Five-year-old Eric is upset when he mistakes a great blue heron for a prehistoric Pteranodon, until his mother explains to him that modern birds may be the living descendants of the extinct dinosaurs....
Jake and his dad take a tour of Jake's school, share in Jake's school activities, paint one another's picture, and settle down for their naps--until Jake's dad begins to snore. By the author-illustrator of
Captures the excitement of one family's first camping trip as a father exposes his two young children to everything from preparing their own place to sleep and hiking to studying nature and making shadow pictures on a tent....