A Halloween version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas," featuring such seasonal gifts as bats, goblins, spiders, worms, and ghosts.

Two children watch clouds become fat and thin, white and gray, then turn into dogs, sheep, dragons, and castles.

When the old ladies are no longer allowed to let their cats out at night, the delicate balance of their island ecology is disturbed, with disastrous results.

Takes the readers on a field trip to a post office where they walk through a typical day learning about its functions.

Ice is cold, slippery, pretty, and a lot of fun for children.

Relates the life story of the first Black man to play baseball in the major leagues.

Simple text introduces the activities, users, employees, and contents of a public library.

Briefly discusses the history and uses of automatically operating devices from mechanical toys through dishwashers and clock radios to cyborgs and manipulators.

Describes what might be found in a firehouse and what the fire fighters do there.