Thornhill, Jan

Introduces the letters of the alphabet through illustrations of a variety of North American animals and brief rhyming text. Descriptive notes about each animal are included at the end.

Follows Sammy, a young Wilson's warbler, on his first migratory journey south to Panama.

A collection of traditional tales about animals, from such parts of the world as India, West Africa, and South America.

A retelling of a traditional story from India about a constantly worried hare who starts a stampede after a noise in the grove convinces her the world is breaking apart.

Describes the animals that appear outside Jenny's house during the night as she falls asleep and throughout her activities the following day.

Nature in all its splendor leaps off the pages of this book.

An exploration of food that discusses how bodies use it, how people react to it, the evolution from hunters-gatherers to chefs, production methods, the influence of food choices, and other related topics.

A retelling of a traditional story from India about a constantly worried hare who starts a stampede after a noise in the grove convinces her the world is breaking apart.

Night and day, the wild animals that make their home in Jenny's backyard in the city are busy finding food, raising their young, and keeping out of danger.

Illustrations of animals from around the world accompany the numbers one to twenty, twenty-five, fifty, 100, and 1000. Notes in the back of the book describe the animals.