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A small boy carrying a big umbrella journeys across a meadow and into the woods and observes wildlife's and nature's responses to a rainy day.

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Plants and animals anticipate the arrival of spring in this poem about the vernal equinox. A little boy dances with his parents in the autumn night, then back inside to bed. All in a day's work! First, Detective Dinosaur solves the mystery of the missing hat. Then he cracks the case of the squeaky shoe. Then he goes on night patrol, and spots a scary shadow in a dark alley.

Can it be a monster? Help Detective Dinosaur follow the clues and find out! Susie Weksler was only eight when Hitler's forces invaded her Lithuanian city of Vilnius. Over the next few years, she endured starvation, brutality, and forced labor in three concentration camps. With courage and ingenuity, Susie's mother helped her to survive--by disguising her as an adult to fool the camp guards, finding food to add to their scarce rations, and giving her the will to endure.