Construction workers ask Kristen, a young apprentice, to bring them snacks and supplies. Provides information on the workers' jobs and equipment.

Two mice walk along describing love in comparison to animals from one bear to ten lovebirds.

When a thirsty frog drinks up all the water in Australia, the other animals must think of a way to make him give it up.

Two mice describe their love in terms of the special characteristics of each month of the year.

A pesar de ser pequeños, unos ratoncitos expresan su amor en términos grandes mientras cuentan animales de uno a diez. Introduces the numbers one to ten as two mice describe their love for each other as "bigger than 1 bear" to "loftier than 10 lovebirds."

"A cumulative verse, alternating with additional narrative, describes the ecological and social transformation resulting from the work of Dr. Gordon Sato, a Japanese American cell biologist who made saltwater and desert land productive through the planting of mangrove trees in the tiny African country of Eritrea. Includes afterword, photographs, glossary, and author's sources"--Provided by publisher.

What can you see in the backyard? Ghosts? Witches? Bats? Wolves? Count them.

Nonfiction picture book. Susan L. Roth teaches about bowerbirds by explaining how their displays are similar to her collage works.

Bat, who has both wings and teeth, plays an important part in a game between the Birds and the Animals to decide which group is better.