Frank Carlson Library

An illustrated fact-filled guide to dinosaurs compares a variety of species to reveal which were the biggest, strongest, fastest, and smartest while inviting young enthusiasts to choose their favorites.

Zooom! Wooeeee . . . ! "Make way!" The big city sure is a speedy, noisy place for a country truck like Blue. Everywhere Blue looks, he sees buses, police cars, taxis, vans, a street sweeper, and even the mayor's limousine. With everyone pushing to be first, soon there's a giant traffic jam! But even a wrangle-tangle is no match for Little Blue Truck, who comes to the rescue in true Blue style. Brimming with bright colors, sounds, and city energy,...

While Ocean and his little brother Kingston search for a rare sunrise seashell on the island of Maui, they encounter a variety of species along the way, including sea turtles, eels, sea urchins, and much more. Includes fun facts.

This special edition of Lewis Carroll's timeless classic - complete and unabridged - is beautifully illustrated by Fran Parreño. Follow Alice's adventures as she disappears down a rabbit-hole and meets a cast of curious characters, including a White Rabbit, a Mad Hatter, and a grinning Cheshire Cat...

Rob Shorland-Ball's researches for this book, and several visits, convinced him that he was putting together a jigsaw of facts. No previously published account of the area have brought together these stories of iron & steel making, limestone quarrying, coal mining, terra cotta, lead mining, and the railway systems they all needed to move their products to market. There were narrow and standard gauge railways — 80 miles of tracks in the Shotton...

After the Second World War, Britain's railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernization. The 'Big Four' railway companies were nationalized from 1948 and the newly formed British Railways embarked on a program of building new 'Standard' steam locomotives to replace older types. These started to come on stream from 1951. This program was superseded by the 1955 scheme to dieselize and electrify many lines, and so, the...

This book is about lovable Trixie, a witch's cat who would do anything to be rid of her one white paw. Hocus pocus and all sorts of magic follow with the most hilarious results! But it's good to stand out from the crowd and Trixie quickly sees that life's so much nicer when you're happy being who you are.

Ma Farmer craves sweet potato pie but needs help to harvest a homegrown sweet potato--in this version of the Russian folktale, The Giant Turnip. Includes recipe and directions to make sweet potato pie.