Amos McGee was a zookeeper who always made time for his animal friends. One day when his sniffles and sneezes prevented him from going to the zoo, he received some unexpected guests --his friends from the zoo! This is a gently humorous tale of friendship and dedication.
Story of Billy, a streetwise kid from NYC, sent to Nebraska where he is taken in by a Swedish farm family as part of the historic Orphan Train program of the Midwest at the turn of the century.
"On Jim's first day of school he worries, "Will I have a friend?" As the "new boy" it seems as if all the friends are already taken. Find out the answer to his question in this universal story about growing up."--Container box.
