Central Kansas Library System

When three children endure separate climate change disasters--a wildfire in the California woods, a close encounter with a hungry polar bear in Canada, and a massive hurricane in Florida--they emerge from their experiences committed to changing the world. California: Akira Kristiansen is driving through the mountains with her mom when a wildfire sparks-- and in just moments, Akira and her family have to evacuate. But which way is safe with fire all...

After an inventor creates a machine that allows food to fall from the sky, the machine starts to go out of control and the inventor must find a way to stop it before all the food destroys the Earth.

"What I See In Winter introduces emergent readers to the clothing, activities, and sights of winter while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. What I See In Winter includes Tools for Teachers and Caregivers and a Let's Review!...

Text, illustrations, and photographs of a boy looking out the window introduce different kinds of weather as it changes from day to day.

"Tells the separate stories of one snowflake and one little girl, both longing for their own special place in the world ... The snowflake and Noelle discover that wherever we go, and however we fall, in the end, we all find a way to shine"--