Frank Carlson Library

During one of his several adventurous voyages in the 1600's an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for nearly thirty years on a deserted island.

"Invites families with young children to explore God's redemptive story together"--Back cover.

Collection of the syndicated cartoon panel "The Far Side."

"Yorick is a skeleton who was just dug up after a few hundred years of sleep. He speaks like it too. 'Forsooth, my joy, I barely can contain!' Bones is the hungry dog who did the digging. Though he cannot speak, he can chomp. What will become of these two unlikely companions? Will Yorick ever find the friend he seeks? Will Bones ever find a tasty treat that does not talk back? The course of true friendship never did run smooth."--Provided by publisher....

Tegneserie - graphic novel. Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away ... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing...

"Blue, Barry, and Pancakes are best friends! They love building models, reading about shovels, and going on INTERGALACTIC adventures?! Like all friends, they can make mistakes... but at the end of the day, they always have each other's backs. And tops, and sides, and fronts, too!"--

"Who knew being queen could sting so much? All Bee really wants to do is play with her two best friends, Pea and Jay. But when she's replaced by Lenny--an ambitious bee hungry for power--as queen of her hive, the friends set out to prove Lenny isn't exactly who he seems to be. Can Bee, with the help of her friends, regain her crown and throne, or has the Reign of Lenny officially begun?"--Provided by publisher.

Whimsical skeleton Yorick and his trusty canine companion Bones are back in another rib-tickling adventure. This time, Yorick and Bones are delighted to receive an invitation to a party-a costume party! But when Yorick arrives and meets a new potential friend, he isn't sure whether she likes the real him or just who he is in disguise. And now that he thinks about it, who is Yorick really, as a skeleton? Is he still the same fun-loving jester he used...

"Sometimes weird things happen to people. Ask Jake. He could tell you about the night he and his friends saw a strange light in the sky that seemed to be heading right for them. That was the night five normal kids learned that humanity is under silent attack...Now Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco can transform into some of the most dangerous creatures on Earth ey must use that power to outsmart an evil greater than anything the world has ever...

Food sprite Peri travels the world to explore the history of desserts with facts, legends, and recipes for readers to try at home.