growth

Leo's family plants a linden tree when he is just a baby, and watch through the seasons as they grow bigger together.

Presents lyrics to the songs in the record album by Raffi, "Everything Grows.".

Illustrations on a revolving wheel show how eight baby animals grow.

Oliver is frustrated that he cannot see over the fence around his back yard, until another year passes and he finds that he has grown.

Explains how cells divide and multiply, how humans develop from a single cell to an adult, and how other animals and plants grow.

Sam is excited about getting new shoes, and as he grows into the shoes he becomes old enough to help his father on the farm, hoping to become a farmer himself one day.

Discusses the feelings and problems caused by one's height, particularly at the preteen stage, the factors involved in growth, and ways to feel good about one's height--whatever it is.

Things that are wrong with adults include wearing boring clothes, refusing to share their stuff, and liking things clean.

Shukudu the young rhinoceros is afraid he will never grow to have horns like his mother, even when he sees the other young animals practicing the ways of their species.

When Janey gets tired of hearing that she is not big enough to do the fun things she wants to do, she decides that she is not big enough to do boring things too.