"The brief and cheery tone serves as an inviting introduction into a fascinating life cycle." - Publisher's Weekly "Every spring, butterflies emerge and dazzle the world with their vibrant beauty. But where do butterflies come from? How are they born? What do they eat-and how?With a simple, rhyming text, Lois Ehlert provides clear answers to these and other questions as she follows the life cycle of four common butterflies, from their beginnings...

A child describes the growth of a maple tree from seed to sapling.

An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.

A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him.

A father and child grow vegetables and then make them into a soup.

"Through rhyme and mixed-media collage illustrations, 'rain fish'--the varied, colorful, and unique little collections of materials that float along on streams of rain water during storms--come to life"--

This educational and enjoyable book helps children understand how to plant bulbs, seeds, and seedlings, and nurture their growth. Lois Ehlert's bold collage illustrations include six pages that present all the flowers of each color of the rainbow.

When the neighborhood cat tries to crash the mice's harvest party, the mice have a plan to scare the intruder away.

Introduces pattern recognition as a sock searches the house for its lost mate.

Illustrations and rhyming text follow ten caterpillars as one wriggles up a flower stem, another sails across a garden pool, and one reaches an apple leaf, where something amazing happens.