Introduces children to the subject of agriculture, showing not only how plants germinate, grow and produce food, but also about the composition of soil and the creatures who live in it.

On each of the twelve days during her Christmas visit with her cousin Jack, Hannah writes home describing the history, geography, animals, and interesting sites of Minnesota that she has explored. Uses the cumulative pattern of the traditional carol to present amusing state trivia at the end of each letter.

Peter disobeys his mother and goes into Mr. McGregor's garden. Then he finds that he is trapped and should have listened to his mother.

Relates in verse some of the unusual thinks you can think if only you try.

An introduction to the history and customs of Thanksgiving.

Answers to such ocean-related questions as what does a shark really eat and how does a sea horse swim?

The best part of a young child's day is often opening a lunchbox and diving in. But how did all that delicious food get there? Who made the bread for the sandwich? What about the cheese inside? Who plucked the fruit? And where did the chocolate in that cookie get its start? From planting wheat to mixing flour into dough, climbing trees to machine-squeezing fruit, picking cocoa pods to stirring a vat of melted bliss, here is a clear, engaging look...