This story focuses on a family fleeing from devastating floods. 32pp, UK. MACMILLAN EDUCATION, 0333933400

Jessie and her friends used to ignore Petrus whose legs were paralysed by polio. But when his quick hands save Jessie from a dangerous snake, and the children discover his carving skills, they make friends. Illustrated in colour. 31pp, UK. MACMILLAN EDUCATION, 0333933419

Komo and Matthew are worried when their friend Leah offers them unusual sweets. When she is found unconscious, she is taken to hos-pital where the children learn about the drugs she took. Illustrated in colour. 31pp, UK. MACMILLAN EDUCATION, 0333779088

After the war Miriam and her mother return to a devastated village, to find that Miriam's brother has survived but her father has disappeared. Illustrated in colour. 32pp, UK. MACMILLAN EDUCATION, 0333748638

The story of Ibuka and how she and her village are caught in the war which seperates her family. Illustrated in colour. 32pp, UK. MACMILLAN EDUCATION, 0333745795

This is the story of Maryama who has been mutilated by rebels in Sierra Leone and is adopted by a village family. 31pp, UK. MACMILLAN EDUCATION, 0333990927