HAVE YOU EVER bent over to watch an ant wash itself? Have you wondered how a skeeter bug can skate across water? Did you know that an earthworm has ten hearts and no eyes? That the tiny club moss was once 100 feet tall in prehistoric forests?

It is a fascinating world to be found at your feet and this book will open your eyes to it. From the beginning of the book when spring awakens sleeping animals and seeds, through summer and fall when small things grow, to winter when all sleep beneath the frozen ground, you will be led into a world of wonder.

"Whole cities lie at your feet. Everywhere there are unseen eyes, watching. Wars are fought in your shadow that stretches across the grass, and monsters stalk through jungles as high as a pencil. Walk softly."

Thus the author introduces the book, which has been charmingly illustrated by her in two colors.

From the dust jacket