Frank Carlson Library

We often hear the phrase, "Every vote counts," and this book explains why that is true to the school community. Books of the Real Life Readers Program use real life scenario narratives to help readers further develop content-area reading, writing, and comprehension skills.

This book is about a lovely old man called Mr Hawkins who lived in a small village called Blossomhill. One very hot day all the people of the village wished that they could have some ice-cream. However they all had to travel to the next village, about ten miles away. A cross old man called Mr Poke owned the ice-cream shop there. He made everyone wait and wait in the hot sun before serving them any expensive ice-cream to cool them down. One day Mr...

Ahoy there, matey's! Have a swashbuckling good time with a Pirate Preschool Theme Activity Workbook filled with educational worksheets, crafts, Pirate Mask and Pirate Hat for preschoolers and kindergarten age kids!

Here are a dozen, kid-tested, rainy day activities to do with your child or grandchild. None of these ideas require special supplies. The beauty of them is their simplicity -- the fact that they require only household items you probably already have around the house. No computers, TV's, phones or screens of any kind are used here --just good, old fashioned creativity.

Acompaña el aprendizaje de los más pequeños con actividades para ejercitar la observación, la motricidad fina y la atención. Más de 80 páginas de diversión y aprendizaje. Páginas para colorear, encontrar objetos, laberintos y muchas otras actividades para niños de 2 a 4 años de edad. Este libro estimulará la creatividad y mejorará el desarrollo visual-espacial de los más pequeños para que puedan estar en sintonía con su entorno. Los...

No child can walk through a puddle of mud without a gigantic smile, and while the stuff might be the spring-time bane of grownups, children just love mud. Muddy Boots targets kids and families who value outdoor exploration and grandparents who long for their grandchildren to have the same unfettered time in nature as they did. The book features a wide range of hands-on activities for kids, including mud play, forts, animal tracking and forest wisdom,...

The residents of Toadstall Village are always busy and always happy. Meet Willow Rabbit and her husband Billy and three children Rosie, little Bertie and baby Bella. Join the family and their friends Suzie Squirrel, Bodger the Badger, Milly Mouse and Dr Ollie Otter as they enjoy a picnic in primrose woods. Be a guest at Willows birthday party and the opening of her new dress shop and feel the excitement as the children wait for Santa. Together with...

The Sunni & Her Hip Hop Bunny series merges Hip Hop (Arts) with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) to create a fun and colorful story that teaches and inspires. Hip-Hop transcends cultural barriers and engages all children while enabling them to develop personal connections to concepts like STEM. Early exposure to STEM cultivates creativity, develops problem solving skills, and encourages teamwork.

Pretending to be a fairy, pirate, dragon, or cat is easy when you have a mask to wear! But cool costume pieces are often expensive or don't look very nice. In this book, readers follow step-by-step instructions to make their own creative masks, including fun glasses and a carnival mask. The steps in each project are complemented by colorful photographs that guide readers through any techniques that are new to them. Many of the projects can be individualized...

This book is a compilation of four books published previously under the titles, "Sonny, Gogo, Tobo, and their adventures", "Further Adventures of Sonny, Gogo, and Tobo", "Sonny and the Heroic Deeds", and "Sonny Falls into the Mystery". They have been edited and revised here to form one complete narrative. Part one, which includes the first two of these books, is written for younger children aged from about six to nine years old. Sonny is seven...