Aileen Lucia Fisher

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of such unusually disguised animals as the Malayan leaf insect, the stonefish, the Brazilian rainbow boa, and the Honduran white bat.

Describes in rhyme the functions of various animal tails.

Relates in verse the habits and characteristics of the birds that grow eight feet tall, build nests in the sand, and cannot fly.

Sixty-three poems recording adventures, joys, and frustrations of childhood.

A collection of poems about different types of bugs including spiders, dragonflies, ladybugs, and many others.

Tells the story of the Resurrection and describes old customs of spring welcome which are incorporated in the celebration of Easter.

Compares in rhyme the coats people wear to the coverings of a variety of animals.

Describes in rhymed text the homes of a variety of animals.

The life of a masked shrew in a mountain valley in Colorado, from the end of the summer she became full grown until her death a year later.

Rhyming text and illustrations describe four plants with dangerous thorns or spines.

In this rhyming tale two children discover what various animals eat.

Presents poems relating to Hanukkah--the aspects of it that are fun and the memory of its origin.

Describes in rhyme how hens, hummingbirds, herons, and other fowl use their bills.

A collection of plays, poems, skits, and group readings for holidays and special occasions during the school year.

A boy searches for a singing mouse and makes a promise to the white-footed mouse he captures that if the animal sings it will be freed.

Describes the lives of nine animals on a summer day in the mountains as, predator or prey, they seek safety and security for themselves and their young. Traces the activities of the snowshoe rabbit, dusky grouse, porcupine, marmot, coyote, pack rat, water ouzel, mule deer, and bobcat.

An illustrated poem about the cycle of life--bug eats plant, frog eats bug, snake eats frog, hawk eats snake, and so on.

Two children search for the type of tree that has a thousand uses.