Central Skagit Library District

Rosie Revere is no stranger to flops and fails, kerfuffles and catastrophes. After all, engineering is all about perseverance! But this time, Rosie has a really important project to tackle--one that feels much bigger than herself. Rosie's beloved Aunt Rose and her friends, the Raucous Riveters--a group of fun-loving gals who built airplanes during World War II--need help inventing something new. And Rosie is just the engineer for the job! After one...

Welcome to Frog and his world. He enjoys nothing better than spending time floating in his pond or visiting with his friends. He appreciates the simpler things in life and would prefer that things stay just the way they are—nice and peaceful. From acclaimed children's writer Eve Bunting comes a new beginning reader series featuring the delightful Frog and his friends Rabbit, Possum, Raccoon, and Squirrel. In the first book Frog is alarmed

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What is a life cycle? A butterfly goes through four stages in its life. It changes into something different each time. It starts as a tiny egg, and later it becomes a chrysalis. More changes happen inside the chrysalis, until at last a beautiful butterfly is ready to fly away.

The animals had fun at their playground, but poor Baby Elephant felt sad and lonely. He was too big and heavy to play there. He couldn't fit on the slides and swings. Who had some good ideas to help him?

People who play sport usually have to spend time at practice. What does their coach do to help them? Sports teams often have competitions to find out who are the best players. Often there is a prize for the winner or the winning team. Who do you think will win this batting competition?

This story is about some bad pirates who were very greedy. They always wanted more money and more food. Some clever animals thought of a good way to teach them a lesson. What do you think the animals did to the greedy pirates?

Have you ever been camping in a tent? Where did you go? What was it like at the camp? These children went camping with their uncle, while Aunty stayed at home. How could they send her a message when they were camping far away?

In this party game, the children have a blindfold tied over their eyes so that they can't see at all. They are turned around and around to make them dizzy. Then they try to put the tail back on the donkey. It isn't easy to stick the donkey's tail in the right place.

Cats like to hide, and sometimes they get lost. Everyone in Grace's family helped her to hunt for Leo when he was missing. They tried to cheer her up when she was unhappy. Where do you think Leo was hiding?

People have always wanted to move from one place to another, so they have built bridges. Some bridges are natural and some are built by people. What are bridges built over? Have you crossed a bridge today? What did it go over? How are bridges built?