Heiligman, Deborah

Describes how babies look and act and how they change as they grow.

When Tinka the dog follows her owner to school and creates havoc, the children discover a way to let her stay in the classroom and help.

Describes the history of Hanukkah and how it is celebrated by the Jewish people.

Text and photographs describe earthquakes and the damage they cause.

Examines the life of the noted anthropologist and describes her discoveries digging for fossils of our ancestors in East Africa.

Describes the study of the Gulf Stream from Benjamin Franklin's days to our own and explains how it behaves.

After fifteen-year-old Rachel overhears her rabbi committing infidelity, she must come to terms with the fact that adults make mistakes, too--and that she is old enough to be held responsible for her own mistakes.

Describes the history of Thanksgiving and how it is celebrated in the United States.

Barbara McClintock studied chromosomes and made a remarkable discovery which may lead to a cure for cancer, AIDS, and other diseases.

Although Tinka the dog can be described in many ways, she is always the right kind of canine for her owner.