(Antelope books)
Description
As soon as Binya saw the beautiful blue silk umbrella she wanted it She wanted it so badly that she was willing to give her lucky leopards claw pendant in exchange No-one in the village had such a fine umbrella and everywhere Binya went the umbrella went too Gradually it faded to a pale blue and was patched in several places but there was still many who envied Binya her treasured possession And the most envious of them all was old Ram Bharosa the shopkeeper who decided that by some means he must own the blue umbrella.
How the series evolves
Books in this Series
The blue umbrella
As soon as Binya saw the beautiful blue silk umbrella she wanted it She wanted it so badly that she was willing to give her lucky leopards claw pendant in exchange No-one in the village had such a fine umbrella and everywhere Binya went the umbrella went too Gradually it faded to a pale blue and was patched in several places but there was still many who envied Binya her treasured possession And the most envious of them all was old Ram Bharosa the shopkeeper who decided that by some means he must own the blue umbrella.
The princess and the lion
A princess in disguise journeys to tell her brother that he has been named king, and to warn him to abandon his plan to escape from the mountain prison where he had been banished by the old king who sought to avoid civil strife.
A bad case of ghosts
Chris Barnes n'aime pas la nouvelle maison dans laquelle sa famille vient d'emménager. Il fait la connaissance de Tina et Kevin Einstein, ses voisins, qui ont élaboré un fantômètre servant à détecter la présence de fantômes. Grâce à cet appareil, Chris découvre que sa maison est hantée par des oiseaux-fantômes. Chris, Tina et Kevin, les petits génies, veulent percer leur mystère.
The dead letter box
When her friend Glenda moves away, Louie devises a way they can keep in touch by using a book in the library to exchange letters.
A bad case of magic
When Giles, Tina, and Kevin see books moving by themselves in the library, they know they have to investigate.
Polly's tiger
Though the other children can't see it, Polly's tiger walks beside her giving her confidence to face the problems of a new school.
King Max the Last
Max the hedgehog has acquired a strange crown upon his head, and all the hedgehogs believe he is the legendary hedgehog king. But is Max's new royal status really as wonderful as he thinks? Suggested level: primary.
Ellen and the queen
Because of her naughtiness, Ellen is denied the privilege of seeing the Queen with her class, but she determines to see her on her own anyway.