Sabin, Francene

Briefly traces developments in European art, architecture, music, literature, philosophy, science, and exploration between 1300 and 1600.

Suggestions for selecting and caring for such pets as canaries, rabbits, gerbils, turtles, salamanders, frogs and others.

Explains the natural patterns by which plants and animals depend upon each other and the environment for food, and emphasizes the dangers of pesticides and other human interference with the ecosystem.

"When Helen Keller was two years old, she got a terrible disease that left her deaf, blind, and mute. Despite her challenges, she worked hard to speak, read, and write -- and inspired many people to do similar"--Back cover.

Explains why there are four seasons in the temperate zones and none at the equator and the Poles, and mentions some of nature's signs that the seasons are changing.

Describes the most complex machine in the world and explains how it works.

After working hard to get them painted in time for the big Easter egg hunt, the Maple Street Six discover some of the eggs are missing.

Briefly describes the frozen regions around the North Pole and the South Pole, which are alike in many ways and different in many others.