With proverbs and precepts, saws, adages and axioms. Polished over years of use, here are thousands of sayings that are truer now than the day they were coined. All collected by Barbara Ann Kipfer, who has the sensibility of a poet, the outlook of a practical philosopher, the obsession of a list maker.
from the back cover: Amelia Bedelia has an amazing idea! She decides to build a zoo in her backyard. Better yet, she invites all her friends to bring their pets and help plan the exhibits and rides. But when a real, live squirrel monkey escapes from the real city zoo, Amelia bedelia's backyard zoo becomes the talk of the town!
Each Sam's Science book explores an aspect of science through a conversation between young Sam and his mum. In this book Sam learns about molars, canines and incisors, baby teeth and big ones, and how to look after them all.