Introduces some of nature's longest, shortest, or most unusual lifetimes.

Discover the world of lakes and ponds through the journal of a young Planet Scout named Klint. Take a closer look at your local lake, pond or woodland pool. It's remarkably exciting environment! There are salamanders, frogs, minnows, cattails, and hundreds of other water-loving plants and animals -- natural, sensory-rich treasures for young people to explore. Here is the journal and scrapbook of Klint, a young Planet Scout who kept notes for a year...

Presents a history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the formation of Earth, in the form of a letter written by the thirteen-billion-year-old universe itself to an Earth child.

When her family moves to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, Megan keeps a nature journal in which she describes the desert, the changes that occur throughout the seasons, and how these affect the plant and animal inhabitants.

Mama Du introduces her brand new baby, Okomi, to his father and the rest of the chimpanzee family group.

When a dragonfly slips in and lands on her toothbrush, Eliza escorts it to a nearby pond to learn more about these remarkable insects.

The coral reef in this book is like a marine nursery, teeming with mamas and babies! In the age-old way of kids and fish, children will count and clap to the rhythm of "Over in the Meadow" while pufferfish "puff", gruntfish "grunt" and seahorses "flutter". The colorful art is fresh and fun-constructed entirely from polymer clay-and invites young fingers to fashion fishy forms.

Learn about the animals that make the forest their home by day and at night. This creative approach of looking at animal habitats in the forest puts readers close up to deer, bear, quail, crickets, mice, foxes, and more. Someone is always awake in the forest, and someone else is always asleep! Some animals are alert in daytime and sleep at night. Others are alert at night, and are sleepyheads during the day. Be sure to count the animals! You FLIP...

Presents an introduction to wetland environments, in simple text with illustrations, describing the various plants and animals that live there, including frogs, turtles, dragonflies, ducks, snakes, and beetles, among others.

"This introduction to a wild colony of honeybees offers close-up views of the queen, the cells, even bee eggs, and an understanding of their lives"--Provided by the publisher.

Looking for a new song to sing, five little birds go on a birdwatching trip and see species from the bald eagle in Alaska to mallard ducks in Boston.