David L Harrison

When Dog wakes up early, in the middle of the night, he launches all the other farm animals in a worried search for the missing sun.

"After dark, when we are thinking about going to sleep, many amazing animals are just waking up. What do they do in the dark of the night? *Bats fly out of caves, zigzagging into the sky. * Wolf pups wrestle, growl, and romp. *Tarantulas emerge from their lairs--leg by leg by leg. *Fireflies flit through lawns, their flashes lighting up the dark. With this engaging collection of twenty-one poems, learn about the hidden lives of these nocturnal animals...

Johnny Appleseed relates his life to two children he visits.

Uses poetry to explain how and why certain animals use camouflage, including flounders, polar bears, and screech owls.

"Legs, feet, arms, teeth, tongue, tummy . . . and long intestine too . . . all snap into action when a child decides she wants an apple"--

Explores the many elements that depends on rivers, both nature and people.

An anthology of original stories, plays, and poems by a variety of authors that celebrates what being a boy is all about.