Learning about and exploring the 7 continents in the world by crafts and activities.

Ten-year-old Lisa tells about her brothers and playmates and the happy times they spend at work and at play in their Swedish village. Welcome to Noisy Village! Go crayfishing in the summer at Nocken, "dipping in the pot" at Christmastime with Lisa and Karl, and join Britta and Anna who know the best way to go about "nutting" for the New Year. In this gently humorous tale, master storyteller Astrid Lindgren takes us through a year in the lives and...

Presents the water cycle through the journey of a raindrop around the world, in sky, on land, underground, and in the sea, in its liquid, solid, and vapor forms, as it supports life everywhere.

Offering an exciting way to teach abstract concepts of geography and culture through concrete art activities, this book of fun, easy-to-do art activities uses collage, painting, drawing, printing, construction and sculpture to educate children. Step-by-step instructions and illustrations are given for each project. A series of crafts that vary in difficulty, are arranged by continent, & explore the world's different cultures & habitats.

Since the market is closed, the reader is led around the world to gather the ingredients for making an apple pie. Includes recipe.

This beloved story of a pioneer girl and her family begins in 1871 in a log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Laura lives in the little house with her pa, her ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their dog, Jack. Pioneer life is sometimes hard for the family, but it is also exciting as they make their own homemade toys and treats, do the spring planting, bring in the harvest, and visit town. And every night Laura and her family are...

A child describes how her room, her house, her town, her state, and her country become part of a map of her world.

Describes the author's two-month stay in Antarctica to study and draw penguins.

Maps, photographs, illustrations, and text present information about the continents of the world.