Washoe County Library System

A simple description of how corn was discovered and used by the Indians and how it came to be an important food throughout the world.

Explains how the water cycle leads to different types of weather patterns.

Germs are all around us, but they're too small to see. Many germs are harmless, but two kinds, viruses and bacteria, can make you sick! How? Read and find out! This classic Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out picture book is all about germs, how they can make you sick, and how your body works to fight them off. Now rebranded with a new cover look, this book features rich vocabulary and simple diagrams to explain why you feel poorly when you're sick and...

Explains how ants live and work together to build and maintain their cities.

Describes the physical characteristics of a variety of snakes and how they hunt, catch, and eat their prey.

An introduction to the human skeletal system, explaining how the 206 bones of the skeleton join together, how they grow, how they help make blood, what happens when they break, and how they mend.

An introduction to one of the curiosities of the sea--the multi-tentacled, highly intelligent octopus.

Introduces teeth, describing how many we have at various stages of life, why they fall out, and what they do.

Describes human growth and how the different parts of the body change as it grows.

Describes the parts of the hand and all the things our hands help us to do.