Provides a basic introduction to volcanoes, explaining how they form and how volcanic eruptions occur, and describing the effects of different kinds of eruptions on people and the environment.

As Grasshopper sets out to follow a road, he meets some unusual characters.

While Farmer Brown sleeps, his animals prepare for a talent show at the county fair.

Amelia Bedelia tries to help Mr. and Mrs. Rogers with their Halloween party. Amelia Bedelia tries to help Mr. and Mrs. Rogers with their Halloween party. Annotation. You Are Invited to Go Batty with Amelia Bedelia! What: Party When: Halloween Who: Amelia Bedelia and Friends No RSVP necessary -- just open this book for tricks (and treats) galore!

A simple explanation of what sharks look like, how they hunt, what they eat, and how they are born.

A boy has trouble deciding how to spend the quarter he gets from the Tooth Fairy.

Introduces the wonders of electricity and lightning, including a look at what different cultures once believed lightning to be and how Benjamin Franklin proved what it really is.

Uncle Elephant comes to the rescue when his nephew's parents are lost at sea and cares for him until they are found again.

A school of fish and a group of children frolic in the bay.

"Yellow Bird has found a button and wants to share it with Red Bird and Blue Bird. This is just an ordinary button. It does not do anything when you press it. But when Red Bird and Blue Bird give it try, they are delighted to find that the button does not do nothing, and that is something!"--