Old Pearl* author-Christina Hammonds Reed this intimate and informative story

this intimate and informative story celebrates the importance of nature

has to work at the gym to pay for the damages

will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own

who was there to defend it

Mariko has no choice—to rescue him

Old Pearl* author-Christina Hammonds Reed this intimate and informative storyA young boy deals with the sadness of losing a pet in this gentle, sweet ode to how nothing can take away what lives in our heart. Theo loves feeding the birds. All the birds. But he tries his hardest to aim his seeds to the old bird with the raggedy wingPearl. Soon, they are sharing apples and peanut butter, enjoying a good breeze, and sitting heartbeat to heartbeat. But sometimes friends have to say goodbye