Pumpkins can be baked in a pie.

Pumpkins can be carved into jack-o'-lanterns.

Pumpkin seeds can be roasted for a healthy snack.

But how does a tiny seed turn into a big pumpkin?

Read and find out what a pumpkin seed needs to help it grow!

This illustrated book explains how earthworms eat, move and reproduce, and how they help plants to grow. Full color.

Wendy Pfeffer describes the amazing metamorphosis from tiny, jelly-like egg, to little fishy tadpole, to great big bullfrog. Holly Keller has created the archetypal frog pond and we see it through the seasons as the tadpoles grow legs and lungs and... [More...]

How can fish live in water and why don't they drown? The answer to this fishy question and more can be found out in this latest addition to the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. "What's It Like to Be a Fish?" clearly explains how a fish's body is... [More...]

The Shortest Day examines how the winter solstice has been observed in various cultures throughout history.

Sounds are all around us.

Clap your hands, snap your fingers: You're making sounds. Read and find out how people and animals use different kinds of sounds to communicate.

Dolphins communicate underwater for the same reason people talk on land: to let others know who they are, where they are, and maybe even how to feel. This book explores the delights of "dolphin talk" and includes activities.