Lyrical text just right for young nature lovers describes the life of a typical North American bumblebee queen. Follow the queen as she finds a nest, gathers nectar, lays eggs, and tends her colony. Scientifically accurate illustrations include captivating details of hive life.

Introduces young readers to the turkey vulture in a poetic style with colorful illustrations.

A spadefoot toad waits under the sand for rain, hears the sounds of other desert animals, and eventually mates and spawns other toads.

From before the time she hatches until she returns to the same beach to lay eggs of her own, a sea turtle is helped to escape from danger many times by different human hands.

Photographs of vegetables and rhyming text celebrate vegetables in all their colorful and tasty variety.

Describes tropical rain forests, including where they are located and the various plants and animals that live and interact there.

Introduces the continent of South America, looking at its geography, plant and animal life, weather. and settlement by humans.

Describes what a question is, how to form one correctly, and when it is appropriate to ask one.

"In her latest gorgeously photo-illustrated nonfiction picture book, celebrated author April Pulley Sayre sheds new light on the wonders of rain, from the beauty of a raindrop balanced on a leaf to the amazing, never-ending water cycle that keeps our planet in perfect ecological balance."--

Rhyming text and illustrations identify many common insects. An alphabetically arranged list of names of insects provides additional miscellaneous facts about them.