Peters, Lisa Westberg

When Freddy and Muff persuade reluctant Grandma to make blackberry jam, they set off on a juicy, sweet, prickly, mashy, messy, bubbly, hot, frothy adventure.

While walking in the woods, Meg and her dad find some ancient rocks that were important in creating the oxygen that supports life on our planet.

Rabbits invade a young gardener's garden in the hopes of finding carrots to eat.

Presents side-by-side narration of the earth's making of a mountain, shaping it with sun, wind, and rain, and a child's efforts at the beach to make a tall sand mountain which is also affected by the elements.

Katherine and her friend, an older man named Carl, celebrate the seasons on their river together, until his absence requires her to grow and change as their special relationship changes.

Rhymes personify the months such as shy November, lazy February, frisky March, and silly May.

A lyrical story about the migration of birds. As the cool September winds blow across the prairie the birds know it is time to fly to the warm south for the winter. After building nests and hatching their young it is time again for them to fly back to the prairie.

Relates the evolution of the family of mankind, from single cells in the sea to human beings with "big brains that wonder who we are.".

Introduces the different forms that water can have, from clouds to steam to fog.

In this counting book, Frankie the cat's night prowling causes a ruckus, waking sleeping neighbors who do not share Frankie's love of the "night shift.".