A bear family amuses itself with summer and winter activities such as walking, swimming, making snowmen, and decorating trees.

Mrs. Bear plans a surprise Valentine's Day celebration for Mr. Bear despite their usual hibernating habits at that time of year.

Since his animal houseguests kept him awake during the winter, bear goes back to sleep when spring arrives.

A young bear who is fascinated by the mysterious marks he sees on paper finds a friend when a kind woman reads to him.

Introduces the seasons, weather, animals, plants, the earth, machines, matter, energy, and related topics.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text describe a year in the lives of bears as they journey through the seasons and raise their young.

Ten-year-old orphan Maria lives in her ancestors' crumbling mansion, with warm-hearted Cook and the eccentric Professor as her only friends. Exploring the grounds one day, Maria discovers a wild, half-forgotten island in the middle of a neglected lake - and an extraordinary secret. For the island is home to a community of tiny people - the Lilliputians that Gulliver first met on his famous travels. But as Maria grows closer to her new friends, her own life is in grave danger. Her wicked governess and the cruel vicar are plotting to steal her rightful inheritance - and they will stop at nothing. How can Maria keep the Lilliputians safe, while protecting herself? A timeless classic from the author of The Sword in the Stone, with an introduction by Anne Fine.