In “We All Need Forgiveness,” Little Critter is glad he has such nice friends who forgive him when he makes mistakes. But when one of his friends accidentally does something that affects him, Little Critter gets upset and stays angry at his friend for a while. But Little Critter’s pals teach him that saying “it’s okay” helps the person who acted up–“and” it helps him feel better much sooner.
The incredible Incas may have built South Americas greatest civilisation, but they could be very icky indeed! The poor prisoners they pulled up their huge pyramids were likely to experience a very painful death. But things werent much better for your average Inca.
In this funny picture book starring Mercer Mayer’s popular Little Critter, our young hero is off for a visit with his cousin. The day starts well but turns into pillow fights and tattletelling and checker boards overturned. It’s not always easy to be a cousin. Little Critter is ready to go home, but his cousin saves the day before it’s too late.
At the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, track and field star Jesse Owens ran himself straight into international glory by winning four gold medals. But the life of Jesse Owens is much more than a sports story. Born in rural Alabama under the oppressive Jim Crow laws, Owens’s family suffered many hardships. As a boy he worked several jobs like delivering groceries and working in a shoe repair shop to make ends meet. But Owens defied the odds to become a sensational student athlete, eventually running track for Ohio State.