children's stories

Whenever Nima meets someone on her long walk to the market village in Nepal, she brings her hands together with her fingers almost touching her chin, bows her head slightly, and says "Namaste," which means "the light in me meets the light in you." Includes information on the geography, culture, and people of Nepal.

Giraffe becomes bored and decides to write a letter and send it as far as possible. The letter eventually ends up with Penguin and the two become pen pals.

Cody learns how to handle himself with the bullies at school when an uncle he never knew he had comes to stay at his house.

Journey Song learns that two pandas are being held in a warehouse in her poverty-stricken neighborhood of the Eastside, and decides to make it her mission to save the two animals.

Befriending a very strange new student, Toulouse, helps outsider Woodrow stand up to the class bullies who have been picking on them both.

After visiting the Machakos People's Park in Machakos, Kenya, two Kenyan orphans, Kitoo and Nigosi, get to experience the joy of playing ice hockey.

"The Sewer Rats have created a breed of superplants that are taking over Muskrat City! And what's worse, they've captured Lady Wonderwhiskers, and are holding her prisoner. It's up to Superstilton and Swiftpaws to save her - and figure out who she really is when she's not a crime-fighting Heromouse!" --Back cover.

The second week of Next Best Junior Chef features family and traditions, as Caroline, Oliver, and Rae, ages eleven to twelve, face more challenges and another elimination.

The students of Stanton Elementary School, which is a polling place, find out all they can about voting and then encourage everyone in their neighborhoods to cast their ballots.

After Cow's bad mood spreads to the whole farm, Dog starts a new chain reaction by showing kindness.