 Story of Dr Doolittle
A swallow arrives in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh with bad news that the monkeys of Africa are ill. Only the doctor who talks with animals can save them. Doctor Dolittle with his close friends such as Jip, his loyal dog, and Dab-Dab, his housekeeper duck, decides to help monkeys. Together they must sail to Africa, battle a band of pitiless pirates, flee across a gorge on a bridge made of acrobatic apes, and convince the king of the beasts that even he must help an animal in need.
The House at Pooh Corner, AA Milne
Here your child will get acquainted with Pooh and Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, and of course Christopher Robin. They attract young readers. Forget the Disney remakes the original is still the best.
In Grandma’s attic, Arleta Richardson
Grandma tells her exuberant granddaughter stories form her own childhood when she learnt some valuable and hard lessons. There is a second book in this series with more fascinating stories from Grandma. Stories of days gone by. Only Grandmother remembers those days, she is a real storyteller. Your children will be excited by adventures of a young girl growing up during the late 19th century on a farm in Michigan.
Family under the bridge, Natalie Savage Carlson
In this heartwarming book Natalie Savage Carlson excellently shows what it means to be a family. The book describes the world of tramps and homeless people, a topic which children usually have little experience with. The life of Armand who is a homeless man is solitary. He lives under bridge over the Seine River. He faithfully avoids children, calling them starlings, and saying they will steal your heart if you aren't careful. One day he comes back home under the bridge and find a group of starlings sleeping in his spot. He makes his best to keep them out of his heart, but they work their way in and call Armand their grandpa. The main theme of this book is the importance of family. Armand finds a family and in the end couldn't be happier about it.
A Year of Miss Agnes, Kirkpatrick Hill
The book describes the life of an isolated fishing town in Alaska, where Miss Agnes arrives. She is a teacher. Frederika and her classmates believe that this teacher will leave as quickly as all the rest, but Miss Agnes is different. She wants to change the school children’s lives forever. She demonstrates them that learning is one of the highest privileges that they can receive and with her gentle way she helps each child achieve their best.
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