Wasatch County Library

The classic story of a boy who makes his own rules and the small Missouri town where he and his friends experience the adventures of a lifetime. Filled with schoolyard pranks, buried treasures, spooky caves, secret gangs, and grave robbers, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is entertainment of the highest order. The clever schemes of its eponymous hero--from tricking his friends into completing his chores to sneaking into his own funeral--are the stuff...

When Otto has trouble learning to swing on vines like his monkey friends, he decides to make his own swing set instead.

Simple text and color photographs describe the frogs that live in the rain forests of Central and South America.

When Owl misreads a note left by Christopher Robin and convinces everyone that a horrible monster has captured him, the friends set out to rescue him.

Imagine living in one of the coldest places on Earth-the Arctic. This book introduces readers to a regular and interesting inhabitant of the Arctic, the polar bear. They're huge meat-eating roamers of the harsh tundra, especially suited to a life on ice-covered terrain and in frigid waters. Fact boxes share supporting information, and the narrative highlights concerns about the future of polar bears on Earth.

As Archer searches for a way to combat his nightmares of his time with the impressors, Sefia becomes more and more consumed by her study of the Book.

"11-year-old Kofi Offin dreams of water. Its mysterious, immersive quality. The rich, earthy scent of the current. The clearness, its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets. Kofi has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, in the village where he lives. He loves these things above all else: his family, the fireside tales of his father's father, a girl named Ama, and, of course, swimming. Some say he moves like a minnow, not just...