Amy jumps at the chance to leave her gloomy aunt and uncle and go to the mountains. But once there, she finds that she must to go to stay with the alien clan, the Wood People, and betray them. Worse still, when she meets the Woods she likes them, and her traitorous position there makes her more and more uncomfortable.

Featuring Polish folk tales, this work includes stories such as 'The King Who Was Eaten by Mice', 'The Gingerbread Baker's Bees from Torun', 'The Golden Duck from Warsaw', and the legendary story 'The Dragon of Krakow, and Queen Jurata and the Sea-Creatures' - which explains why amber can be found lying all over the Baltic shores.

Large, bold words accompanied by distinctive, character-filled drawings and simple rhyming verses make this series ideal for introducing young children to simple animal words. The whimsical pictures give personality to animals depicted in a variety of environments from rainforests and farms to savannahs and the polar ice caps. Children will marvel at the landscapes the animals inhabit and learn to identify various animals from around the world.

When scarey strangers appear at the Monroes' overnight campsite, Chester the cat tries to convince the family's two dogs that foul play is intended

Peggoty the pig feels ugly when the other animals tell her she needs fur, a mane, or feathers, but then she sees the farmer's baby and learns that there is also beauty in being hairless

Product Description: Large, bold words accompanied by distinctive, character-filled drawings and simple rhyming verses make this series ideal for introducing young children to simple animal words. The whimsical pictures give personality to animals depicted in a variety of environments from rainforests and farms to savannahs and the polar ice caps...read more