Books in A Child guidance book series

Discusses the origins of such everyday items as rubber, glass, paint, salt, soap, and electricity.

Introduces the yearly cycle of farm activities: the spring planting, summer harvest, fall fair, and indoor winter chores.

Answers a variety of questions such as "What are freckles?", "Why am I ticklish?", and "How many countries are there?"

Anecdotes about twenty-nine inventors and their creations with explanations of how each invention works.

Discusses the historical development of the big city and its many varied facets such as rush hour, commuting, cultural offerings, suburbs, and city government and services.

Simple text and illustrations introduce counting and the basic principles of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.