Bücher von Laurie Nave

Katrina and Kevin are overjoyed when they receive their little red dachshund puppy, Ginger. They all grow up together, playing, learning, and becoming best friends. But when Ginger has an accident, the twins learn that even the best-loved dogs don't live forever and are heartbroken. Then they learn that another dog, Ava, has lost her human. She is heartbroken too. She isn't exactly a dachshund, and she isn't Ginger, but Katrina and Kevin decide they want to give Ava a new home and a new family to love. And while they learn to love a new dog, their own hearts heal.

In Lawrence County, Alabama, authorities have just made a grisly discovery - bones buried under an old barn. Someone was hiding a terrible burial ground, but who? The previous family perished in a house fire, and no one has lived on the old farm property for decades. Meanwhile, Celia and Keith are eating dinner with her elderly neighbor Lucille when the macabre story makes national news. Lucille has a stroke, interrupting their dinner, and Celia has to wait for the rest of the details. Over the next few weeks, more bones are discovered, her neighbor's health continues to decline, and Celia begins to wonder if the stroke is the only reason Lucille seems to be losing her mind.This is the third installment of the Celia Brockwell Suspense series, including Chosen By a Killer and Revenge al Dente.

There's something strange going on at the city zoo. During the day, people come to watch the animals play at the City Zoo. Elephants trumpet, hippos bathe, monkeys climb, and snakes slither. but once the zoo closes and the sun goes down, something magical happens.The animals from all over the zoo leave their cages and trees and head toward the concert hall, instruments in hand. Every night under the stars, the Emporer Conductor raises his baton, and the secret symphony plays while the rest of the animals listen and cheer. Music fills the air, and the strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussions instruments all play together.Once the concert is over, the audience gives a standing ovation. But will they make it back to their places before the sun rises and the people come back?This book is a great way to introduce c children to the orchestra and its instrument families.