A girl learns about caterpillars and butterflies as she watches her grandfather grow them on the nettles in his garden.

Text and illustrations discuss the characteristics and life cycle of the eel.

A close-up look at the day-to-day doings of a pet cat.

Describes the habits and behavior of Turkey, a blue-fronted Amazon parrot, raised to be a pet in a city household.

Betsy the goose makes a cozy nest, lays her eggs, and tends to them until her little goslings are hatched. Includes a section with facts about geese.

Davies' lyrical text follows the mysterious life of a loggerhead turtle as she is born, grows, journeys, and comes ashore to start a new cycle of life for her baby turtles.

From spring to fall with the help of her grandfather, Jody learns to plant, care for, harvest, prepare, and eat some runner beans.

Introduces many different species of sharks, pointing out such characteristics as the small size of the dwarf lantern shark and the physical characteristics and behavior that makes sharks killing machines.

ANIMALS. Swim with a baby dolphin as he learns to survive -- and play -- in an engaging story splashed with facts and buoyed by bright illustrations. Pop! Tail first, head last, Dolphin is born into the blue. He's brand new, but helped by his mother, he swims up, up, up to take his first breath. Readers are invited to join the baby calf as he follows his mom and discovers all there is to know about life under the sea, from catching his first fish...