Thornhill, Jan

Presents an adaptation of the traditional southern Appalachian rhyme which provides youngsters with an entertaining introduction to numbers, colors, and baby animals.

Uses before and after pictures of different natural environments around the world to show the changes that can take place over spans of time ranging from a few seconds to a year.

Presents the life story of a 200-year-old maple tree.

Provides young readers with advice on how to live more ecologically, explains climate change, and explores the resilience and adaptability of the Earth.

Introduces the letters of the alphabet through illustrations of a variety of North American animals and brief rhyming text. Descriptive notes about each animal are included at the end.

Text and photos teach about death, covering such topics as life spans, ways that animals and people die, the process of decomposition, funeral customs, and afterlife beliefs, stressing that death is a part of the cycle of life.