The story of the life of St. Francis of Assisi, who rejects his wealthy background to lead a life of poverty, good works, and kindness to animals, told as though spoken by the saint himself.
Illustrations of animals with simple text introduce early readers to the letters of the alphabet, and provide additional facts about each of the animals.
Introduces such contrasting concepts as "heavy" and "light", "long" and "short", and "weak" and "strong" through a dialogue between the sun and the moon.
A possessive butterfly chases all other creatures away from a bright, beautiful flower--until the end of the day, when the flower speaks up for itself.