Justine Fontes

Illustrations and text present the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, and social life and customs of North Dakota, which contains some of the Earth's most fertile farmland.

Rude Ralph only learns to be polite after no one will play with him.

Conrad, who always does the opposite of what he is told, Sally, a tattletale, and their fish spend a day with a mischievous cat and foil the plans of their nasty neighbor, Mr. Quinn.