Miro is twelve-years-old and lives in Bulgaria, a country just north of Greece. It is very mountainous and Miro’s family lives in a village on the side of a mountain that is part of the Rila mountains. These are some of the tallest mountains in the country. Miro wondered when Read more
Roman is a very handsome rooster who lives in a village in the northern part of Bulgaria. He wakes up early to crow loudly and wake up the other chickens in his flock. His crowing also wakes up his human family that lives in the house next to the chicken Read more
Georgi the goat looks pretty harmless in the picture above. His name, pronounced Gee-or-gay, is the same as a Bulgarian saint. But Georgi the goat is no saint. This picture is a rare moment of peace and quiet but that’s because he’s just had a big meal of hay and Read more
The Silly family is a family of storks, and as you’ll see, they really live up to their name. It’s hard to say which member of this family is the silliest, so see what you think after you read about some of their antics. On the left is Maria the Read more
My name is Libby and I’m a pony. I live in Bulgaria, a country in Europe to the north of Greece. The picture above shows me on the left and my mother Lucy behind me. She had to work that day and my father had to stay on the farm Read more
HFJ Helping Hands Stories, Puzzles and Activities for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Graders First Set Second Set Third Set Fourth Set Story Lucy and Libby – A pony and her mother The Silly Stork family Georgi the Goat Ruman the Rooster Puzzle A maze with pony A word puzzle about Read more
The little map tracking the flight from Kiev, Ukraine to Chicago placed them close to England. Sergiy clicked out of the program, glanced out the window at the clouds, and pulled out his English-Ukrainian phrase book.Who knew what he’d have to go through to get into a school where everyone Read more