Helping Hands

How can Nell possibly be thankful for dried onions? How can one apple make seven people happy? Why didn’t Bradley enjoy playing with his little cousin? Children learn the answers in “Nell’s Dried Onions,” “The Apple That Was Polished Six Times,” and “Lesson of the Lincoln Logs.” They visit India where a little girl wants to learn to read. They have fun with Andy Lee and Mr. Doodleburger. And they learn about honesty, helpfulness, courtesy, trust, unselfishness, and thankfulness. First of two readers for second grade.
Table of Contents:
Nell’s Dried Onions
Poem: Wonderful Smells
Johnny and the Blue Marble
Abe and His Dog
The Bag of Birthday Bones, Part 1
Poem: Let’s Play Eskimo
The Bag of Birthday Bones, Part 2
Mr. Doodleburger Comes to Work
Poem: I’d Like to Be a Worm
Emmy and the Big Black Dog
Story in a Story
Poem: Mud
The Apple That Was Polished Six Times
The Cross Box
Poem: Rain
An Indian’s Gift
Poem: Four Seasons
Good-Bye, Little Blue Jeep
Poem: Funny the Way Different Cars Start
Why Henry Was Late
Helping Hands
Poem: Coasting
It Is Up to You
Baby Insect
Poem: All Things Bright and Beautiful
Poem: The Cricket
Poem: A Cricket
Poem: Fuzzy Wuzzy, Creepy Crawly
Captain or Deck Hand?
Lesson of the Lincoln Logs, Part 1
Lesson of the Lincoln Logs, Part 2
Forgotten Thank-You’s
Poem: One Best Mother
Poem: Animal Crackers
Long-Handled Hoe
Tall for His Age, Part 1
Tall for His Age, Part 2
The I-know Game
Poem: The Wind
Poem: The Snow
The Wisdom of the Lord
Poem: The Rainbow
Poem: The Little Plant
Poem: A Bird
Poem: Best of All
A Book! In Our House! That I Can Read! Part 1
A Book! In Our House! That I Can Read! Part 2
A Story Full of Pockets
Too Big and Too Little