The earth celebrates the birth of a new baby in an environmental story that includes factual information on the natural features of the planet, the sun, moon and stars, animals and people.

When Sage's spelling and definition of a word reveal her misunderstanding of it to her classmates, she is at first embarrased but then uses her mistake as inspiration for the vocabulary parade

When a mysterious animal drinks up all sound and leaves the earth frozen and cold, a hidden cricket ushers in the return of spring.