Burton, Jane

Depicts a barn owl feeding, growing, and learning to hunt and fly during the first year of its life.

A photo essay about the first six to eight months in the life of a duckling, abandoned before hatching and later adopted by a farmyard hen.

Text and photographs follow a baby chick through its first year of life as it learns how to peck for food, plays with other chicks, and develops into a rooster.

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

Text and photographs follow the first year in the lives of three young red foxes who are abandoned by their mother and cared for in a special shelter until they are ready to return to the wild.

Describes the role of fire in nature.

Text and photographs describe tame and wild animals, most of which are rodents.

Explains how various colors are produced by reflected light and briefly discusses the occurences of colors in nature.

Explains the purpose and parts of flowers, how they make seeds, and how their color, freshness, and scent give pleasure to both people and animals.

Describes the nature, dispersal, growth, and uses of seeds.