The book recounts a boy's conversation with his father as he learns that his daddy has lost his job, and his subsequent conversations with his friends, teacher, mother, and neighbor.
SUBJECT: "School science book for higher grades. PARTIAL CONTENTS: How Plants Store Food; How Spiders Work; Animals and Plants of Long Ago; Why Does Food Spoil?; Animal Activities in Winter; Winter Constellations; How to Know Some Trees; Ventilation; Magnetism and Electricity; Plant a Garden; and more."