Arcadia Public Library

When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.

In this wordless picture book, a boy imagines himself inside some of the exhibits when he goes on a field trip to a museum.

"One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power--and why we love them so much"--

Illustrations and onomatopoeic text capture a busy day in the life of two young siblings as they pick berries, help make a pie, and "thumpety-thump" their way to bed.

Words about sound and noise illustrate the letters of the alphabet.

A young dog experiences the fear of being lost and the joys of being found when she becomes separated from her owner.

Colorful illustrations and rhyming text explain what compound words are and provides many examples.

A wordless picture book about three children who go to a park on a rainy day, find some chalk, and draw pictures that come to life.

"Everyone swears. Only the rare individual can avoid ever letting slip an expletive, whether after a few cocktails, a stubbed toe, or in flagrante delicto. And yet at the same time, we all accept all limits on swearing--tacitly, through censorship, and actively, as we hold our tongues around children in the vain effort to shield them. We even punish children for uttering, in passing, the very same words that we use to release tension, express pain,...

Polo the dog sets out from his home and enjoys many adventures, including sailing his boat on top of a whale, roasting hot dogs over a volcano, and taking a ride in a spaceship built from a mushroom.