Llewellyn, Claire

Takes a close-up look at many different trucks, including a dump truck, a forklift, and a bulldozer. Photographs and text reveal how these vehicles work and what they do.

Introduces the different ways to keep safe when children are in the park, in stores, or out in the street.

Vivid color illustrations accompany answers to a variety of questions about reptiles, such as how crocodiles catch meals, where turtles lay their eggs, and how the frilled lizard tricks its enemies.

Introduces the world of sharks, examining their characteristics, breeding, life cycle, and behavior, and describing various species.

Text and illustrations provide information about trucks of different shapes, sizes, and speed.

Simple text and illustrations teach children how to keep safe in the home when using electricity, handling hot things, or taking medicine.

Features photographs and descriptions of different types of weather, and looks at the weather typical of each of the four seasons.

Explains why day turns into night, how the moon changes shape, and why we have different seasons and time zones.

Gives fun facts about birds--how they fly, feed, hunt, and look after their young.

Discusses different types of light, including sunlight, electric light, and firelight, shows what happens when the sun's light is blocked, and looks at the uses of light.