John Himmelman

Six days a week the chickens help the Greenstalk family and their animals recover from mishaps that occur on the farm, but they need one day to rest.

Chaos prevails when the barnyard animals decide to live in the house with Farmer Beanbuckets and his family.

(Age 4-8) It's the day of the county fair! Three-legged races, a "Smartest Pig" contest, the Ferris wheel - what could be more fun? But the Greenstalks' car won't start, so they'll need some help getting there. **''After helping the Greenstalk family get to the county fair, the cows busy themselves finding solutions to many of her problems that arise during the day.**'' Cows to the Rescue is the fabulous new book in John Himmelman's hilarious barnyard saga. It follows Chickens to the Rescue and Pigs to the Rescue, bringing back the fun with brand new mishaps and brand moo ... er, new ... problem-solvers.

Illustrations and simple text follow a salamander through its life cycle, from larva in a pond through winter hibernation to spring mating.

Relates the adventures of a humpback whale calf that gets tangled in a fishing net and is later freed by a team of helpful whale watchers.

Members of the Animal Rescue Club save wild animals in trouble, nurse them back to health, and return them to the wild.

All week long the pigs help out around the farm in unexpected ways.

Describes the daily activities and life cycle of a slug.

Text and illustrations follow the life cycle of a dandelion, describing its germination, the growth of its flower head, visits by various insects, and the withering of its stem in winter.

Illustrations and simple text follow the daily activities of a ladybug through its life cycle, from summer to fall.

A young boy describes to his real parents all the outrageous things his perfect parents would allow him to do.

Four adventures of Simpson Snail as he visits a friend, gets a new shell, tries to fly, and makes a statue.

Describes, in simple text and illustrations, the daily activities and life cycle of the earthworm.

Follow the monarch butterfly as it hunts for food, faces its enemies, and interfaces with humans.

Features animals, insects, and plants in a bog.