Four preteens from diverse backgrounds narrate the events leading up to the Battle of Long Island, fought in August 1776 in Brooklyn, New York.
After the children in Mrs. Peabody's class cook things which are all of the same color, they go out to eat something which is entirely different.
A picture dictionary covering words from acrobat and alligator to zebra and zigzag.
Describes the characteristics birds share with other animals--flight, wings, song, nest building, and egg laying--and the one that is unique to birds alone--feathers
Polly and her friend Bed Rabbit have lots of books, but they don't know how to read, so Polly's parents interrupt their own reading for a bedtime story.
Tabitha and Timothy Twiddle, twin hippos, must prove to their neighbor that they are not responsible for the mysterious footprint left in the wet cement in front of his house.
While looking outside the window, a child sees something new each day and throughout the seasons.
A child describes how it feels to experience a variety of emotions.
A visit to the briny deep uncovers a tremendous variety of habitats brimming with life.