Akron Public Library

Describes, in easy-to-read text, the disastrous 1912 sinking of the world's largest ocean liner after colliding with an iceberg during its maiden voyage.

Bob Books Set 1: Beginning Readers Teach a child letter sounds with Bob Books Set 1! With four letters in the first story, children can read a whole book. Consistent new sounds are added gradually, until young readers have read books with all letters of the alphabet (except Q). Short vowels and three-letter words in simple sentences make Bob Books Set 1 a fun confidence builder. With little books, come big success. (TM)

Presents classic stories of Dick and Jane, their family, and friends, drawn from collections used since the 1930s to teach reading to children.

When a rainstorm prevents Nancy and her best friend, Robert, from getting to the planetarium the night of a class field trip, she has a brilliant idea for making things better.

Literal-minded Amelia Bedelia does household chores and gets dinner ready.

Friends Elephant and Piggie are playing outside when it starts to rain, and then they must decide what to do.

A little girls fills her sound box with many words beginning with the letter "q."

I always wanted to work in the circus," said Oliver. "I could be a dancing elephant." But the circus already has ten elephants and they don't need another one. So, Oliver must find somewhere else to go.

A kitten runs away from its mother in the fall and sees the leaves turn, apples drop and birds flying south. Seeing a big jack-o-lantern, the kitten decides its time to go back to its mother.

Danny and his friend the dinosaur go to summer camp together.