Rise and Shine

Children wonder about many things. In this tender and heart-warming story, one little girl can't stop wondering about children in Africa after the story her teacher tells her. Children and adults empathize with this little girl's desire to help others. And, when she connects her mother's morning encouragement to "Rise and Shine" with the joy she envisions beaming from the faces of the children in Africa, every reader is will be reminded that they don't have to travel across the globe to make a difference in the world.