When new leaves sprout, buds appear, cocoons burst open, and other signs announce the coming of spring, various animals from bears to bullfrogs respond to the warmth of the season.
Describes how electricity was discovered, how early devices were invented to make use of it, how it is generated in power plants and then distributed for many different uses.
Eight-year-old Robert learns a lot about friendship at Camp Chicopee day camp when he decides to avoid his classmate Lester by spending time with a new friend, Zach, who soon reveals himself to be a troublemaker.
Robert's parents and brother are always using the computer when he needs it to research school projects, but eventually the family finds a way to solve the problem.
As a boys-versus-girls war of practical jokes escalates in his third-grade classroom, Robert finds it difficult to ask a girl's help in learning to dance in time for a family wedding reception.
Third grader Robert Dorfman and his best friend, Paul, investigate the disappearance of the class pet, Sally the snake, which leads them to the dark and creepy depths of the school basement.
