growth

A little girl wishes she were big and able to do all sorts of things but not big enough to have to take care of herself all the time.

Color photographs and brief text describe the beginning of life in plants and animals and their growth process.

Simple text and illustrations explain how children grow physically and emotionally.

Willa wakes up early one morning full of questions for her big brother about what it will be like to be a grown up.

Introduces the concept of growth and suggests activities and experiments for young children.

The author/photographer follows Evan with a camera for ten months and records his steps in learning to walk as Evan crawls, stands, climbs, walks, and runs.

Color illustrations present the developmental stages of trees, flowers, butterflies, and other living things.

Text and illustrations demonstrate the patterns of growth in various small animals.

A boy shows the things that he has learned to take charge of, including making his bed and feeding his fish.

A young girl describes the life cycle of the apple--from tiny seed to tree--and expresses her gratitude for this small but wonderful miracle of nature.