Bob Marstall

A boy and his dog find a newly hatched bird in a nest in a magical little valley.

A spider who lives in a head of lettuce is saved when the lady who finds her puts her back into the garden.

"On Duck Pond continues the journey of the boy and dog story, this time in a new placea serene pond, filled with birds, frogs, turtles and other creatures going about their quiet business. Their intrusion stirs the pond into a cacophony of activity, reaching climactic chaos, before slowly settling back to it's quiet equilibrium."--

"At the Cape Cod shoreline, gulls perform acrobatics in pursuit of a sea star." --

Describes a number of creatures that comprise a Pacific Ocean ecosystem, as found off the coast of California at three different depths--0 to 200 meters, 200 to 1000 meters, and the seafloor.