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The Willowbee Tree
The End of the Season
Clancy is lamenting the end of first grade and the prospect of starting a new grade. He likes the way things are, and doesn't want them to change. The willow tree takes the children to Tanzania for the migration of the wildebeests and zebras at the end of the wet season, where change is welcome. Although it's not always easy, the animals come home changed: a year older, and stronger, and wiser.
18 MINUTES
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Sparkle Kitchen
sparkle kitchen: chapati bread, two ways
Inspired by the Willowbee's trip to East Africa, this week's recipe — for an East African flatbread called chapati — has two options: one for when you feel like playing it safe and the other for when you're feeling up for an adventure.
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The Willowbee Tree
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The Willowbee Tree
Introduction Part One: The Lion’s Eye
Clancy discovers a magical willow tree in his new back yard that transports him to a magical land with talking animals and lots…
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29 MINUTES
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The Willowbee Tree
Introduction Part Two: Running As One
Piper learns how to deal with the frustration of not coming in first when the magical willow tree introduces her to a King…
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28 MINUTES
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The Willowbee Tree
Introduction Part Three: Throwing Stones
Brothers Clancy and Ty are hot and crabby, so crabby they feel like throwing things. Then the willow tree introduces them to to…
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