Holly Bea - Lucy Goose Goes to Texas

When the others went east,
Lucy always went west.
She never seemed happy
To stay with the rest.
Each day she would dream
About learning to fly,
And what she would see
Of the world from the sky.

Meet Lucy, an independent-minded Canada goose who is hatched in the beautiful northern wilderness. Her first look at the world is filled with sunshine, wild rivers, lakes, and her close and loving family. Along with her brothers and sister, she is taught the value of working together by her patient mother. But Lucy has other ideas. She is certain that fitting in is not for her.

When the time comes for the fall migration, Lucy is determined to go it alone. She hopes to reach Texas before her family and friends and to prove that her way is the right way at least for her. All too soon, however, Lucy finds that she is lonely, cold, and frightened. How Lucy resolves her difficulty and finally reaches Texas tells us much about the value of cooperation.

Holly Beas delightful, rhyming text coupled with Joe Boddys brilliantly colorful and playful illustrations make Lucy Goose Goes to Texas a fun way to teach children the enduring value of teamwork.

Starseed Press
an Imprint of
H J Kramer
P.O. Box 1082
Tiburon, CA 94920

Printed in Singapore

Distributed by Publishers Group West

Holly Bea
Illustrated by Joe Boddy

H J K RAMER
S TARSEED P RESS
T IBURON , C ALIFORNIA

Text copyright 2006 by Holly Bea
Illustrations copyright 2006 by Joe Boddy

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,
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Art Director: Linda Kramer
Design and Production: Jan Phillips

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Bea, Holly, 1956

Lucy Goose goes to Texas / by Holly Bea; illustrated by Joe Boddy. 1st ed.
p. em.

Summary: Lucy is a Canada goose who likes ro do things by herself, but
when the time comes to migrate to Texas, she learns that there are good
reasons to work as a team. Includes information on the Canada goose.

ISBN 1-932073-15-9 (hardcover: alk. paper)

[1. Self-relianceFiction. 2. IndividualityFiction. 3. Canada
gooseFiction. 4. GeeseFiction. 5. Stories in rhyme.] I. Boddy, Joe,
ill. II. Title.
PZ8.3.B3485Luc 2006
[E]--dc22

2005015138

H J Kramer
Starseed Press
P.O. Box 1082
Tiburon, California 94920

Printed in Singapore

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