Katherine Hengel

Teaches readers how to attract, care for, and watch wild birds and butterflies, including making feeders and other devices.

Introduces the five senses and discusses how they work together.

Examines growing basil at home, including the growth process, its uses once ripe, and recipes for homegrown basil dishes.

Examines growing carrots at home, including the growth process, their uses once ripe, and recipes for homegrown carrot dishes.

Introduces the sense of sight, shares how eyes work, and describes other things eyes do, including cry, close, and wink.

Introuduces the sense of touch, discussing how sense receptors sense heat, cold, pain, or pressure.

With this title kids not only learn how to grow their own leaf lettuce in containers, but how to prepare it to eat too! Step-by-step planting, care and harvesting tips give the beginning gardener a good basic understanding of the growing process. Delicious recipes from lettuce sushi rolls to a berry vinaigrette salad, with step-by-step photos bring their homegrown vegetable to the table to share with others! Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO...

Introduces the Portugese water dog, describing its physical characteristics, temperament, and what is needed to train it and care for its health.

Examines growing lettuce at home, including the growth process, its uses once ripe, and recipes for homegrown lettuce dishes.