I wonder why readers

By Lawrence F. Lowery

Soft as a Bunny

By Lawrence F. Lowery

Lists things that feel hot, cold, smooth, sharp, slippery, and sticky.

Quiet as a butterfly,

By Lawrence F. Lowery

A boy thinks of all the sounds he has heard that day--bacon sizzling, sirens screaming, kitten purring--and wonders why he can't hear a flower, a ladybug, or a butterfly.

How does the wind blow?

By Lawrence F. Lowery

Describes the different things wind can do as a light breeze, strong wind, or tornado.

How does a plant grow?

By Lawrence F. Lowery

Describes in verse the characteristics of plant growth and development.

Sounds are high, sounds are low,

By Lawrence F. Lowery

Discusses the qualities of sound--high, low, soft, noisy, strange, pleasant--and some associated words such as ring, mooo, tap, bam, hooo, and ding.

Looking for animals,

By Lawrence F. Lowery

Illustrations demonstrate such examples of natural protective camouflage as a frog swimming in a pond, a walking stick standing on a twig, or a lizard resting on the sand.

What does an animal eat?

By Lawrence F. Lowery

Discusses how various animals are equipped to eat different kinds of food and the ecological importance of their respective diets.

What can an animal do?

By Lawrence F. Lowery

Introduces in verse some of the behavior of familiar animals: a beaver bites and chews; a bird glides and flies; and a spider creeps and crawls.

I like rubber, I like glass,

By Lawrence F. Lowery

A brother and sister on a field trip discuss the characteristics and uses of both glass and rubber.