title: The Winter Magpie: The Wish Fish Early Reader Series (Volume 3)
author:  Helena Macalino 
description: Helna Macalino loves to explore her dreams. She wanders along lovely garden paths with magical gates and finds her way into enchanted forests with animals who hide huge wishes in their hearts. As a member of a family of writers, she records these adventures to share with fellow wanderers. Helna wrote her first book when she was in 2nd grade, THE REFLECTION, an Alice in Wonderland style picture book about a little girl who falls through the reflection of a puddle. Now a 5th grader, Helna has released her second, third and fourth book, an early reader titled THE MOUSE BIRD (Book 1), THE CHIPMUNK KING (Book 2) and THE WINTER MAGPIE (Book 3) from her series THE WISH FISH. Want to follow Helna in her wanderings? When shes not cuddling with her bunny Cotton, or cats or doodling in her drawing notebook, she can be found on her familys website http://www.macalino.com/. Join her Reader's Group on the website and get a FREE activity book and also be the first to know when the next edition of THE WISH FISH appears!
zlib_text: A NET FOR SMALL FISHES
  
  ALSO BY LUCY JAGO
  
   _The Northern Lights_
  
   _Montacute House_
  
   _To George Szirtes,_  
   _with love and gratitude_
  
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  Contents
  
    1. PART ONE: JANUARY 1609
    2. 1
    3. 2
    4. 3
    5. 4
    6. 5
    7. 6
    8. 7
    9. 8
    10. 9
    11. 10
    12. 11
    13. 12
    14. 13
    15. 14
    16. PART TWO: FEBRUARY 1613
    17. 15
    18. 16
    19. 17
    20. 18
    21. 19
    22. 20
    23. PART THREE: CHRISTMAS, 1613
    24. 21
    25. 22
    26. 23
    27. 24
    28. 25
    29. 26
    30. 27
    31. 28
    32. EPILOGUE
    33. AUTHOR’S NOTE
    34. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    35. A NOTE ON THE AUTHOR
  
   **The principal actors, 1609**
  
   **Anne Turner** , holder of patent for yellow starch, mother of six, wife of
  Dr George Turner
  
   **Frances Howard** , Countess of Essex, ill-treated wife of Robert Devereux,
  Earl of Essex. Daughter of the Earl and Countess of Suffolk
  
   **Robert Devereux** , Earl of Essex, husband of Frances Howard, father
  beheaded 1601
  
   **George Turner** , Treasurer to the College of Physi