Matchstick Wonders
  • By Barbara Kramer
  • Duration: 0:03:38
  • Narrator: Highlights for Children
  • Publisher: Highlights

Pat Acton is a master at a unique art form--turning matchsticks glue and patience into wonderful creations.

Munching Mowers
  • By Cheryl M. Reifsnyder, Ph. D.
  • Duration: 0:03:07
  • Narrator: Highlights for Children
  • Publisher: Highlights

Mealtime is work time for these goats.

Mystery of the Mud Nest
  • By Martha L. Crump, Ph.D.
  • Duration: 0:04:44
  • Narrator: Highlights for Children
  • Publisher: Highlights

Who covers the nest to protect these frogs' eggs and how is it done?

Paperweight Magic
  • By Carol Baldwin
  • Duration: 0:05:43
  • Narrator: Highlights for Children
  • Publisher: Highlights

Glass is used to make beautiful paperweights

Photographing a Llama Salt Caravan
  • By Victor Englebert
  • Duration: 0:05:46
  • Narrator: Highlights for Children
  • Publisher: Highlights

The author follows a llama salt caravan across the Andes Mountains. He describes his companions two Quechua Indians and their way of life.

Spying on Hermit Crabs
  • By Jennifer Davidson
  • Duration: 0:04:37
  • Narrator: Highlights for Children
  • Publisher: Highlights

The author describes the pet hermit crabs she had as a child and what she learned of their lifecycle.

Squirrel School
  • By Lois Bower
  • Duration: 0:00:52
  • Narrator: Highlights for Children
  • Publisher: Highlights

Each year the author watches as a mother gray squirrel teaches her babies all they will need to know to live on their own.

Squirrels That Smells Like Snakes
  • By Cheryl M. Reifsnyder, Ph. D.
  • Duration: 0:05:27
  • Narrator: Highlights for Children
  • Publisher: Highlights

Dr. Barbara Clucas discovered that some squirrels take snakeskin baths to protect themselves.

Storking Molecules
  • By Nancy Burnham
  • Duration: 0:05:04
  • Narrator: Highlights for Children
  • Publisher: Highlights

Is it possible to see "friction" under a microscope?

Surrounded by Food
  • By Judy Wolfman
  • Duration: 0:02:46
  • Narrator: Highlights for Children
  • Publisher: Highlights

Melissa Lehman loves living on a farm--the work may not be easy but it can be "sweet."

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