Frank Carlson Library

Provides a behind-the-scenes look at a working day at the zoo, from the moment the workers arrive until the night guard locks the gate.

A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up.

Text and labeled illustrations describe the formation and physical features of various kinds of caves, with a brief section on spelunking.

Photographs and text, along with personal accounts of actual survivors tell the story of the great fire of 1871 in Chicago.

Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries.

When he was a young boy, John Fitzgerald Kennedy wondered about what happened in the world. He wanted to change the world when he grew up, and he did just that! --Publisher.

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's monstrous winds and surging water overwhelmed the protective levees around low-lying New Orleans, Louisiana. Eighty percent of the city flooded, in some places under twenty feet of water. Property damages across the Gulf Coast topped $100 billion. One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three people lost their lives. The tale of this historic storm and the drowning of an American city is one of selflessness, heroism,...