Akron Public Library

Accompanied by his faithful friend Gurgi, Taran Wanderer goes questing for his parentage, hoping it will prove noble for the sake of a beautiful princess.

"Ray Bradbury is a storyteller without peer, a poet of the possible, and, indisputably, one of America's most beloved authors. In a much celebrated literary career that has spanned six decades, he has produced an astonishing body of work: unforgettable novels, including Fahrenheit 451 and Something Wicked This Way Comes; essays, theatrical works, screenplays and teleplays; The Illustrated Mein, Dandelion Wine, The October Country, and numerous other...

Learn about butterflies: the roles they play, how many types there are, how they change from caterpillars, how they're collected, how they migrate, and where they live. Includes an activities section.

Looks at the relationship between rats and humans throughout history and discusses the rat's evolution, social behaviors, characteristics, and habits.

In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans is a safe haven after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent in the middle of the carnival season, Celine is quickly enraptured by the vibrant city, from its music to its fancy soir©♭es and even its danger. She becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as La Cour...

When a sudden blizzard traps a family vacationing in the Appalachian foothills, a local cattle dog devises a plan to rescue them.

"Samirah, a spirited Arabian filly, has been carefully raised and trained by her girl, Jasper, on a struggling dude ranch near the Green River in Utah. Sami and Jasper, both searching for their place in the world, bond on their joyous rides together and become so close that each will do anything for the other. As the ranch's fortunes decline, Jasper fears that her beloved horse will be sold. Desperate, she concocts a plan that unwittingly brings the...