Books in Children of the World series

Presents the life a twelve-year-old boy and his family in Cuba, describing his home and school activities and discussing the history, geography, ethnic composition, natural resources, sports and recreation, government, religion, and culture of his country.Presents the life of a boy and his family in Cuba, describes his home and school activities, and discusses the history, geography, government, and culture of his country

Ireland in the 1840s is devastated by famine. When tragedy strikes their family, Eily, Michael and Peggy are left to fend for themselves. Starving and in danger of the dreaded workhouse, they escape. Their one hope is to find the great aunts they have heard about in their mother's stories. Titles in this set contains Under The Hawthorn Tree, Fields Of Home and Wildflower Girl.

In Teddy's Cattle Drive, Marc Simmons tells the story of E. C. "Teddy" Abbott, an eleven-year-old Nebraska boy whose first cattle drive takes place during the 1870s. Teddy's father purchases a herd of beef cattle in Texas and reluctantly allows his son to accompany him to Texas to drive the cattle to their ranch in southeastern Nebraska along the Chisholm Trail. After arriving in Texas, his father decides to take the train back to Nebraska instead of accompanying the Longhorns north, leaving Teddy in the care of the sage trail boss, Vito Cross, whom Teddy wants to impress. Teddy is thrust into cowboy life with few skills and is forced to use his own ingenuity to learn the traits necessary for living on the trail. Teddy helps prepare the meals and wrangle loose horses during the day. Before the cattle drive reaches Nebraska, Teddy has worked hard to prove his worth to the band of experienced cowboys and most of all, to his father. Ronald Kil's illustrations add another dimension to Simmons's descriptions of Teddy's cattle trail adventures.

Joe has waited until the last minute to write a school report on Nelson Mandela. He convinces his sister, Izzy, to time-travel with him to South Africa in the 1970s, so that he can interview Mandela, and write The Best Report Ever. Being still somewhat new to time-travel, they mess it up a bit and end up in an African wild game preserve full of bloodthirsty animals. Will the twins survive the circle of life there, and will Joe be able to finish his report? What else will they discover in South Africa that's even more dangerous than wild animals?"The Magic March" is an adventure story that also celebrates human differences, and the power of children to make a lasting impact in the world.