"A lot of the things we have at home were once transported by ship. It's the job of the ship captain to load, transport, and deliver all those things. The ship sails overseas or rivers and canals to get cargo to the right place at the right time. The captain and the crew work and live on the ship to make this happen"--

Pip makes sure there is a lot of room in this book to introduce his friend Timothy Vanderlong--the longest dog in the world.

"Early twentieth century. Roald Amundsen plans to travel to the northernmost point of the globe. But after experiencing difficulties with ships and airplanes in polar regions, he needs a new method of travel. For many years, people had flown in airships. Could an airship take him to the North Pole? Would it work in such brutal cold? Eventually, Roald became the first person ever to reach both poles, but it took the work of many people--and some animals!--to...

Gusanito est̀ organizando una fiesta, y debe ir de compras al centro de la ciudad. Ve de compras con Gusanito para ayudarlo a encontrar todo lo que ̌l necesita para la fiesta. En el camino, descubrir̀s muchos colores. �Prep̀rate para comprar unas uvas moradas, zapatos de baile rosa y una trompeta amarilla!

"Today, Abbey goes to sleep at her grandmother's house, but Grandma started cooking a lot of delicious Suriname food and the girl gets bored. Who will eat so much dahlpuri roti, chicken satay, banana soup and chicken pie?"--

Two brothers set off on a pretend expedition to find dinosaurs. Of course, everyone knows dinosurs don't exist, so there's no need to be scared--or is there? Back matter includes dinosaur facts.

When Mila and friends Sam and Liza have a play date at Mila's Daddy's house, they all pretend they're monsters, having fun while Daddy gives them monster hair and makes delicious monster pancakes, but when Sam and Liza's mothers come to pick them up, what will they think about their little monsters?

Danny spends a week with his Grandpa, who tells Danny about one animal from his homeland each day that he is there.

"An archaeologist searches for things that people used a long, long time ago. By studying these objects we learn about the past and how people lived in ancient times. Maybe you would like to be an archaeologist?"--Page 4 of cover.

Grow, grow, grow! With these magical words, a tiny tiger turns into a colossal cat, and a growing calf becomes a gigantic whale. Each day, you're growing, too! For all the little ones who are eager to grow. --Back cover.