"A worm and a caterpillar are best friends and when one of them is about to go through a big change, they both learn what is inside is what counts."--

Sandy knows what she looks like: a worm with short fuzzy hair that sticks out in all directions, tiny eyes, stubby antennas, and way down at the end of her sixteen legs--a caboose. How could she look so different from her mother? MaMa has beautiful wings that flash orange and velvet black. Each has tiny white polka dots. She is a beautiful butterfly. Sandy grows even more confused when MaMa tells her about upcoming changes. With growing concern Sandy...

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.

"On a barren seafloor, the pearlfish swims into the safety of a sea cucumbers anus. To find a meal, the female bolas spider releases pheromones that mimic a female moth, luring male moths into her sticky lasso web. The Glyptapanteles wasp injects a caterpillar with her young, which feed on the victim, erupt out of it, then mind-control the poor (and somehow still living) schmuck into protecting them from predators. These are among the curious critters...

"This fascinating series takes a very simple look at animal classifications, with each book focussing on a different group of animal. This book is about invertebrates: what they do, how they behave, and how these characteristics are different from other groups of animals. Beautifully illustrated with colorful photographs, the book shows many examples of different types of invertebrates in their natural environment."--

A collection of easy-to-make recipes for breakfast foods, snacks, main dishes, drinks, and desserts.

An earthworm and a caterpillar become friends and work together to bring a neglected orchard back to life.

Despite his friends' teasing, Oscar the caterpillar studies to prepare for becoming a butterfly and migrating to Mexico, so when things do not turn out as he expects, he is still able to make his dream come true.

Common Critters celebrates neighborhood wildlife in verse. A familiar cast of characters--worms, slugs, caterpillars, ladybugs, robins, mourning doves, houseflies, spiders, squirrels, skunks, and others--crawls, runs, buzzes, and flits through these lively poems, which show how exotic these seemingly ordinary creatures really are.