Girls to the rescue, book #2
Subtitle: tales of clever, courageous girls from around the world
By: edited by Bruce Lansky
Series: Girls to the rescue
Publisher: Ipicturebooks.com
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9781590198919
Subjects: Short stories; Children's stories
Other titles: Girls to the rescue, book number 2; Girls to the rescue, book 2
Description: A collection of ten stories, with author biographies, featuring admirable girls in both familiar and exotic settings.
Notes: Originally published: Meadowbrook, 1996.
Table of contents: title: Cody's wooden whistle  -- an original story by -- Douglas Dosson; title: Adrianna's chickens  -- an original story by -- Anne Schraff; title: Liza and the lost letter  -- an original story by -- Bruce Lansky; title: Jamila and the lion  -- an original story by -- Anne Schraff; title: The peacemakers  -- an original story by -- Lois Greiman; title: Kim's surprise witness  -- adapted by -- Bruce Lansky -- from a Chinese folktale; title: Vassilisa the wise  -- adapted by -- Joanne Mitchell -- from a Russian folktale; title: Just a girl  -- an original story by -- Brenda Cox; title: The clever daughter-in-law  -- adapted by -- Bruce Lansky -- from Chinese folklore; title: Peggy's magic egg -- adapted by-- Stephen Mooser-- from an Irish folktale.