MARR-LEE THE HOMESICK MOOSE
A Duckie Dan Adventure
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"Marr-Lee, what is the matter?" Estes asked. "You look so sad!"
"I want to go back to Alaska." Marr-Lee said, in a very low voice. "I miss my home. The eagle understood because his home had been in Alaska, too!
"Wipe off youyr tears, myt friend. Let me get Duckie. I bet he has an idea that will make you feel better."
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Poor Marr-Lee the moose, he misses his home in the land where he was born. Alaska is so much different thatn Florida. He loved the mountains; cold streams full of salmon and forest of wonderful smelling cedar trees. The young moose does not know what to do.
Duckie Dan and the other critters work together to try to help Marr-Lee overcome his "homesickness".
Marr-Lee finally realizes where his home is. Where do you think it will be?
About the Author
World traveler, PENELOPE A. RILEY is the author and illustrator of The Duckie Dan Adventure books. Marr-Lee The Homesick Moose is the second of the series. Penelope slips into the character of Grandma Hattie as she tells stories of the unusual family of critters who have come together from various places. They live in harmany and try to help one another. The critters face the same challengest that all young children do and work together to find a solution to their problem.
Penelope is a grandmother of fice and lives in Central Florida. Her travels take her all over the world and are the source of Duckie Dan's adventures. She is the author of Duckie Dan the Traveling Man and Travel Absurdities.