Frank Carlson Library

What can you think of that is fast and noisy? Some things make a lot of noise on the road. Where else do fast and noisy things go?

Most people love chocolate. Did you know that chocolate comes from pods on cacao trees? Inside the pods there are cocoa beans. They are dried, roasted and crushed to get cocoa. Machines at the factory make chocolate for us to enjoy.

Have you ever wondered how a book is made? Who is the person that writes the story? Who draws the pictures? Who designs the pages? Who checks that everything is just right? Who is the person that prints the books? Who reads the books?

Some things need a push to make them move. Some other things move when they are pulled. Which things can be moved by pushing them? Which things are moved by a pull?

Tyrannosaurus Rex was an enormous dinosaur that lived on earth millions of years ago. T Rex was probably the fiercest of all the dinosaurs. We know what the dinosaurs were like because people have found their bones. Artists have made models and pictures to show what they looked like. What do you know about T Rex?

There are many kinds of dances. People in different countries have their own special ways of dancing. They all have music to dance to. Some people like to sing as they dance. How do you like to dance?

Have you seen a Puppet Show? It is good fun to have your own puppet show. The children in this story tell how they used old socks to make puppets. Then they were ready to have their Puppet Show.

The animals in this story were very hungry. The Three Billy Goats Gruff wanted to cross over a bridge to eat some delicious grass. But an ugly, hungry troll lived under the bridge. How could the goats get over the bridge?