Marion Dane Bauer

Illustrations and simple text explain what rain is, how it is used by plants, birds, and people, and the importance of clean water.

Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was . . . nothing. But then . . . BANG! Stars caught fire and burned so long that they exploded, flinging stardust everywhere. And the ash of those stars turned into planets. Into our Earth. And into us. In a poetic text, Marion Dane Bauer takes readers from the trillionth of a second when our universe was born to the singularities that became each one of us, while vivid illustrations...

A young child ruminates on the favorite weather of ten different animals.

Simply describes how various baby animals come into the world and what happens when a human baby is born.

Rhythmic text enumerates what various body parts can do, including hands to clap and a body to twirl, then expresses thanks for each of those parts--and for the whole.

At her grandmother's log cabin, nine-year-old Liz is led to make contact with children she believes may be her ancestors.

Leaving town by moonlight, a girl discovers a forest of bones and skeletons: bat bones, cat bones, rat bones, and all are looking at you!

When her family moves from Chicago to the country, nine-year-old Emily is drawn to a mysterious playhouse she finds in the woods and soon meets its sad, lonely inhabitant.

Tells how the Falls were made and the history that surrounds them.

After Jenna gives her little sister an old doll dressed in red velvet as a birthday present, the occurrence of some very disturbing events make Jenna suspect the doll might be possessed.