Gioia Fiammenghi

The adventures of the puppet boy created by an old Italian woodcarver from a piece of wood that talked. Includes vocabulary notes in the margin, a brief biography of the author, and instructions for making a hand puppet.

Kate thinks that the antics of her little sister, Abby, are unbearable and sets about to find another home for her but soon realizes that in spite of all she needs her.

Twelve children on a class trip to the zoo have fun grouping themselves into lines of different sizes.