Brief text and lavish illustrations explain plant reproduction and the purpose of a flower and present some plants which don't seem to be flowers but are.

The author examines nouns of all kinds: common and proper, abstract and concrete, compound, collective, singular and plural. The rhymed text of this book is as witty and smooth as its predecessors. Heller's vivid illustrations include a scaly, purple-tongued dragon; armored knights on horseback; a quartet of carousel animals; and a spectrum of fish, fruits and flowers. Intricate background patterns and designs further enrich many of the pages. Rarely...

Text and illustrations introduce animals with fur or hair who nurse their young, breathe fresh air, and except for two species give birth to their young alive instead of laying eggs.

Verse and realistic paintings explore verbs--the variety of uses and meanings.

Rhyming text describes how various insects camouflage themselves to proctect against predators.

Describes, using rhyming text, how various sea animals change color to blend in with their surroundings.

This simple book uses rhymes to explain the science of color.

Shows how deer, leopards, and other animals are experts at camouflage.

A children's book illustrator shares her daily routine and creative life, showing how the two are intertwined.

In this version of Cinderella set in Egypt in the sixth century B.C., Rhodopes, a slave girl, eventually comes to be chosen by the Pharaoh to be his queen.