Carl is an earthworm. He spends his days happily tunneling in the soil until a field mouse asks him a simple question that stops him short: "Why?" Carl's quest takes him on an adventure to meet all the animals of the forest, each of whom seems to know exactly what they were put on this earth to do, unlike the curious Carl. But it's not until the world around him has changed that Carl begins to realize everyone, no matter how small, makes a big difference...

Asks readers to think about ways in which the natural world has provided for them, by exploring all the different elements of a house and where each came from, once.

An enterprising chicken attempts to help an artist paint the barnyard and accidentally turns the whole picture blue.

Takes a look at change, from the innocent and everyday to the gigantic and irreversible, as well as how some things remain the same.

"Two curious bunnies enjoy watching clouds go by. But when they look at the sky, they see something completely different! While one bunny likes to use his imagination the other bunny can only see the scientific. Together they learn that cloud watching ismuch more fun when they see it through each other's eyes"--

"Covering a wide variety of STEAM topics, including geology, paleontology, physics, astronomy, creative writing and drawing, this collection of poems is presented in the format of an allegorical house that sparks wonder and shows readers how to kindle itin themselves"-- Provided by publisher.