life cycles

Illustrates how a poppy grows from a seed to a beautiful, red flower.

Details the life cycle of a bean focusing on its roots, stems, and soil in which to grow. Also explains why bees help beans grow and when they are ready to cook and eat.

Follows the life of a sea turtle from its hatching on a beach, through its years in the sea, and its return to land where it lays its eggs.

Traces the growth, from seed to maturity, of a 3500-year-old giant sequoia juxtaposing its development with a chronology of world events from the Trojan War to the present day.

Provides information about the appearance, habitat, eating habits, and reproduction of crocodiles, and includes photographs, glossary, and web sites.

Introduces the life of a Monarch butterfly, from its beginning as a tiny egg laid on a milkweed leaf through its metamorphosis from a caterpillar to an adult butterfly.

Color photos fill this chronicle of a ladybug's development from the egg to adulthood, which also includes a glossary, activities, and a list of related books and Web sites.

An introduction to horses that provides information on their physical characteristics, behavior, life cycle, and different breeds.

Presents a tour of the human life cycle, looking at the male and female reproductive systems, the stages of pregnancy, birth, genetic inheritance, life as a baby, childhood, youth, adulthood, and the importance of staying healthy. Includes fold-out poster.

Introduces children to the life cycle of a kangaroo, describing the changes the animals go through during each developmental stage.