Wasatch County Library

An anaconda slides into the murky river. Then, it pokes its nostrils above the water to wait for its next meal! This book for young readers details the body parts and survival skills that anacondas have adapted to survive their rain forest habitat.

Examines the heaviest snake, including where it lives, how it hunts for food, stays safe, and grows to be so big.

After the Al Qaeda attacks of September 11, 2001, America quickly toppled the Taliban regime that had sheltered the terrorist organization in Afghanistan. But, believing the war to be all but over, U.S. Central Command refused to commit the forces required to achieve total victory. Instead, the war's biggest battle--one that could have broken Al Qaeda and captured Osama bin Laden--was waged by a hodge-podge of units thrown together at the last moment....

In the sprawling countryside of Montana, beautiful widow Chas Henrie cares for her Dickens-loving Granny Fanny, runs the Dickensian Inn in Anaconda, and deals with her private grief and past secrets the only way she can--alone. But when her handsome guest, FBI special agent Jackson Leeds enters her life, things change quickly for both of them, and especially for Jackson whose lifestyle and past are both troubled and troubling.

"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about anacondas and jaguars. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

Jackson and Chas have all the ingredients for "happily-ever-after" until a traumatic and life-changing event in Jackson's life plunges his family into chaos and sorrow. His mother's unexpected death hurtles him toward a painful pilgrimage into a past that collides with the anguish of the present and threatens to destroy his family's future.