Kino lives on a farm on the side of a mountain in Japan. Hisfriend, Jiya, lives in a fishing village below. Everyone, includingKino and Jiya, has heard of the big wave. No one suspects it willwipe out the whole village and Jiya's family, too. As Jiyastruggles to overcome his sorrow, he understands it is in thepresence of danger that one learns to be brave, and to appreciatehow wonderful life can be. The famous story of a Japanese boy who must face life afterescaping the tidal wave destruction of his family and village.
Edward Bear acquires a new name, Winnie-the-Pooh, and a newlife with the inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Woods.
Can you ever have too much chocolate? John Midas doesn’t thinkso! Until one day when he buys a piece of chocolate that tastesmore chocolatey than anything he’s ever tasted. It’s a magicalpiece of chocolate that will forever change the way John thinks ofhis favorite foo
Deception is abound in this classic Shakespeare retelling.With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Nature andIdentity in As You Like It.
Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old skinflint. He hates everyone, especially children.
Andrew Matthews brings another historical tale to life foryoung readers. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre andVillainy in Richard III.
Floating down a lazy river, Benny finds a blackmail scheme in progress.
Here are twelve deeply moving short stories from the perceptive pen of Cynthia Rylant. Each captures the moment when someone's life changes -- when an animal causes a human being to see things in a different way, and, perhaps, changes his life.
I will wear my heart upon my sleeve for daws to peck at...Agreat retelling of this tragic tale of jealousy and human frailty.With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre, and Jealousy inOthello.