(3) PS Illustrated by Kathleen Rietz. This cumulative poem in the style of "The House That Jack Built" explains--step by step--how a hive full of honey came to be hanging in "the tree that bear climbed." Handsome realistic artwork shows a close-up of each detail, from roots to honey, then depicts the whole tree with a touch of humor, as bear flees the angry bees. Includes activities and plant facts.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Kathleen Rietz. Twelve desert animals' bathing habits are described, including a roadrunner's dust bath, a scaled quail's ant bath, and a javelina's mud bath. The murky but realistic double-page illustrations show each animal’s technique and setting, from a vulture at dawn to a nocturnal coyote's activities. A fact page and five pages of activities (some good, some lacking) are appended.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian