Orme, Helen

Explores the life cycle of plants and the different ways they interact with the environment through the four seasons.

Teaches children what natural materials are used to make common objects they might find around the house, including clothes, computers, soda cans, and furniture.

After attaching their names and addresses to balloons which they launch into the air, Mike and his elementary school classmates wait anxiously to see whose travels the farthest.

Presents basic facts about sharks, followed by "Swimming with Sharks," a fiction story about a boy named Danny who goes swimming with sharks on his eighteenth birthday.

Introduces children to life in space and includes a fictional story about aliens exploring Earth before life began.

After attaching their names and addresses to balloons which they launch into the air, Mike and his elementary school classmates wait anxiously to see whose travels the farthest.

Presents a color-illustrated explanation of how clouds, wind, rainbows, thunder and lightning, and various kinds of weather are created.

Explains, in simple text and illustrations, the growth and development of plants, including how animals spread seeds, why flowers are important, and what happens to plants in winter.