Kalman, Bobbie

Simple text and photographs introduce readers to people who work to help others in communities, including construction workers, teachers, doctors, firefighters, and others.

Provides an overview of the different types of baby animals that can be found in cities.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduce children to how people lived in the past and how various aspects of their community might differ from communities in the past.

An introduction to backyard communities that describes the plants, animals, and insects which can be found in them and explains the differences between living and nonliving things.

Provides general information about continents, and features descriptions of each of Earth's seven continents, including Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Australia and Oceania, and Antarctica.

Provides general information about oceans and the life forms found in the ocean zones, and features descriptions of each of Earth's five oceans, including the Arctic, Indian, Atlantic, Pacific, and Southern.

Text and illustrations describe how travel is different now from in the past.

Introduces the physical characteristics, behaviors, habitat, and life cycles of endangered baby animals.

Provides an introduction to wetland ecosystems, explains what food chains are, follows the food chain in a wetland habitat from the sun, to plants, to herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and scavengers, examines a wetland food web, and looks at threats to wetlands.

Provides an introduction to savanna ecosystems, explains what food chains are, follows the food chain in a savanna habitat from the sun, to plants, to herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and scavengers, examines a savanna food web, and looks at threats to savannas.