Jack put his mass home work set, he open the drum beside the bedand put up a small hand-made book, for a hundreds of time hestared at the title of the cover: tenmagic realms for Anne and jack. From teddy and Catherine. One dream jack and Anne be able...
The gondolier silently helped Jack and Annie intothe boat. Then he untied the gondola and pushed offfrom the landing. As the boat glided through the shallow waters, Jacklooked back at Venice. Bathed in early sunlight, theGrand Lady of the Lagoondidse...
Jack could hear the flapping of wings and the soundof steady breathing. The lion flew in circles above thewhirlpool. Then he soared in a great arc up throughthe sky. We're going back now! cried Annie. Jack lowered his head. He buried his face again i...
Oh, yeah. Of course, whispered Jack. He'dforgotten all about Teddy and Kathleen's book ofmagic rhymes! Jack pulled the book out of his backpack. He andAnnie studied the table of contents. Stand on Water,said Annie. Make a Stone Come Alive. Make Metal...
We have to save all of Venice? said Jack. That's abig responsibility. What do we have to save Venicefrom?Well, if Neptune's going to help us, it must havesomething to do with water, said Annie. Yeah, like the water that's flooding the alleys, saidJac...
Jack and Annie ran through the square, dodgingdancers, fortune-tellers, and acrobats. They didn'tstop until they were hidden in the middle of a crowdwatching a puppet show. As Jack tried to catch his breath, he looked aroundat all the pirate and anim...
Jack found Annie standing behind a column in alantern-lit courtyard. The courtyard was quiet andempty. Everyone in Venice must be at Carnival, saidJack. I just hope the ruler is home.Yeah, we'll ask him if he knows the Grand Lady ofthe Lagoon, said A...
The gondola glided toward a landing at the edge ofthe canal. As the gondolier tied up the boat, waterwas sloshing from the canal onto a wide walkwayfilled with Carnival-goers. The gondolier reached a gloved hand toward Annieand helped her out of the...
Jack opened his eyes. He and Annie were wearingpurple and pink outfits with huge ruffled collars. Ontheir heads were funny hats. On their feet were redslippers with big bows. Who are we? Annie asked. I don't know, said Jack. He didn't feel like a wis...
Dawn was breaking in the Frog Creek woods. Jacksaw a light shining up ahead. He ran toward it. Heran so fast, he couldn't hear his feet hitting theground. He couldn't feel the frosty winter air. As Jack got closer to the light, he could see themagic...