Selsam, Millicent Ellis

Answers questions such as: What do ants eat? How do ants find their way? Can ants learn? Explains the habits and behavior of ordinary ants and tells how to keep ants.

Photographs and brief text examine the characteristics of a variety of animals and plants and other objects in nature.

Answers questions such as: What do ants eat? How do ants find their way? Can ants learn? Explains the habits and behavior of ordinary ants and tells how to keep ants.

Identifies wild flowers, grouping them by colors, and notes the season in which they bloom and whether they are found in woods or field.

Photographs and brief text explain how a tomato plant sprouts, is fertilized, and produces fruit. Compares this cycle to that of all other fruit vegetables including the eggplant and cucumber.

Identifies wild flowers, grouping them by colors, and notes the season in which they bloom and whether they are found in woods or field.

Photographs and simple text trace the life cycle of the maple tree.

Describes the first six weeks of six puppies' lives as they nurse, sleep, learn to walk, eat solid food, and interact with other dogs.

Describes the growth, fertilization, and harvesting of various root vegetables: carrots, radishes, turnips, beets, and sweet potatoes.