Kirby is a pessimistic kid. He's a good student with some close friends. But he's intimidated by schoolmate Lee, who always seems to have better grades and more friends. On the way home from school one day, Kirby saves a man from being hit by a truck. The man gives him a magic stone. You make a wish and rub the stone, the man tells Kirby. Your wish will come true. Kirby is skeptical, but then his wishes start to come true!
Engage your most struggling readers in grades 4-7 with Red Rhino books and Red Rhino Nonfiction books! This series features high-interest topics in every content area. Visually appealing full-color photographs and illustrations, fun facts, and short chapters keep emerging readers focused. Written at a 1.0 - 1.5 readability level for fiction and 1.5 - 2.0 for nonfiction, these books include illustrations or images on every spread that support visual literacy and draw kids into the text.