Metropolitan Library System

A koala lives most of its life alone, eating and sleeping high up in the eucalyptus trees of Australia, and yet it is recognized and loved around the world. The Life Cycle of a Koala looks at the life of this ancient marsupial and explains: • how marsupials are different from other mammals • the birth of the koala and its life in its mother's pouch • the growing koala and how it feeds • life outside the pouch, but close to mother • the dangers...

The Life Cycle of a Flower looks at the growth of a flower from seed to the time it is a mature plant capable of producing new seeds. Delightful illustrations, stunning photographs and easy-to-read text help young readers learn: • how seeds are formed and what different types of seeds look like • the various ways flowers are pollinated • the conditions necessary for a seed to germinate and begin to make a new plant • how flowering plants...

In this touching narrative, young children ask, "Where do people go when they die?" Each child asks an adult that they trust--a father, a mother, a grandfather, an aunt, a teacher--and, although the reassuring answers they receive are all different, each leads back to the same simple truth: when people die, "They go to God. Who is everywhere." With an afterward and helpful suggestions about how to explain death to children, readers will find insight...

Introduces young readers to the life cycle of a bean. Glossary of key words Index Table of contents Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Why do farmers grow cube-shaped watermelons? How many apples does it take to make one gallon of apple cider? The Life Cycles series answers these question and many others in reference to both animals and plants. Engaging easy-to-read text and full-color photos walk readers through the various stages in the life...

Easy-to-read text, bright, colorful design, and oversized, close-up photos bring readers into the wonderful world of bees! This book describes a bee's body parts, life cycle, eating habits, habitat, and defense mechanisms. Readers will learn about solitary and social bees, including how queen, worker, and drone bees work as a team to support their colony. Also covered are bee nests and different types of bees, including the carpenter bee, the honeybee,...

Follow this photographic journal of a red fox as he explores the world around him during the first few months of his life. He's about a month old when he first comes out of the den. Watch as he learns to hunt through play and by using his senses. See the changes as he grows from a young kit to a young fox. After all, by the next summer, he'll have kits of his own! Naturalist photographer and environmental educator Mary Holland has captured Ferdinand...

With warm watercolor artwork and a gentle storyline, this picture book sensitively looks at the issue of interfaith families. "Why can't you be Jewish like me? Why can't I be Christian like you?" To answer these questions posed by his granddaughter, a modern grandfather tells her the parallel story of Jethro, the famous non-Jewish grandfather of the Bible.

One cold, rainy, spring night, a young girl and her scientist father participate in "Salamander Night" to follow hundreds of spotted salamanders as they venture into a vernal pool to mate and lay eggs. Together, the father-child team studies the salamanders through their complete amphibian metamorphosis, culminating in the adult salamanders' disappearance into the woods in late summer. In easy-to-understand text, the girl relates the tale through...

Introduces young readers to the life cycle of a sea turtle. Detailed maps Glossary of key words Index Table of contents Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Why do farmers grow cube-shaped watermelons? How many apples does it take to make one gallon of apple cider? The Life Cycles series answers these question and many others in reference to both animals and plants. Engaging easy-to-read text and full-color photos walk readers through the various...