Alice B. McGinty

On the morning he is to start school, a nervous little boy is reassured by his father's advice to handle problems step by step.

Eight children from eight different countries express their thanks for many special things including the sun that colors the sky, breezes that lift kites, clouds that paint cotton pictures and send rain, and sparkling stars that "shine like Mommy's eyes."

Discusses the four food groups, the nutrients our body needs, and the importance of healthy eating.

A picture book biography which reveals the assembling of Darwin's most profound idea: the survival of the fittest.

Describes the raising and training of Freedom, a seeing eye dog, beginning with its selection as a candidate to be a guide dog up to its placement with an appropriate master.