When a teacher asks the students about their summer break, one student tells a story of a worldwide treasure hunt with adventures high and low, crazy new friends and a mischievous bird. Is this story too wild to be true?

When the days stretch out like a slow yawn, and the cheerful faces of Johnny-jump-ups jump up...then it’s time to get ready for summer! From flip-flops and hide-and-seek to fireworks and ice-cream trucks, from lemonade stands and late bedtimes to swimming in the lake and toasting marshmallows, there’s something for everyone in this bright and buoyant celebration of the sunny season. Tom Brenner’s lovely, lyrical ode to summers spent outdoors...

"After a long winter sleep, Bear wakes up with one thing in mind--honey! But it's too soon for honey, so he must wait. Fortunately, the world around him is also waking up, reminding Bear of other things he loves and allowing him to take pleasure in the passage of time."--Page [2] of cover.

"In a simple, evocative conversation with nature, a young girl witnesses how the season changes from summer to autumn"--

Belly nunca ha sido la clase de chica a la que le pasan cosas. A?o tras a?o, sus vacaciones transcurren en la casa de la playa pero los chicos apenas se dan cuenta de lo mucho que se fija en ellos. Cada verano, Belly desea que eso cambie. Y, esta vez, lo har?: este ser? el verano en que Belly se volver? guapa, el verano en que se enamorar?? aunque tambi?n ser? el verano en el que todo cambiar?. Para bien, y para mal. Este verano traer? cambios buenos...

Publisher Anno: Now it's summertime, and eleven-year-old Lydia is dancing at the bus stop, waiting for big sister Batty to get home from college. This is a very important dance and a very important wait because the two youngest sisters are about to arrive home to find out that the Penderwicks will all be returning to Arundel this summer, the place where it all began. And better still is the occasion: a good old-fashioned, homemade-by-Penderwicks wedding....