All About Islands
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by Katharine Ross Bear and Rabbit set sail for adventure on the high seas and end up on a very pleasant island.
by Allen Say The amazing tricks two American soldiers do on a borrowed bicycle are a fitting finale for the school sports day festivities in a small village in occupied Japan.
by Frane Lessac The artwork of FraneŽ Lessac accompanies this collection of poems by various Caribbean poets, including Robert Johnson, Edward Brathwaite, A.L. Hendricks, Evan Jones, and others.
by Tomie De Paola Fin M'Coul's wife, Oonagh, helps him outwit his arch rival, Cucullin. Irish folklore.
by Arnold Adoff One sunny afternoon while everyone is resting, Flamboyan, a young girl named after the tree whose red blossoms are the same color as her hair, dreamily flies over her Caribbean island home.
by Barbara Cooney Matthais grows from a little boy to a grandfather on a small island off the coast of New England.
by Charles E. Martin Staying behind on an island after three summer people have left, Heather wonders what there will be to do.
by Mairi Hedderwick Katie Morag's annual visit to her grandmother is disrupted by her wild and unruly Big Boy Cousins, who tempt her into joining them in a naughty game in the village when they should be doing chores.
by Frane Lessac A young boy goes with his best friend to visit the little Caribbean island where he was born.
by Margaret Wise Brown Depicts the changes that occur on a small island as the seasons come and go, as day changes to night, and as a storm approaches.
by Robert D. San Souci A Japanese folk tale about the brave daughter of a samurai warrior and her journey to be reunited with her exiled father.
by Robert D. San Souci Unhappy with her life at home, Sukey receives kindness and wealth from Mama Jo the mermaid.
by Ivan Gantschev Trouble comes to a beautiful island when an evil giant crab tries to destroy a volcano.
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