This story is told by a young girl named Annie. This is her second adventure into a world with many unusual creatures.
It begins at her grandparent's home. Annie gets a new teacher, her grandmother. Along with her science and mathematics classes, Annie has lessons in music and cooking.
Captain Bart Bear sails in for a visit. He talks about his shipping business. He also delivers a secret message to Grandmother.
That night, Grandmother leaves on an interplanetary railroad train. Annie and her friend, Ike, sneak aboard. They fly into a boxcar and ride into this adventure.
On the first night, the boxcar is separated from the train. This leaves them all alone to track down Grandmother. They soon meet many old friends and make many new ones. Annie's main companions are Glenda Goat, Becky Bear, and four spear-throwing teenage monkeys.
Annie's travel adventures continue for three days. She does a little cooking along the way. In the end, she battles against an invisible black wolf. She also discovers that laughter and sunlight are the best weapons to defeat evil.
Autorentext
A. J. Kryka dreamt of being an author since high school, many years ago. After being laid off from his job of 37 years, it was time to take that step. He was born in Wisconsin. He earned a BS degree in mathematics from the UW-Stevens Point. He moved to Michigan after college. For most of his career, he was a computer programmer. His early interests were science, reading science fiction, and playing the guitar. Later in life, his world revolved around his wife, his four boys, and his job. His books are youthful fantasy adventures filled with suspense and humor. They also emphasize the strength of the family and the power of education. Everyone from grandparents to grandchildren can read and enjoy his books.
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1. Grandmother at Home or Chalkboard Lessons 2. Equations or Captain Bart Returns 3. Lemonade Economics or Captain Bart's Story 4. Captain Bart Sails Away or Grandmother's Departure Day One: Spelunking or Friends My Size 5. Blinding Darkness or Silver Light 6. Bat-fully Sad or Flying Lessons 7. Tracks or Straw Memories 8. Dwarf Insight or Railroad News 9. Home in the Mountain or Seeing in the Dark 10. Neighborly or Solid Footing 11. Mountain View or A One-Carrot Job 12. Legs and Eggs or Got Milk? 13. Cooking Lesson or An Egg-cellent Lunch 14. Unexpected Guest or Historical News 15. A Peaceful Ride or Goodbye and Hello 16. A Wild Ride or Look Before You Leap Day Two: The Other Side of the Mountain or New Traveling Companions 17. Big Splash or Bear-ly Alive 18. Dressed For the Occasion or Degrees 19. Way the Wind Blows or Snowman River 20. Sipping Water or Monkey Spies 21. Bear Back Riding or Bonking Party 22. Giving Rides or Spear Throwing 23. Sight Seeing or Hypnotic Hype 24. Shake Spear or Smile 25. A Chuckle a Day or Motherly Advice 26. Past and Present or Moving On 27. Wolf Tales or Old Friends 28. A Wonderful Lunch or Rumors of War 29. Lunch Talk or Fare Talk 30. All Aboard or Arrival Surprise 31. Under Attack or A Barrel View 32. A Counting or What Plan? 33. Plan Correction or Truck Bed Day Three: History Lesson or Let There Be Light 34. Brain Washing or Equality 35. Food Tasting or Escape From School 36. Zoology or Elephant Tales 37. The Rest of the Story or Midland Wild Man 38. Hide and Seek or Glenda Butts In 39. Clever Clothes or Kitchen Hideout 40. Breakfast Talk or Who's All Here? 41. A Short Long Story or Plans For Freedom 42. Fitting Disguises or Bark Like a Dog 43. Trucking or Into the Zoo 44. Invisible Discussion or Sight Seeing 45. First Battle or Escape 46. Not on the Menu or Surprise Disguise 47. Elephant Jokes or Battle Scene 48. Movie Sail or Magic Bullets 49. Riding a Wave or Another Battle 50. Flying Fears or Reunion Flight 51. Palace Plans or Sunshine Vision 52. The Empty Chair or Sound Discussion 53. Bad Hair Day or Karab On The Run 54. Last Battle or Thoughts of Home 55. Hello Goodbye or Homeward Bound