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Once, after a bountiful pumpkin harvest, as four brothers dispose of unneeded seeds, the seeds suddenly go flying with the wind and cover the town below, but the brothers think nothing more about it.

Charlie and Lola choose a single treat at the store, count ladybugs, note the lateness of the time, and are introduced to other simple math concepts.

Los hermanos Alden pasan las vacaciones de verano en su propia isla privada. Alli conocen a un misterioso nuevo amigo, con un fascnante secreto! --Page 4 of cover.

When ten-year-old "Scab" McNally takes swimming lessons, he's afraid he'll be forced to reveal his secret fear of deep water.

"When you live at the edge of the no-go desert, you need to make your own fun. That's when you and your brothers get inventive and build a bike from scratch, using everyday items like an old milk pot (maybe Mum is using it, maybe not), a bent bucket seat, and bashed tin-can handles. The end result is a spectacular bike, perfect for going bumpetty bump over the sand hills, past your fed-up mum, and right through your mud-for-walls home." -- Back cover....