Central Kansas Library System

Describes pandas and their behavior.

"The story of George Ferris, inventor of the iconic Ferris Wheel"-- "The World's Fair in Chicago, 1893, was to be a spectacular event: architects, musicians, artists, and inventors worked on special exhibits to display the glories of their countries. But the Fair's planners wanted something really special, something on the scale of the Eiffel Tower, which had been constructed for France's fair three years earlier. At last, engineer George Ferris...

Describes the childhood of Chuck Ealey, who dreamed of becoming a football quarterback despite the prejudices he faced as an African American.

"Scott wasn't sure what he wanted to be when he grew up. He struggled in school and often got in trouble with his twin brother, Mark. Then one day Scott discovered a book about test pilots and astronauts that set him on a new path. His new focus led him to fly higher and higher, becoming first a pilot and then an astronaut, along with his brother--the first twin astronauts in history. But his greatest accomplishment of all was commanding the International...

In a reissue of the popular Readers series with a fresh new look, children will learn all about volcanoes, as the mechanics of an eruption are described and illustrated with simple, step-by-step pictures.

"Vibrant photos and carefully leveled text take beginning readers on a trip to Venus, exploring its composition, features, and place in the solar system. Includes picture glossary and index."--

Join Jack and Annie find the facts behind the fiction on polar bears and the Arctic.

A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Rhyming verses ask readers to find hidden objects in the photographs.

Introduces readers to facts and myths about the moon.