Aliki

Retells the wandering of John Chapman whose devotion to planting apple trees made him a legendary figure in American history.

What is a fossil? Sometimes it's the imprint of an ancient leaf in a rock. Sometimes it's a woolly mammoth, frozen for thousands of years in the icy ground. Sometimes it's the skeleton of a stegosaurus that has turned to stone. A fossil is anything that has been preserved, one way or another, that tells about life on Earth. But, you can make a fossil, too-something to be discovered a million years from now, and this book will tell you how.

Describes the parts of the hand and all the things our hands help us to do.

Describes the preparation and celebration of a medieval feast held at an English manor house entertaining royal guests.

Surveys the history and components of music, concentrating on Western musical traditions.

A day at the zoo introduces the different animals that exist in the world, where they come from, what their natural habitats are like, and whether or not they are endangered.

Describes human growth and how the different parts of the body change as it grows.

Describes the relationship of a grandfather and his granddaughter from her birth to his death.

Sitting quietly in his garden, a little boy observes the eating habits of birds, bugs, butterflies, and other small animals. Includes instructions on how to make your own garden and a detailed illustration of plants typically found in a garden.

Pictures, dialogs, poems, and stories portray various emotions we all feel: jealousy, sadness, fear, anger, joy, love, and others.