holes

Presents the concept of holes from a child's viewpoint, and looks at their good and bad appearances in objects like buckets, teeth, and doughnuts.

A young child is afraid of holes unless they are fixed, plugged, or made smaller, but he thinks "peeks" are fun because he can see things through them.

Introduces holes and the many ways they are useful to us, as in scissors, flower pots, fish nets, tunnels, lace, keys, garden hoses, and computer cards.

Verses describe the holes that a mole, dog, worm, and rabbit dig, but none can compare with the work of a man and his steam shovel.

With interference and suggestions from his twin sister Janet, four-year-old Jimmy sets out to dig the biggest hole in the world.

Hearing her friend Marj, the elderly lady next door, speak wistfully of China, Alexis digs a hole all the way through the earth to that exotic country and brings back a postcard for Marj's birthday.

Describes all kinds of different holes, from straws to locks to noodles.