A book from my childhood, read in the 1960s.
Speedy LaRue liked to dig. It took him a whole year to do it, but he dug all the way through the world from Pennsylvania to Tasmania. Down under, Speedy found people and places to be more wondrous than he had expected. Tasmanians found that Speedy had brought them some important news about gravity. When Speedy returned to Pennsylvania, he shared the fun of his great dig wi Speedy LaRue liked to dig. It took him a whole year to do it, but he dug all the way through the world from Pennsylvania to Tasmania. Down under, Speedy found people and places to be more wondrous than he had expected. Tasmanians found that Speedy had brought them some important news about gravity. When Speedy returned to Pennsylvania, he shared the fun of his great dig with his family and neighbors. ...more