Kalman, Bobbie

Presents step-by-step, illustrated instructions for fourteen dishes from a variety of cultures, including Greek salad, Chinese lemon chicken, vegetable curry, and fajitas.

Introduces the personal relationships and daily activities that were part of the family life of slaves in colonial America.

Examines the many different toys with which children played in the nineteenth century.

This alphabet book introduces aspects of life in the United States during the colonial period. Topics include games, clothing, and special occasions. Tradespeople, family, and other aspects of community life are explained.

Text and photographs describe life in Mexico, exploring such topics as family life, religion and beliefs, language and education, and work.

Explains what it means when an animal is classified as endangered, provides an introduction to Komodo dragons, looks at their bodies, life cycles, and eating habits, and discusses the reasons why Komodo dragons have become endangered and what is being done to save them.

Presents an introduction to the concept of metamorphosis, in simple text with illustrations, describing what it is, and providing examples of different animals that it happens to, including butterflies, ladybugs, frogs, dragonflies, and grasshoppers.

Presents an introduction to the four seasons--summer, spring, winter, autumn--including information on how the earth moves around the sun, how it tilts on its axis, and provides descriptions of each of the seasons, explaining what happens to plant and animal life, in simple text with photographs.

Introduces the farming of sheep for wool, covering such aspects as shearing, lambs, sheep dogs, wool processing, farm maintenance, and the proper care of sheep.

A look at life on a dairy farm, describing how the cows are housed, fed, cared for and milked.