life cycles

Photographs and text trace the life cycle of beans, from seed, to shoot, to flower, to pod.

Photographs and text trace the life cycle of a turtle from egg, to hatching, to hibernating, to adult. Includes information about turtle endangerment.

Photographs and text trace the life cycle of a spider, from egg, to spiderling, to molting, to adult.

Photographs and text trace the life cycle of the silkworm from egg, to larva, to cocoon, to moth. Includes information on how silkworms are used to produce silk cloth.

Describes the life cycle of sockeye salmon, as they swim from the river in which they were hatched to the sea and back again.

Photographs and text trace the life cycle of a pumpkin from seed, to seedling, to vine and flower, to harvest.

Introduces the life cycle of a dog, using a golden retriever as an example and describing various stages of her life, from newborn puppy to adult dog having puppies of her own.

Describes the life of the most popular songbird in the U.S.: how it builds nests and lays eggs, and how the eggs hatch and are cared for by the parents.

At head of title: The mystery of nature. Learn how the tiny acorn sprouts first into a seedling and then a sapling, which will later become the mighty oak.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits and stages of development of silkworms, as well as how they are raised to produce silk.