Akron Public Library

A Lucas le gustaban toda clase de escaleras, desde la que usan los constructores hasta la que usan los bomberos. Cuando quiere subir por ellas, le dicen que es o muy pequeño o que es demasiado peligroso. ¿Encontrará Lucas una escalera perfecta para él? Luke loves ladders, but every time he asks permission to climb one, he is told it is not safe.

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. "Con las manos temblorosas, Harry le dio la vuelta al sobre y vio un sello de lacre púrpura con un escudo de armas: un león, un águila, un tejón y una serpiente, que rodeaban una gran letra hache." Harry Potter jamás ha oído hablar de Hogwarts hasta que las cartas comienzan...

Explains what St. Patrick's Day is, why it is celebrated, and how it is celebrated.

Describes why germs should not be spread.

An unobservant zookeeper is followed home by all the animals he thinks he has left behind in the zoo.

Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to share in an adventure from which he may never return.

A young dinosaur shows how to stay friends even after having a terrible fight with his very best friend.

Coraline has just moved into an old mansion shrouded in fog. While her parents work, the girl is entertained by exploring the place. In the living room, discover with suspicion a door that first leads to a brick wall and then to a fantastic world and attractive, curiously similar to his.

Chaos can ensue if you give a moose a muffin and start him on a cycle of urgent requests.

Ever since his mother drowned, Mafatu, a 15-year-old Polynesian boy, has had a profound fear of the sea. One day he finds an inner strength to overcome his terror.