Marion Dane Bauer

Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was nothing. But then . . . BANG! Stars caught fire and burned so long that they exploded, flinging stardust everywhere. And the ash of those stars turned into planets. Into our Earth. And into us. Bauer and Holmes explore how the universe was formed and how each new child is also made of stardust.

At her grandmother's log cabin, nine-year-old Liz is led to make contact with children she believes may be her ancestors.

An introduction to the Grand Canyon explains how the canyon was created and provides interesting facts pertaining to this natural wonder.

Regina is only 3-1/4 inches tall, but she knows from the moment she wakes up in her dollhouse bed that she is a princess. Why else would she have such a lovely pink gown? Why else would she have such golden hair and flawless skin? And why else would she have a four-foot, curly-haired human creature to wait on her? Meanwhile Zoey, that four-foot, curly-haired creature, has always dreamed that someday one of her dolls would come alive. But in her dreams,...

"A book about how much we love our little ones"--Back cover.

Simple text and illustrations explore the wonders of snow.

Simply describes how various baby animals come into the world and what happens when a human baby is born.

Briefly describes the geography of the Misssissippi River, along with some history of the transportation and commerce associated with the river.

Pictures and rhyming text show how some fathers, animal, bird, and human, take care of their children by bringing them food, playing with them, and keeping them safe.

Describes in verse the lion that is March weather, which finally gives way to the lamb of spring.