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Accompanying the Cat in the Hat to the local pond, Sally and Dick discover how the pond is teeming with life from algae and fish to waterfowl and frogs at various stages of development.

Because Floyd the Turtle is careless with his toys, he ends up not being trusted with something he values far more.

Still reduced to the size of insects, Andrew, Judy, and the robot Thudd go to a pond, where they encounter dragonflies, moss animals, and fierce larvae in an attempt to learn why frogs are disappearing throughout the world.

Six silent turtles sit still as stones on a log, as energetic movement by the other animals in the pond happens all around them.

"It's time for the annual pond sports fair. Dewdrop the axolotl can't wait to cheer on his friends. But as the big day gets closer and his friends get nervous, will he be able to remind them that doing their best is the most important part?"--Back cover.

When the pond community is threatened by a fox, Frank, the odd one out in a family of ducks, ventures into the dangerous forest alone on a quest to save his home, discovering both his courage and unique identity along the way. "Between his unusually giant feet and early hatching, Frank is notably different from his siblings Darryl and Darlene. Determined to make his mom proud, Frank strives to be the best duckling he can be. Despite his efforts,...

One summer day, Buddy and his mother take a walk around a pond and observe the animals and insects that live there.