Addison Anderson is a beaming, bright-eyed, blissful, ten-year-old girl, who chews banana bubble gum, loves riding her bicycle, and beads her own bags and belts.

When the Anderson family boards the plane to Brazil, a borrowed book begins to cause Addison distress. After landing, she bans the bad thoughts from her mind, but when they begin their trek into the jungle, Addison refuses to budge. How will Addison face her fears?

While capturing your child’s attention, this story introduces new vocabulary words that begin with the letter b and includes the definitions on each page. While entertaining young readers from beginning to end, parents and teachers use this story as a learning tool.