chowder Bay, Maine, and their previously boring trip turns into an adventure to a mysterious locale with giant lobsters, Civil War ghosts, and kleptomaniac eagles.
During summer vacation, rising dog food prices and falling scrapyard payouts leave Larry wondering how he will feed his three dogs until his little brother alerts him to an intriguing mystery involving a hostile dog in an alley.
Brothers Jeff and David, along with their cousin Claire, plunge into a dangerous mystery after spotting someone dumping a large bundle into the lake at Cabin Creek in the middle of the night.
Manu, one of five brothers who are the first humans to set foot on Hawaii, is unhappy until he saves the life of a strange creature he calls Dog-of-the-Sea-Waves, and they become fast friends. Presented English and Hawaiian.
When twelve-year-old Ty's brother Thane is recruited out of college to play for the New York Jets, their Uncle Gus uses Ty to get insider information for his gambling ring, landing Ty and Thane in trouble with the Mafia.
