Gibbons, Gail

Illustrations and simple text describe the various vegetables people eat.

Text explains the characteristics of the different kinds of penguins.

Describes eight kinds of sea turtles, their physical characteristics, senses, how they feed, migrate, and nest, and what is being done to protect them.

Views fire fighters fighting fires in the city, in the country, in the forest, and on the waterfront.

Follows, in simple text and illustrations, the building of a skyscraper step by step.

Describes the history and process of potterymaking by following a potter through a day of work.

A brief introduction to tunnels--their types, shapes, and parts, and how they are built.

Describes the characteristics of the sun and the ways in which it regulates life on earth.

Tells the story of this inland waterway from the earliest explorers' dream of an Orient passage to today's vast computer-operated system of canals, locks, and gates, and the ships that traverse them.

Describes the physical characteristics of sharks and different kinds of sharks.