Burton, Jane

Examines the physical features that various insects, birds, and animals use to fly, describing their different sizes, shapes, and functioning.

Explains how vital rain is, its chemical composition, the water cycle, how animals waterproof themselves, and ways of measuring and making rain.

Examines the energy and light produced by the sun and their importance to life on Earth.

Discusses different kinds of leaves, the forms and colors they may have, and their functions.

Explains why the season of winter happens and how it manifests itself in the weather and changes in plants and animals.

Explains why the season of autumn happens and how it manifests itself in the weather and changes in plants and animals.

Explains why the season of spring happens and how it manifests itself in the weather and changes in plants and animals.

Photographs and text follow two young pygmy goats as they grow, learn, and play during their first year of life.