Highlights presents Night on Bat Mountain by John E. Becker. he author describes his trip with two scientists to observe Virginia big-eared bats, a species whose numbers are increasing again thanks to protective measures.
In 1998 scientists discovered the fossil of an unusual seventy-million-year-old crocodile--one that ate plants and lived in a burrow that it dug with its snout.
When shy Mouse discovers Squirrel eating her bag of gummy hearts at a Valentine's party, she decides it's OK to share. After eating the candy together while sharing stories, Mouse realizes, embarrassed, that the candy had belonged to Squirrel all along.
Highlights presents First to the South Pole! by John A. Kelmelis. The Antarctic ice has no landmarks, but the sun's height told Roald Amundsen he had reached the South Pole.
Jesse and his parents have a conversation about what to name their new kitten. Jesse describes the cat while his parents suggest different names based on his observations. Eventually they agree on the name Chula the Spanish word for 'cute.'
