Wilkes, Angela

An illustrated science encyclopedia for children.

Features environmental activities and projects in such areas as water pollution, recycling, acid rain, and wildlife gardens.

Text and accompanying photographs describe how to prepare simple snacks and egg dishes to main course meals and desserts.

Introduces the numbers from one to twenty and explores concepts, such as matching, sorting, and adding.

Simple text and questions aid children in learning about different dinosaurs from the fierce, meat-eating Tyrannosaurus, to the tiny hen-sized Compsognathus.

Labeled illustrations introduce familiar words, grouped by such topics as "All about me," "Mealtime," "Things that go," "Animals," and "Colors.".

Contains step-by-step instructions for more than fifty outdoor activities and projects.

Examines a variety of animals that live in the rain forest, including monkeys, sloths, bats, frogs, jaguars, and snakes. Includes fact boxes and activities.

Describes different kinds of trucks, such as a crane, backhoe, fire engine, tractor, and others. Includes a related story and puzzle.

Presents basic Italian phrases for everyday situations and defines commonly used words.