Rachel Isadora

When they are left in the woods by their parents, two children find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.

Lili dreams of becoming a ballerina and goes to her ballet lessons four afternoons a week.

Luke is not very good at baseball, but his grandmother and sports star Jackie Robinson encourage him to keep trying.

In this retelling of the Ugly Duckling, set on the African continent, the duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

The fisherman's greedy wife is never satisfied with the wishes granted her by an enchanted fish.

South African children gather to welcome home their fathers who have been away for several months working in the mines.

The inhabitants of South Africa divide their activities by day and night, as the animals in Kruger National Park go about their business while the people of Johannesburg sleep and then lie down in the shade as the people wake up.

Max finds a new way to warm up for his Saturday baseball game--his sister's dancing class.

Sitting in the kitchen of his grandfather's Chinese restaurant, a young boy enjoys watching the chefs and waiters prepare and serve mouth-watering dishes.

Illustrations and simple text describe the sights and sounds of a day in the city.