Barnum Brown, earning the nickname Mr. Bones, comes to Montana and searches for dinosaur bones where he finds the bones of a gigantic Tyrannosaurus.

Three generations of the Nickel family reunite when fourth-grader Anna, her Mom and Dad, and four-year-old sister Isabella relocate to Oakwood, Kansas.

On a visit to the zoo, a little boy imagines what it would be like to be various animals, such as a hippopotamus or a penguin, and listens as his mother explains how all parents keep their young ones safe.

"An exploration of different types of animal poo and what the zoo uses it for"--

"Ten-year-old Lanie loves science and nature, but she has a problem: she's an "outside" girl with an "inside" family. She longs get out and go camping, but they all want to stay home. ... But when her favorite aunt comes to stay, Lanie discovers that the wonders of nature are everywhere-even in her own backyard."--Publisher.

Mr. Geo explores Colorado, examining the geography, history, and pop culture as well as maps and various learning activities about the state.

A family experiences a renewed appreciation for home and community after they are evacuated during a spring flood and then return to survey the damage.

Desta's father, who needs to return briefly to his Ethiopian homeland, describes what it was like for him to grow up there.

Kofi can't sleep in his new home in the United States, so his older sister Abena soothes his fears about life in a different country by telling him two folktales from their native Ghana about the nature of wisdom and perseverance.