Frank Carlson Library

When Fly Guy joins Buzz's class on a trip to a flyswatter factory, it's the "best field trip ever"! When Fly Guy goes to school with Buzz, they learn that his class is taking a field trip to a flyswatter factory! BAD NEWZZ! Fly Guy tries to hide in Buzz's pocket, but when the tour guide starts insulting flies, Fly Guy cannot help but stick his head out. A robotic flyswatter named the Super Swatter detects Fly Guy, and Fly Guy causes a hilarious ruckus...

Johnny Maverick has come up with an idea to win a fundraising contest for the Howling Timberwolves hockey team. It seems fun, until a girl visits Howling-and starts to win challenges against Johnny. The entire town finds it funny; even worse, his friends Tom and Stu like what's happening.

Previously titled FOOL FOR AN AGENT. An alien space explorer seeking intelligent worlds discovers one inhabited by life forms known as publishers, and concludes that this world is not worth another visit; another voyager lands on Earth and selects a literary agent to represent his book and movie rights; a freelance writer is so outraged over a lousy royalty statement, he drills his publisher with a gun. These are just a few glimpses of this hilarious...

Would you eat broccoli for breakfast? What will Spencer choose for his birthday breakfast? His mother pulls out all the stops, baking and cooking his favorite treats, but is it what he wants? This charming and funny picture book teaches listening and communication skills with love and humor. Sample Text from the Book: I look. I blink. I stare. "Wow! Mom, that looks delicious. But, I want broccoli for breakfast." I say hopefully. Mom blinks. Mom stares....

Twelve short stories of speculative fiction from "an author who genuinely comes close to defying all attempts at description. A true original" (Infinity Plus).   Enter the boundless realms of science fiction, fantasy, horror, the weird, the surreal, and the absurd with a dozen stories from acclaimed author Paul Di Filippo. Watch as a man tries to adapt when his intense connection with instinct and nature vanishes in "Before and After Science,"...

Meet Justine McKeen, the Queen of Green. She talks a little too much, bosses a little too much, and tells the truth, just not all at once. She's trying to save the planet, one person at a time, and when she decides to get something done, it's a lot of fun. In Justine McKeen, Pooper Scooper, the third book in the Justine McKeen series, Justine gets her friends to help her clean up the dog poop in the park across from the school board's offices in...

Truffé de références littéraires, ce récit drle et enlevé soulève des enjeux philosophiques essentiels. Comme tout créateur devant La Création (que celle-ci soit le fait du hasard et de la nécessité ou bien d'une volonté transcendante et impénétrable), Anne Serre se pose les questions primordiales : Qu'est-ce qu'un arbre ? Qu'est-ce qu'une rue ? Qu'est-ce qu'une femme ? Elle y répond avec fantaisie dans une prose spirituelle qui fait...

Josh, Danny, and the mad scientist Petty Potts waltz over to the zoo and try out an awesome spray that turns them into anacondas! This adventure isn't all fun though, they've got to be careful!

The name is Gummyshoes-Jon Gummyshoes. I know what you're thinking: funny name, right? Well that's not what I'm here to talk about. I'm here to tell you the facts-the cold, hard facts about the cases here at Edwin West Elementary School. This investigation led me to mind readers, magic tricks, and a whole lot of phonies. It tested my belief in myself, too. Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 3-6.

Every morning the Flyer Ants take off from the colony underneath the Bakers' Patio and take to the sky. Their missions are to search their respective areas to insure that the patio is safe for other members of the colony. On this day, Flyer Amy finds Allison Ant sitting all alone at the edge of the patio. Amy finds this behavior distressing and alerts the colony leadership. Eventually, the head of the c0lony, Queen Antasia joins Allison as she waits...