Washoe County Library System

Explains what feathers are, showing the different kinds of feathers various birds have.

Explains where rock can be found, how rock can look, and how rock is used.

Readers learn about the life cycle of a chicken, from egg to chicken.

This title explores the different parts of a sunflower, and follows the stages of the flower's development from seed to growth to reproduction. The farming of sunflowers is also discussed.

Introduces the life cycle of a penguin, describing how female penguins lay eggs, how the eggs are kept warm by male penguins, hatch, and grow up, starting the cycle over.

The kids at school dare John to visit the old house on the hill at night, and when he and his sister go in they find dusty dishes set on the table, a book open like it is waiting for a reader, and something hiding under the bed in the attic--and that is only one of the five scary stories with unexpected twists that are included in this collection.