Central Kansas Library System

Get ready for hearts, candies, cards, and crafts! Kids will learn all about Valentine's Day and its traditions with Super Simple Valentine's Day Activities. Then, explore ways they can celebrate this holiday by making a heart-shaped suncatcher, a love bug greeting card, and more. Colorful photos and step-by-step instructions make each project super easy and super fun. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

As the world's slowest mammal, it is no surprise algae grow on a sloth's furry coat. These sedentary animals rarely come down from their beds in the branches. Built for the treetops, their long arms and claws make them excellent tree climbers. Emergent readers will enjoy hanging out with these sleepy sloths in this nonfiction book.

A close relative of the giant panda, these dwarfed mammals claim forest habitat as home. Red pandas have an extended wrist bone that acts like a thumb, helping them climb trees where they spend the majority of their time. Climb along with these furry animals in this informational title for beginner readers.

Shake your tail feathers! Cranes bow, leap, and sway in their ritualistic courtship. The contagious act of dancing also helps cranes to develop social and physical skills. Join in the fun with these birds in this entertaining title for beginning readers.

These heavy mammals carry up to 30-pound horns on their heads. Even the bones in their bodies do not weigh that much! Climb through the mountains with these agile animals in this informative title.

Turtle hatchlings enter the world with sometimes more than 100 brothers and sisters. But after birth, the babies live independently! Their instincts lead them to hunt for worms, swim through water, and bask happily in the sun for warmth. Take a dive into the cute reptilian life of baby turtles in this title for young learners!

Who's afraid of the dark? Well, not raccoon cubs! These fluffy youngsters are creatures of the night, looking a lot like masked trick-or-treaters when foraging for food. In this title, the cutest cubs will transform into nocturnal bandits right before the eyes of beginning readers.

Bump it! Young rhinos playfully charge at one another pretending the little nubs on their heads are full horns. It's fitting that a group of baby rhinos, plus mom, is called a crash. Growing young readers will find this book a "full speed ahead" read.

Three feet tall at birth, baby camels are nearly all legs! Learning to walk is a day's hard work for a camel calf. With silly smiles and curly wool coats, these babies are an adorable venture in learning for young and early readers.

They cluck, chirp, and hop. They're baby chicks! These down-covered, yellow babies work hard to break out of their eggs at hatching time. Then they learn all they need to know from mom as they grow and explore the world. Flutter through the pages of this title to learn more about chicks and their early days of life!