Lizzy Rockwell

Plants grow from the ground. We are all plant eaters. Watermelons are fruits. Cabbages are leaves. Walnuts are seeds. Carrots are roots. People eat many parts of plants even the flower!

What is a mammal? And what is not a mammal? Mammals have skeletons as deer have, breathe air in lungs as whales do, and are born alive as are calves. What is not a mammal? A ladybug has no skeleton, a fish breathes through gills and a bird hatches from an egg. Monkeys, dolphins, and elephants are mammals-and so are you and I! With clear, simple language, beautiful paintings, a chart, diagrams, and a cutaway, acclaimed author-illustrator Lizzy Rockwell...

A little boy visits the zoo with his family for the first time and marvels at all of the wonders it offers.

Mrs. Madoff's preschool class learns about Thanksgiving and puts on a play about the origins of the holiday.