The dinosaur Mary Ann finds has trouble adjusting to the noise of the twentieth century.

"...This is a doggone charming roundup of animal noises, perfect for reading aloud.

Owl takes drastic measures to have a good night's sleep.

Come to the construction site and read about the eight construction vehicles that rumble and boom their way through this book.

When Papa Lion threatens to eat any jungle animal who wakes Baby Leo from his nap, he finds himself getting very hungry.

A little girl describes the many noises that can be heard inside and outside her house.

Rhyming text imitates Baby finding pots, pans, lids, and cans in the kitchen.

"In the shadow of Mount Hood, sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie when the girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest, building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams. From out of nowhere, their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar. But the sound only gets worse ..."--

Sounds are heard from all sorts of different vehicles while waiting for Grandmother Rabbitty to arrive.

Lily Ann's enthusiasm, and her very loud voice, almost ruin a field trip to the art museum, but when she accidentally gets on the wrong bus at the end of the day, her shouting comes in handy.