Conrad, Pam

With her mother away on a honeymoon in Europe, fifteen-year-old Darcie spends the summer with her dour uncle and his wife, restaurateurs in a zoo where Darcie begins a search for the father she has never known and develops a crush on a mysterious seal and bird keeper who leads her into a test with death.

Provides the words different languages use for a variety of animal sounds.

Louisa's life in a loving pioneer family on the Nebraska prairie is altered by the arrival of a new doctor and his beautiful, tragically frail wife.

Nine-year-old Heather doesn't want to turn ten until wacky Rosa Rita shows her that growing up isn't so bad.

The frightened Tub People witness Santa's visit on Christmas Eve, and even though they do not understand what is happening, they become beautiful ornaments on the Christmas tree.

When the Tub Child discovers his missing grandfather asleep under the radiator, the whole Tub family rallies to wake him up.

A sailor famed for his seamanship and luck is shipwrecked on a tiny island, where his darkest hour gives rise to rescue and a new life.

Young Rooster thinks his Gift is making the sun rise, until one morning when the sun rises without him.

Kung Shi Fair's wealthy father gives her everything she asks of him; but when she requests permission to marry, he learns too late the value of listening.

A huge meteorite describes how it lay half-buried in Greenland for centuries until it is finally excavated by members of a Peary expedition.