Springtime is a green time When seedlings start their growing. Summertime's a rainbow time When many blooms are blowing. Autumntime's a brown time When seeds are ripe for sowing; But...
The Green Kingdom
In this book, readers learn about flowers, trees, and odd plants; plants of long ago; how plants live and grow; gardens; how plants and people affect each other; tales and true stories about plants.
Books to Read
Your school and public library have many interesting books about animals for you to look at and read. You may find these and other books there. Ages 5 to 8 Ant Cities by Arthur Dorros (Crowell,...
Helping to save animals
> Ducks Ducks can't find food when rivers and ponds are frozen. These men are breaking the ice so the ducks won't starve. Many people work to help keep animals from being killed. For some people,...
Dirty air and water kill animals
> Potomac River Fish Fish take water into their gills to breathe. If too much waste material is in the water, the fish are killed. Animals need clean air and water. Many animals cannot breathe...
People are killing many animals
Almost everywhere in the world more and more wild animals are being killed by people. Many animals are killed for their skins or feathers or horns or tusks. Many animals die when the land where they...
Vanishing Animals
The great auk is extinct. You have never seen one of the big, funny-looking birds called dodos. They are extinct. That means there aren't any dodos alive anymore. But 400 years ago, there were...
In other lands
Many animals we see in zoos are domestic animals of far-off lands. In India and Southeast Asia, elephants help build roads and clear forests. Camels pull plows and carry people in parts of Africa...
Household pets
A pet is an animal friend that lives with you. It may be a big, friendly St. Bernard dog that licks your nose each morning to wake you up. Or maybe it's a fat little hamster that squeaks at you...
Special helpers
> Guide Dog > > Sheep Dog > > Sheep dogs are trained to help take care of flocks of sheep. > > Guide dogs help blind people walk without stumbling or bumping into > things. Dogs make good pets....