development

Text and photographs follow a baby chick through its first year of life as it learns how to peck for food, plays with other chicks, and develops into a rooster.

Explains, in simple text and illustrations, the growth and development of plants, including how animals spread seeds, why flowers are important, and what happens to plants in winter.

Presents an introduction to the life cycle of insects, describing what insects are, and what types of changes they experience as they go through life, from egg, to larvae, to pupa, to adult. Includes glossary.

Simple text and photographs describe the stage in the life cycle of apples when the buds on a tree turn into leaves and apple blossoms.

Simple text and photographs describe the growth of an apple from blossom to ripe fruit.

Provides information about how plants grow, looking at what they need to survive and thrive, how they make food, and what happens when they die. Includes activities and a glossary.

Photographs and simple text explain how tadpoles grow into frogs.

Follows the process by which a seed grows into a flower, and includes a running commentary from insects on what plants need to grow and thrive.

Presents a children's book for early readers that describes why plants have flowers, what pollen is, how plants make fruit, and more.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of butterflies, including their development from egg to caterpillar to adult.