Thomson, Ruth

Informative text and color photographs depict the life cycle of a rose from seed to rosehip.

Explains what self-portraits are, how artists paint faces and expressions, and what you can learn about an artist from their self-portrait.

Introduces baby animals of Africa, the polar ice caps, and North America. Suggests activities for readers to find out more about non-domestic animals.

Photographs and simple text describe the life cycle of a crab, and provide information on physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior.

A simple guide to writing fairy tales.

Explores the ways family relationships and emotions are portrayed in works by such artists as Paul Gauguin, Edvard Munch, Mary Cassatt, David Hockney, and Stanley Spencer.

Introduces six paintings that depict exciting, sometimes gruesome stories from the Bible, mythology, or history, each with a descriptive essay and a selection of related questions and explorations, as well as another painting on a similar theme to compare and contrast with the first one.