Central Kansas Library System

Pigs live on a farm. Apples grow on a farm. Tractors dive on a farm. What else might you find on a farm?

A slightly dizzying new spin on the well-loved cumulative rhyming song "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," this madcap picture book stars a ravenously hungry relative who comes to Thanksgiving dinner with a pie.

Blue, a little alien from outer space, drives his human companions to distraction when he resists going to sleep.

"Davy Crockett, the King of the Wild Frontier, is a man of legend. He is said to have killed his first bear when he was three years old. His smile alone killed another, and he skinned a bear by forcing him to run between two trees. Fact or fiction? Find out the real story of this folk hero, who did love to hunt bears, served as a congressman for Tennessee, and fought and died at the Alamo"-- "An illustrated biography of famous frontiersman Davy Crockett,...

"The farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness. The pictures may be felt as well as seen."

The causes and results of the Dust Bowl and how the lessons learned are still used today.

On the first day of school, Spot brings his new lunchbox, plays the drums, has fun outside, and listens to a story.

"Discover the man behind the chocolate bar! Milton Hershey's life was filled with invention and innovation. As a young man, he was not afraid to dream big and work hard. Eventually, he learned the secret to mass-producing milk chocolate and the recipe that gave it a longer, more stable shelf life. He founded a school for those who didn't have access to a good education and an entire town for his employees. Both his chocolate empire and his great personal...

At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs.

Profiles the life and accomplishments of the schoolteacher who became the most famous leader of the women's rights movement.