Rockwell, Anne F

Looks at the many machines that use oil, discusses the danger of dwindling supplies and the environmental hazards of burning oil, and considers alternatives to fossil fuels.

A mother and child fill a cart at the supermarket with everything from grapes to paper towels, finishing off with some very special items.

Describes what happens to a bean as it is soaked, planted, watered, and repotted, and eventually produces pods with more beans inside.

Describes the parts of a fire engine and how fire fighters use them to fight fires.

Describes the passing of the seasons through the changes in plants and animals that occur on a farm.

For Fathers' Day, the students in Mrs. Madoff's class write and illustrate books about their dads.

Jason, who loves fire engines, goes to the firehouse on Visitor's Day and learns all about being a firefighter.

John can do nothing well until a snail gives him one hundred stories to tell. But even they wear thin and he goes in search of the snail again.

Camping for the first time on their deck, two brothers discover that the night is full of strange sights and sounds.