Little Owl enjoys a lovely night in the forest visiting his friend the raccoon, listening to the frogs croak and the crickets chirp, and watching the fog that hovers overhead.

Forest animals, awakened by the birds' warning that there is a stranger in the woods, set out to discover if there is danger and find, instead, a wonderful surprise.

When his toy airplane crashes, a pet mouse becomes lost in the woods.

Depicts such rain forest animals as tigers, orangutans, sloths, and vampire bats, and provides facts about their diet and where they live.

When Kikko's father forgets the cake he was to take to her grandmother one snowy day, Kikko follows him with the cake only to reach an unexpected destination and meet some surprising new friends.

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to sloths. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.

Groundhog decides not to hibernate one winter, even though his friends tell him that he will become cold, hungry, and lonely. Stubborn Groundhog simply can't wait until February 2 to wake all his friends up! Groundhog loves to run and play. When winter comes, Groundhog does not want to hibernate. His friends warn that he'll be hungry and cold and lonely, but he just won't listen. Yet he soon discovers his friends were right. Then he has a brilliant...

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to howler monkeys. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--