Rachel Isadora

Children explore their five senses, learning what they can see, smell, hear, touch, and taste.

Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition.

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 inhabitants of Old Makimba's farm in Africa, including a baboon, an elephant, and a lion, are described, verse by verse. Includes facts about African animals.

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

Recasts in an African setting the familiar fairy tale in which a beautiful girl with extraordinarily long hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.

A toddler plays peekaboo with parents, grandparents, toys, and the moon while getting ready for bed.

In a village on the African plains, a little girl stalls bedtime by saying good night to various animals and objects.

In a village on the African plains, a little girl stalls bedtime by saying good night to various animals and objects.

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