Central Kansas Library System

Boynton Oklahoma's Alafair Tucker finds time while caring for relatives sick with the Spanish flu to investigate the deaths of two neighbors. With death so commonplace, most have assumed that influenza was the cause, but Alafair suspects foul play. Without the aid of the only witness, a young girl stunned into silence, It is up to Alafair and the new town doctor to discover the truth.

"Talk of impending war is a steady drumbeat throughout North Carolina, though Joetta McBride pays it little heed. She and her husband, Ennis, have built a modest but happy life for themselves, raising two sons, fifteen-year-old Henry, and eleven-year-old Robert, on their small subsistence farm. They do not support the Confederacy's position on slavery, but Joetta considers her family to be neutral, believing this is simply not their fight. Her opinion...

"Do you love everything about farms? Would you like to learn what amazing animals, plants, and fabulous machines you may encounter on a farm? Would you like to become a farmer and see everything with your own eyes? Kiwi bird Karl is interested in just that! He wants to find out how to grow his own food! Alongside Karl, you'll learn many interesting things about tractors and other farm machinery. You'll discover the inner workings of a farm, from harvesting...

Scorching heat. Bitter cold. Relentless wind. No trees. Scarce water. That’s what settlers faced in 1879 on the Kansas plains. Four generations of the Crawford family survive and eventually prosper during 120 years of farming the Kansas prairie. Tales of hardship, humor, and grit merge with details of the enormous changes in mechanization, economics, and political forces as the country transitions from a mostly rural nation to a mostly urban one....

"A delightful romp around farms through the seasons - and the many types of boots that are needed to get the job done. Grab your boots it's time to explore life on a farm! In joyful verse follow a diverse cast of families as they work together to care for crops and animals on their farms through spring, summer, fall and winter. Follow farming families as they work and play in boots, all year long. Whether it's springtime puddle-splashing, riding at...

Can mud ever be too much of a good thing? Peppa Pig and her pals have a blast exploring the animals, plants, and machinery on a farm.

Size is relative, but everything is worth seeing in this concept book from the illustrator of And Tango Makes Three—now available in a brand-new format with spiral binding and cardstock pages for an engaging read-aloud experience. Beginning with a beautiful close-up of a “big” ladybug, this adorable book artfully depicts the concept of scale as it zooms out from the bug and moves to a flower, a cow, and all the way to an expansive spread...

Abandoned by her father after Black Tuesday, thirteen-year-old Bea convinces Mrs. Scott to take in her and her sister in exchange for farm work and Bea bonds with a seemingly untrainable horse.

Jake and his dog Max live on a Georgia peanut farm. In "A Home Run For Peanuts!" they guide you through the seasons on the farm and show how farmers take care of machinery, plant seeds, tend and harvest peanuts, and enjoy the fruits of their labor.