Presents various aspects of life in China through interviews with twenty-eight people representing different age groups, occupations, and regions. Also includes a section of brief facts about the country and a glossary.
A young boy journeys by canal barge on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from Georgetown to the Seneca Lockhouse, where he helps his grandfather tend the lock
Describes the natural processes that create and maintain the forest and the artificial techniques by which gardens are created and maintained and discusses the key life forms found in each.