Central Kansas Library System

A Boy and his father come from far away to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington and find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict.

A southwestern adaptation of "The Three Little Pigs."

The parched, mysterious deserts of the world are the landscapes for this alphabet array of plants, animals, and phenomena. Meet the colorful Crimson Chat, the deadly Inland Taipan, and the cart wheeling Golden Wheel Spider. Look beneath and beyond the sand for familiar, unfamiliar, and comical desert dwellers. Author Jerry Pallotta and illustrator Mark Astrella invite readers to one of nature's most forbidding environments. And if you feel thirsty...

Describes the formation and characteristics of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks and how to recognize and collect them.

Explains how bacteria and viruses affect the human body and how the body fights them.

A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain.

Feeling that something is missing in his simple life, Mole acquires a violin and learns to make beautiful, joyful music. Listen as you read along with this book and CD set.

Banished from the town for making mischief, a little boy and his father are welcomed back when they find a way to make the dreaded giant Abiyoyo disappear.

A stray dog in New York City is adopted by a taxi driver, with whom he thereafter rides and shares adventures each day.

Kamanya believes in the shaman's wisdom about the healing properties of plants found in the Amazon rain forest and hopes one day to be a healer for his people.