Washoe County Library System

Murilla Gorilla is a lovable jungle detective who solves mysteries for her friends. In this case, Ms. Chimpanzee's muffins are stolen and Murilla must crack the case.

Annie the apple farmer saves her most beautiful apples to sell fresh at the farmers' market.

Why are cell-phone plans so much more expensive in the United States than in Europe? It seems a simple question. But the search for an answer took Thomas Philippon on an unexpected journey through some of the most complex and hotly debated issues in modern economics. Ultimately he reached his surprising conclusion: American markets, once a model for the world, are giving up on healthy competition. Sector after economic sector is more concentrated...

"It's fun to spend a day with Mom. A simple Level G story that kindergarteners and first graders can read on their own. A day with mom is packed with fun! Visit the park, the art fair, the farmer's market, and more. Young readers can enjoy this simply-worded story independently, or cuddle up for some quality mother-child time of their own. Don't miss the companion book, My Day with Dad. This book has been officially leveled by using the Fountas...

Follows an eager young girl on a trip to the farmers' market with her parents as she contemplates what to buy with the money from her piggy bank.

Two dogs that look identical, one who lives on a boat and one who is pampered in a penthouse apartment, get switched accidentally in Seattle's Pike Place Market.

Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers.

When Faiza, a Muslim migrant girl from northern Ghana, and Abena, a wealthy doctor’s daughter from the south, meet by chance in Accra’s largest market, where Faiza works as a porter or kaya girl, they strike up an unlikely and powerful friendship that transcends their social inequities and opens up new worlds to them both.--

"It's market day for Samira and her grandma! The bazaar is crowded, but this sweet pair knows how to stick together in this silly picture book set in Iran. Mama Shamsi is off to the market, and today, Samira gets to go with her! Samira loves spending time with her grandmother, and she especially loves her chador, which Mama Shamsi wraps around herself every time they leave the house. As the pair get closer and closer to the market, Samira is worried...

Bela's lost her Ma! With the help of a whole new host of friends including an intrepid goat and a man who walks on air, Bela sets off to find her Ma in Neha Singh's whimsical tale, rendered by Sonal Gupta in the jewel-toned hues of an Indian summer.