A witch trying to pick a big pumpkin on Halloween discovers the value of cooperation when she gets help from a series of monsters.

Four young cats with wings leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live, finally meeting two children with kind hands.

The Baxter brothers find a wonderful pumpkin for Halloween, but first they must catch up with it when it rolls down the hill.

After being rescued by a flying cat, Alexander the cat decides to make good on a promise to do wonderful things.

The cod is a large, ugly fish that spends its life with its big mouth wide open for food. For centuries, so many cod lived in the Atlantic Ocean they couldn't swim without bumping into each other. They were so plentiful that they became the most important fish in many cultures. Best-selling author Mark Kurlansky brings history to life with this entertaining story of how a single fish changed the world.

A witch goes around to her fiendish friends--from two cats to ten werewolves--to gather the ingredients to make gruesome stew for her party.

An introduction to the behavior and life cycle of honeybees, with particular emphasis on the production of honey.

A child's two grandfathers relate their boyhood experiences of the "terrible blizzard of 1888," during which each was stuck for three days doing what he disliked the most.

Describes the characteristics of spiders and the methods they use to trap their prey in webs.

Tells about the structure of trees and how they grow, as well as their uses.