Assorted graduates of the Bow Wow School meet at a farmers market and a dog park, where most of them remember their obedience training.

Leaping lizards, marching snakes, a bear on the high wire and others perform in an ususual circus.

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

An escaped housecat encounters twelve birds in the backyard but fails to catch any of them and has to eat feathers for lunch.

A traditional Mayan tale which reveals how the cuckoo lost her beautiful feathers.

A rascally squirrel has an indoor adventure in a city apartment.

"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"--

El Zorro quiere ir a la luna pero el Topo no; al menos hasta que oye que allí hay grandes gusanos que le esperan como merienda. Entonces se ponen ambos en camino, ayudados por un lazo de hierba y por sus amigos, los pájaros. Fox wants to go to the moon. Mole does ot. At least not until he hears what's waiting up there for him to eat! So the two set off--with a little help from a rope of grass and their friends the birds.

After digging holes and munching on crawly bugs, a chubby mole settles in her cozy burrow for winter. Includes glossary identifying all of the different worms, caterpillars, moths, and butterflies included in the illustrations.

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