Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world.

"Over the course of a long walk across a city, one curious kid needs to know: 'Does it have a butt?' Everything from sheep to ghosts to dinosaurs is subjected to this all-important question, and Dad is a never-ending source of answers. On a laugh-out-loud father-child ramble, we come to see that every butt, from a bullfrog's to a zombie's, has its own distinctive, and distinctively hilarious, quality."--

Three little monkeys, and their big monkey, are sat high up on their branch in the forest canopy. Ok, monkeys! I'm off, says the big monkey. Now remember. Whatever you do, do NOT go down to the mango tree. There are tigers down there. Mmm ... mangos! think the little monkeys. They LOVE mangos. Hmm ... maybe ... maybe they could just look at the mangos? That'd be ok, right?

In this unusual text, young listeners and readers follow a group of diverse kids trying to make sense of the world as they see it.

A magical friend called the Curious Why encourages children's imaginations to fly, as they consider "how, what, where and when?" in relation to the world around them.

"Rabbit loves staying close to home where it is warm and safe and cozy. After all, the outside has things with feathers and scales and horns and hooves! It's certainly better--and safer--for a rabbit to stick to what she knows best: home sweet home. But when rabbit spots a particularly juicy carrot just outside of her comfort zone, she tumbles into a whole new world she wasn't expecting!"--

Despite his best intentions, Giovanni cannot help but get distracted by the interesting world around him.

Illustrations and rhyming text show how wonder about little things in nature can lead to big discoveries.

"Esther the fairy doesn't believe in magic. But fairies are all about magic, despite Esther's best efforts to reveal the science of their world. This time around, though, she's got her fairy pals Clover and Fig, along with trusty sidekick Albert the bird, to help create a more science-oriented entry for their school's "Magic Fair" -- Pixieville's magical answer to a science fair, which has never gone well for Esther before. When the local pond disappears,...

"Little Why just cannot seem to stay in line with the other elephants. There's just too much to see; Giraffe's long-lofty leggy legs, Wildebeest's spiny-spiky horns, and even Crocodile's snippy-snappy teeth! Look out, Little Why!"--Amazon.com.