Pictures and rhyming text present some of the many extraordinary things penguins can do. Includes facts about penguins as well as related websites.

In watercolor sketches accompanied by text, the author records his impressions of the Grand Canyon.

Associates each letter of the alphabet with a person, place, or event from the American Revolution, for example, "V" is for Valley Forge, and "W" is for George Washington.

"An introduction to diurnal (daytime) and nocturnal (nighttime) animals"--

Pumpkin heads and jack-o-lanterns of all varieties abound when Halloween comes around.

When Julie returns to her father"s Eskimo village, she struggles to find a way to save her beloved wolves in a changing Arctic world and she falls in love with a young Siberian man.

Bessie and a polar bear cub named Snow Bear play on the ice, while her older brother and the mother bear watch to make sure that everyone is safe.

In the icy waters of the Pacific, a massive humpback whale unexpectedly finds herself tangled in a net abandoned by fishermen. When a rescue boat and a convoy of divers arrive to help the struggling humpback, a realistic and moving encounter bridges the human and aquatic worlds.

A mother's words help a little boy imagine the sights and sounds of the seashore, even though he's never seen the ocean.

Presents an illustrated account of astronaut Buzz Aldrin's life and the determination and experiences that led him to be part of the first mission to land men on the moon.