Explains how fossils are formed and what they tell us about the past.

"Long ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Then, suddenly, they died out. For thousands of years, no one knew these giant creatures had ever existed. Then people began finding fossils -- bones and teeth and footprints that had turned to stone. Today, teams of experts work together to dig dinosaur fossils out of the ground, bone by fragile bone. Then they put the skeletons together again inside museums, to look just like the dinosaurs of millions of years...

I can see! I can hear! I can smell! I can touch! Children love to explore. Each day brings new sights and sounds, new things to smell and taste and touch. Aliki's simple text and colorful art introduce young children to the wonder of the five senses and what they reveal about the world around us.

A simple description of how corn was discovered and used by the Indians and how it came to be an important food throughout the world.

Family members admire the ornaments on their Christmas tree and share their memories of previous holidays as evoked by the ornaments.

When Robert's best friend Peter moves away, both are unhappy, but they learn that they can make new friends and still remain best friends.

Retells the wandering of John Chapman whose devotion to planting apple trees made him a legendary figure in American history.

Describes the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt.