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Martin & Sylvia: More Adventures!

How to Fly

One morning Martin asks Momma: "Why is there school?" Momma then tries to explain that school teaches how to answer questions in lots of different ways. Martin then asks, "Well, how do birds fly?" and Momma suggests that they all try to answer the question in their own way. Momma chooses to answer it by drawing, Daddy by study, Sylvia by building a model and Martin — by using his imagination.
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Martin & Sylvia: More Adventures!

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When Martin and Sylvia's family visit old friends who have moved away to a neighborhood, they learn the benefits of living in a…

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