Frank Carlson Library

Overview: While teaching upper- and lowercase letters to preschoolers, Ehlert introduces fruits and vegetables from around the world. A glossary at the end provides interesting facts about each food. An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.

Silence. That was the response at Cafe Society the first time Billie Holiday performed a song called "Strange Fruit." In the 1930s, Billie was known as a performer of jazz and blues music, but her song wasn't either of those things. It was a song about injustice, and it would change her life forever. Discover how two outsiders -- Billie Holiday, a young black woman raised in poverty, and Abel Meeropol, the son of Jewish immigrants -- combined their...

"Provides a basic introduction to common fruits and explains how they are grown, different ways to eat them, and how they keep you healthy."--Provided by publisher.

Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the fruits or seeds of an apple, maple, oak, hemlock, milkweed, corn, and kiwi.

Young fans will love helping Dora count coconuts, bananas, and pineapples in English and Spanish.