Aliki

"A simple presentation of the five senses, demonstrating some ways we use them. Children love to explore. Each day brings new sights and sounds, new things to smell and taste and touch . Aliki's simple text and cheerful art in this enlarged edition introduce very young children to the wonder of the five senses and all they reveal about the world around us." --

Pictures, dialogs, poems, and stories portray various emotions we all feel: jealousy, sadness, fear, anger, joy, love, and others.

Surveys the history and components of music, concentrating on Western musical traditions.

On a visit to a natural history museum, a little boy sees fossilized skeletons of dinosaurs and learns what archaeologists havediscovered about the physical appearance and habits of these huge, extinct creatures.

An easy-to-read account of the woolly mammoth, a giant land mammal which has been extinct for over 11,000 years.

Explains how the various orders and suborders of dinosaurs were similar and different in structure and appearance.

Describes in words and pictures how William Penn came to found Philadelphia.

Describes the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt.

Discusses manners and gives examples of good manners and bad manners.

During his visit to an aquarium, a boy finds out about the characteristics and environments of many different marine and freshwater creatures.