A Collection of Children's Stories
Ken Merdinger
Paperback
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, July 16, 2015)
Fun, educational stories about animals, relationships, handicaps, wildlife preservation, ecology, and whimsy with black and white photos The Boy, the Bull, and the Matador - Pedro, a nine-year-old Spanish boy, shares his father’s excitement over the birth of a new baby bull. Although he respects his family's proud history of bullfighting, his dream is to become a professional soccer player—not a matador. The Kangaroo Who Couldn’t Hop - After a mother kangaroo gives birth to a deformed joey, she is subjected to pity and ridicule. When her son sees how much pain he is causing, he decides to run away to the Australian Outback. The Elephant Who Didn’t Want His Tusks - Thinking that elephants are not afraid of any animal on the African savannah, Bobo discovers from a friend that he has someone to fear. Confused and upset, the baby elephant confronts his mother to learn more about this enemy. The Magic of the Rain Forest - Learn about ecology in an entertaining way as you experience life in the Brazilian rain forest. As a toucan, macaw, monkey, jaguar, and other animals deal with the destruction of their precious habitat, you will get an insight into how it affects their lives. The Old Oak Leaf - In this whimsical story on ecology, sit back and enjoy the zany adventures of an oak leaf as it nobly pursues its destiny.
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