Frank Carlson Library

Butterfly wakes up while Porcupine is having breakfast, and Porcupine tries to explain what it means to be nocturnal and Butterfly considers the advantages of a nighttime life while trying to get back to sleep.

In Raccoons, young readers will learn about the life of a raccoon. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover that raccoons wake up when night begins. A labeled diagram helps readers identify a raccoon's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about raccoons online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Raccoons...

With this carefully leveled text, now in Spanish, readers will find out if vampire bats are really the stuff of legends or just another creature of the night. High-quality photographs get readers up close and personal with these furry flying creatures, while critical thinking questions and a photo glossary introduce them to nonfiction texts.

This book takes readers on a journey through the night to discover the world of nocturnal animals living in their own backyards. This title focuses on red foxes, showcasing their behavior, habitat, diet, and the things they get up to when we're asleep!

My name is Bumblebee Bat. I may be small, but I'm a great flyer. I live in a secret cave with my brothers and sisters. Want to know more? Then open this book and fly with Bumblebee Bat into the night. A series of questions and answers introduce children to the life and habitat of the exotic and endangered Bumblebee Bat. Scientifically accurate illustrations make these exotic animals accessible to young readers. Back matter includes additional child-friendly...

Yikes, it's a vampire bat! High-quality photographs get readers up close and personal with these furry flying creatures, while critical thinking questions and a photo glossary introduce kids to nonfiction texts.

When Thorn's forest is decimated by loggers, he begins a long journey to lead the raccoons of his tribe back to (he hopes) their ancestral home, guided by little more than the words of an old song. It's high summer, so the raccoons must hurry and find a new home in time for the fall feed. If they can't fatten up and find good dens before winter, they could starve and freeze. But the journey goes wrong almost from the start, with a little help from...

This fun book provides an easy-to-read introduction to mollusks. The book features simple text and vibrant photos, making it a perfect choice for beginning readers. It also includes a table of contents, picture glossary, and index. This Little Blue Readers book is at Level 1, aligned to reading levels of grades PreK-1 and interest levels of grades PreK-2.

From 6 years old Come and discover the wonderful life of bats ! Learn about their environment, their physical features, what they eat and much more! The "How they live" collection is a must-have for children and other members of the family who are eager to learn about nature and animals while having fun. EXTRACT Bats are the only mammals capable of sustained flight. Their front legs are modified into skin flaps which they use to fly – as well...

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to raccoons. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--