Peter goes with his mom to visit the Children's Eternal Rainforest in Costa Rica, where he sees many animals and is surprised to learn her second-grade class was instrumental in buying and preserving the land. Includes notes about rain forest plants and animals.
When her family moves to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, Megan keeps a nature journal in which she describes the desert, the changes that occur throughout the seasons, and how these affect the plant and animal inhabitants.