Arcadia Public Library

A collection of twenty poems celebrates the sounds, smells, spirit, and culture of the Caribbean and its multiracial people through a tour of its markets, villages, and communities.

Examines what happened before, during, and after the first battles of the American Revolution and provides a tour through the sites that witnessed these events.

Describes the events of April 18, 1906 when an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale shook San Francisco causing a large-scale disaster.

Describes how ponies and foals are born and grow, how they learn to walk, how they are fed at first, and how they communicate.

Examines the life cycle of a chicken from egg to adult and looks at different farm environments.

An account of the Civil War from its causes to its final battles showing the internal conflict in the country.

Step-by-step instructions for drawing fifty different aircraft and spacecraft including a Boeing 747, a U-2, and a hang glider.

A long, long time ago, when the earth was extremely hot, a huge amount of vapor was released, creating clouds. As the clouds got bigger and heavier, it started to rain. Three of those raindrops were brothers who came down to cool the hot earth and traveled, as water does, to every corner of the earth, including apartment building pipes and muddy rivers. Written by a scientist, this is a great book from which to learn all about the water cycle.

Looks at the difficulty climbers face when ascending Mount Everest, from the deep crevasses to the jagged towers of ice, and what is required to succeed.