A beaver family works hard to rebuild when their dam is threatened by storms in this beautifully illustrated follow-up to Nesting that introduces young children to beginning life science concepts.

Introduces the animal and plant life in and around ponds.

Frog and his friends are alarmed by a strange object that appears on his pond, share a thoughtful--if scratchy--gift, and meet a hippopotamus that has run away from the zoo.

Ruby and Rufus love the water. They play on the pond every day! But what will they do when the pond turns to ice?

A mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.

A young boy and his dog on a serene pond that erupts in a cacophony of birds, frogs, turtles, and other creatures.

Tai A Chau symbolically rids itself of the last vestiges of the Old China. The town is represented by the Landlord Chan when it sells land to buy a freshwater pond. The community effort to improve the island's economic well-being brings together government representatives and the land people.

"Lily the pond mermaid loves taking care of her pond and all the creatures that call it home. But it's also a big responsibility. Lily often worries about not being able to keep the pond and everyone in it safe. As her worries grow, a big storm hits the pond, and everything becomes covered in a tangle of debris. Luckily, Lily is able to share her feelings with her friends and ask for help. Together, Lily and the animals that live in the pond not only...

Amelia Goose has a good day playing in the pond with Frog.

When a frog invites five ducklings to play, four refuse because he is too little and green, but Little Quack has so much fun with his new friend that the other ducklings soon join in.