Scanlon, Liz Garton

Follows a group of family members and friends through the course of a day as they learn the importance of all things great and small.

Spring rains change Water from a tumbling creek to a roaring river and bring Tree nutrients it needs to stretch toward the sky. As Sun's rays intensify, the sprouts and fruits and insects of the forest grow and bloom and develop, all working together in harmony. Even Fire, whose work causes Tree to ache from the inside, brings opportunity for the next generation of flora and fauna. Paired with the vivid, organic imagery of Dominique Ramsey, Liz Garton Scanlon's poetic tribute to our planet's resilience is a resonant story of life, death, and regeneration.

When precocious eight-year-old Bisby's library hosts a bike-a-thon to raise money to buy books, she is determined to win the fundraiser.

Precocious eight-year-old Bibsy navigates a relationship with a teacher who thinks she talks too much.

"A spirited girl visits her cousins in the country for a chance to break free from the clamor and crowd of life in the city."--Provided by publisher.

A class that is terribly disappointed in their lack of a class pet discovers that having a class plant is the best thing ever.

"This is a truth about growing up: Once in your life, sometime after your first memory . . . something is going to happen to you that doesn't happen to anyone else. . . . For Millie, it's something really sad. Lolo, her neighbors' infant daughter, dies unexpectedly . . . on the night Millie babysits. It's not Millie's fault. There's nothing she could have done. And there's nothing she can do now,. So how does she go on?"--Provided by publisher.