The class cut-up is given his come-uppance by gentle, timid Ellen Tebbits.

Presents the life of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, describing his love of nature, his kindness to animals, and his physical for

Discusses the physical characteristics, growth patterns, habitats, and varieties of cacti.

While vacationing at Bolivia's house in Ithaca, New York, eleven-year-old Rory tries to hide his fear of flying after Bolivia suggests a trip in

Describes the movements and physical features of the planet Venus and recent findings about its climate and surface.

After spending an eventful day at the fair held on New Year's Eve, Mei Li arrives home just in time to greet the Kitchen God.

When she cannot find her favorite stuffed toy, a young girl asks her mother, father, and older sister for help.

"Describes what is known about Mercury from the photographs taken by Project Mariner."--Title page verso.

Reveals in verse that despite outward differences children everywhere are essentially the same and all are lovable.

Text and photos explain how a baby is conceived, how it grows inside the mother's womb, and how it is born.

Suggested activities explore how mirrors work and how they demonstrate the properties of light.

While separated from her family in the wilderness area along the Nahanni River, a wolf pup discovers that she can express her loneliness in a lon