Describes the life cycle of an apple from its initial appearance as a spring bud to that point in time when it becomes a fully ripe fruit.

Describes the creation of the huge statue given by France to theUnited States and its erection in New York Harbor as a symbol of liberty.

Discusses both hypothetical and historical voyages of discovery to America by the Phoenicians, Saint Brendan of Ireland, the Vikings, and such later European navigators as Columbus, Cabot, and Magellan.

"Describes how the Constitution was drafted and ratified." --

A history of money, beginning with the barter system in ancient times, to the first use of coins and paper money, to the development of modern monetary systems.

Discusses the relations between the European colonists and the Native Americans, the disputes between settlers from France, England, and Spain, and the role these conflicts played in the history of North America.

Discusses the year 2000 as a milestone marking two thousand years of human achievement, as a threshold leading into a new millennium, and as an important anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Text and illustrations introduce words with opposite meanings such as over and under, big and little, and front and back.

Describes the varieties, habitats, behavior, and physical characteristics of snakes.