Wasatch County Library

"With a little help from Thing One and Thing Two, the Cat in the Hat travels the planet--and beyond--to introduce beginning readers to 17 strange but true weather events, among them waterspouts, dust devils, ball lightning, snow donuts, fire whirls, red sprites, sundogs, ice tsunamis, clouds shaped like UFOs and cinnamon rolls, diamond rain, metallic snow, and a storm so wide three Earths could fit INSIDE it! Perfect for nurturing a love of science...

An introduction to song writing.

Retells eight parables, such as the Prodigal Son, the Persistent Widow, and the Good Samaritan, in terms of modern situations. Includes the Biblical version and interpretive text.

Based on the popular "Sesame Street Monster Meditation" video on YouTube, in collaboration with the mindfulness app Headspace, this board book finds Grover learning simple meditation techniques to help him learn to focus on one thing at a time.

"A picture book biography of Mary Lou Williams, an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote hundreds of compositions, recorded hundreds of songs, and wrote arrangements for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and is an artist often overlooked in the canon of American music because of her gender and skin color"--

It's never too soon to start teaching boys and girls a second language! With The Ultimate Spanish-English Picture Dictionary, English-speaking children in early grades will learn Spanish words and phrases with the help of cheerful pictures. The dictionary is divided into over 50 themes, and includes more than 700 words and 80 phrases. Every picture is labeled with its English word, followed by its Spanish equivalent. Here's a fun way for younger English-speaking...

In this fascinating picture book, young readers meet Sally Ride, the first American woman to go into space, and learn how she believed science should be inclusive, prompting her to found an organization encouraging better science education so everyone canreach for the stars!

"A lyrical picture book biography that tells the story of one of America's most celebrated children's book authors, Virginia Hamilton, the first African American to win the Newbery Medal"--

"From phones to lightbulbs to electric cars, electricity is something we can't live without! Breaking down concepts like atoms, current, and magnetism, acclaimed author-illustrator Don Brown demonstrates how our world became connected by electricity. Brown highlights key inventors and scientific breakthroughs, including Benjamin Franklin's famous experiment using a kite as a lightning rod (don't try it at home!), the dramatic rivalry behind the creation...

Percy Jackson meets Arabian fairy tales in this stunning middle grade fantasy debut about a girl who becomes the guardian of Ali Baba’s legendary treasure.
Believe in fairy tales.
Sahara Rashad lives by logic. Loves science. And always has a plan. Except her dad just whisked her away to her uncle’s wedding in Egypt, upending every single plan she had for the summer.
In Cairo, Sahara’s days...