Animals hatch from eggs

By Elaine Pascoe

Explains how animals protect their eggs and why some animals lay their eggs in special places.

Animals hide

By Elaine Pascoe

Describes some of the different ways animals protect themselves from danger.

Birds build nests

By Elaine Pascoe

Describes some of the various places where birds build nests and lay their eggs.

Birds use their beaks

By Elaine Pascoe

Explains how different kinds of birds use their beaks for such things as eating, preening, and courtship displays.

Insects grow and change

By Elaine Pascoe

Briefly describes how such insects as a praying mantis, silk worm, and bumblebee grow from eggs and larvae to adults.

Insects visit flowers

By Elaine Pascoe

Explains how insects use plants for food and how their presence is helpful to the plants.

Plants eat insects

By Elaine Pascoe

Explains how and why pitcher plants, sundews, and other carnivorous plants trap insects for food.

Seeds travel

By Elaine Pascoe

Briefly describes some of the different ways various kinds of seeds are carried from place to place to find good places to grow.

Spiders spin silk

By Elaine Pascoe

Briefly explains how spiders make silk and use it in various ways.

How and Why

By Elaine Pascoe