Danger on Panther Peak
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- 6 ore di lettura
When his sister gets sick, a young boy must go get help even though there is a panther prowling in the neighborhood.
Bill Wallace, ex insegnante di scuola elementare, trovò la sua vocazione di autore di libri per bambini coinvolgendo i suoi studenti di quarta elementare con storie avvincenti. Il loro entusiasta incoraggiamento lo ispirò a portare questi racconti in libri pubblicati. La sua scrittura attinge spesso allo spirito avventuroso della sua infanzia, pieno di fughe all'aperto come andare a cavallo, campeggio e pesca. Il lavoro di Wallace mira ad accendere un senso di avventura e curiosità nei giovani lettori, riflettendo la gioia e l'eccitazione della giovinezza.
When his sister gets sick, a young boy must go get help even though there is a panther prowling in the neighborhood.
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