A simple description of how corn was discovered and used by the Indians and how it came to be an important food throughout the world.

Describes the physical characteristics of a variety of snakes and how they hunt, catch, and eat their prey.

Describes how fireflies make their light, tells how to catch and handle them, and notes several interesting uses for firefly light.

Brief text and illustrations describe the various parts of the foot and all the things feet help us to do.

Explains the basic characteristics of weather--temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure--and how meteorologists gather data for their forecasts.