Selsam, Millicent Ellis

An introduction to seashells, explaining how they are classified and describing the differences that distinguish one kind of seashell from another.

Text and photographs describe the "sensitive plant", its rapid responses to heat and touch, and how to grow it.

Text and drawings follow the growth cycle of twelve common flowering trees: pussywillow, white oak, sugar maple, elm, apple, horse chestnut, flowering dogwood, magnolia, witch hazel, black walnut, black locust, and tulip tree.

Describes efforts to reconstruct a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton from fossilized bones found in Montana in 1901 and discusses resulting deductions about the creature's way of life.

Describes the distinguishing characteristics of various kinds of rocks.

Describes two theories of the geological formation of the Gal?pagos Islands and explains the arrival and evolution of plant and animal life found there.

Describes how puppies grow from the day they are born until they are able to make friends and be away from their mother.

Compares and contrasts the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of seals, sea lions, and walruses.

Introduces the characteristics of apes and New World and Old World monkeys.

Explains the basic things to look for when learning to observe and identify various kinds of birds.