Describes where and how vanilla is grown and harvested, discusses the history of the spice, and explains the drawbacks threatening the vanilla bean industry.
Describes how animals adapt to survive, discussing camouflage, mimicry, poisons, defense, adaptations to weather, feeding, and mating.
Describes the roles and duties of women and girls of all social classes during the Middle Ages, looking at such areas as medieval dress and beauty, women's rights, and women of power in Europe and other lands.
Describes the process of metamorphosis, in which certain animals change form, or shape, as they grow into adults.
Describes the process of metamorphosis, in which certain animals change form, or shape, as they grow into adults.
Children are introduced to the huge trees, colorful flowers, and other plants in South American tropical rain forests, as well as the insects, amphibians, mammals, and other animals that live there.