Provides information about whales, discussing fourteen topics including where they live, how they give birth and raise their calves, and what they eat.
Provides information about the three species of North American bears--polar bears, black bears, and grizzlies--discussing fourteen topics including where they live, how they give birth and raise their cubs, and what they eat.
Introduces the origins, nature, physical features, and behavior of the eagles of the world and presents the different kinds, focusing on the golden and bald eagles and other eagles of North America and Europe.
Looks at the activities that take place on small, local farms in each season of the year as farmers plow, plant, harvest, and care for the soil, animals, and each other.
Provides information about salmon, looking at the different kinds of salmon, and discussing where they live, their life cycles, migration and spawning, and other topics.
Introduces the six simple machines: the lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, screw and wedge. Thirteen hands-on activies encourage an exploration of simple machines and how they make work easier.
Presents an illustrated story about Lily, a little girl in second grade who has difficulty reading ; but with the help of her mother and her reading buddy, Grace, Lily is able to read her page on Parent's Day.