A brief biography of the author and college professor whose travels across the United States inspired her to write the poem which became the song "America the Beautiful."

Introduces the tree as "the biggest plant that grows" and explains the life cycle of an apple tree.

Seven-year-old Emma tries to convince her disbelieving older brother that she is teaching their farm animals to read and speak English.

When Betsy learns that a new family is coming to the Nebraska prairie, she hopes they have a daughter who will be her friend.

A little girl describes the short, harsh days of winter in Alaska and her efforts to keep a moose from destroying trees and the swing in her back yard, which she finally succeeds in doing with the help of a Hanukkah treat. Includes facts about Hanukkah and the aurora borealis.

While spending a week with her grandmother who, like her, is a Chippewa Indian, Kimmy learns to make a dreamcatcher which allows the sleeper to have only sweet dreams.

"When each family at the diverse Juniper Court apartment complex needs something to light up the dark of winter, the stumpy, lumpy candle provides a glow brighter than the fanciest taper, revealing the true spirit of each holiday it illuminates"--

G.G. and the other young gorillas in the tribe get into all kinds of mischief.

A young girl hears a noise in the forest near her family's farm in Canada, and when she and her mother go to investigate, they find a small fawn that seems to be all alone.

Simu, a young white rhinoceros, gets lost while playing on the African plains, but is rescued by his mother and aunt.