Murphy, Patricia J.

Provides information about the North and South Poles, explaining what they are, how they were formed, and why they are so cold, and looking at the types of plants and animals that live at the poles.

Photographs, illustrations, and simple text describes how humans have told time, from sundials to modern clocks.

Simple text and photographs introduce coyotes and their grasslands habitat.

Describes the geography, people, social life and customs, education, basic facts, animals, and sports of the East African country of Tanzania. Includes a list of words in Kiswahili and instructions for playing the game of bao.

Presents an introduction to the concept of the calendar year, and discusses the different months, how the year is divided into seasons, and what happens during different holidays.

Introduces the concept of the calendar week, in simple text with illustrations, and includes information on how many days are in week, how many weeks are in year, and what happens during each of the different days, Monday through Friday.

Simple text and photos show how scientists collect and study insects, discussing their tools and methods as well as how people depend on insects.

Explains the history, importance, and celebration of Canada Day.

Photographs of kitten, puppies, and different types of clocks and simple text teach young readers how to tell time.

Uses pictures of a variety of puppies and kittens to provide lessons in how to subtract the numbers zero through ten.