A collection of poems about the four seasons by one of the best-known American poets.

Young Jesse and his family are with a wagon train traveling from Indiana to Oregon when they stop to celebrate the Fourth of July, but Jesse is too young to go hunting with the men so he comes up with his own contribution to the festivities.

Retells the story of King Christian X and the Danish resistance to the Nazis during World War II.

A young boy describes the experiences of his family when a hurricane hits their home on the island of Puerto Rico.

When the child feels the cool, smooth fingers of his dead grandfather, he finally understands that Grandpa no longer lives in the house which was his body.

Discusses God and how He is reflected in the natural world around us.

To Sophie's distress, her quiet times on Mommy's lap are disrupted by the new baby growing inside Mommy, but once the baby arrives there is room for Sophie on Mommy's lap again.

A boy recalls the day his deaf father saved everyone's life when fire broke out at the newspaper printing plant where he worked.