Carol Schwartz

Grassland ecosystems can be found on nearly every continent. Countless animals and plants live in them. So what difference could the loss of one animal species make? Follow the chain reaction, and discover how important honey bees are.

Describes the behavior, characteristics, and habitat of emperor penguins.

Describes what the world was like when dinosaurs roamed the earth, and introduces many of the animals and plants in nature today that were also seen by the dinosaurs.

Pictures and simple text describe the life of an octopus.

Rhyming text and illustrations of such sea animals as whale, gulls, clown fish, and seal provide opportunities to practice counting and squaring numbers from one to ten.

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34... Look carefully. Do you see the pattern? Each number above is the sum of the two numbers before it. Though most of us are unfamiliar with it, this numerical series, called the Fibonacci sequence, is part of a code that can be found everywhere in nature. Count the petals on a flower or the peas in a peapod. The numbers are all part of the Fibonacci sequence. In Wild Fibonacci, readers will discover this mysterious code...

Simple rhyming text describes the behavior of whales and dolphins, including singing, diving, playing, and eating.

Lee is diagnosed as having epilepsy, but medicine to control her seizures reduces her worries and she learns she can still lead a normal life.

A collection of recipes for such goodies as Peter Pumpkin's Pumpkin Muffins, Mother Goose's Pease Porridge Hot, and Peter Piper's Best-ever Pickle Recipe, each accompanied by the related nursery rhyme.