Akron Public Library

Zomo the Rabbit, an African trickster, sets out to gain wisdom.

A boy traces the development of railroad engines from coal to steam to diesel as he recounts his family's experience of driving trains over the years.

A multicultural cast of children imagines what it would be like to run for president, in an entertaining yet informative conversation starter for discussions on the election process.

"Anna Koliadych, founder of the blog DearAnnArt and author of 15-Minute Watercolor Masterpieces, has built a community around making painting fun and approachable for beginners. This book continues in that tradition by helping you develop a solid foundation for this increasingly popular art and teaches you how to make beautiful and frame-worthy compositions in only 4 steps or less. Let yourself be guided step by step through 50 beginner-friendly projects...

Follows the life of the strong-willed queen who ruled England in the time of Shakespeare and the defeat of the Spanish Armada.

Ms. Frizzle and her tour group are transported to ancient Egypt, where they learn about the pyramids, mummification, flooding of the Nile, and other aspects of life in Egypt long ago.

A retelling of the Blackfoot legend about the ritual performed before the buffalo hunt.

Presents an alphabet of emotions, from angry to zealous.

Relates the history of the Pony Express from when it began to carry messages across the American West in April 1860 until the telegraph replaced it in October 1861.

The inhabitants of Old MacDonald's farm are described, verse by verse.