Lone Cone Library

Describes the different parts of the brain and what each part does, how the brain learns and grows, and brain functions such as memory, body regulation, and consciousness. Includes simple activities related to brain function.

Astronomy For Beginners is a friendly and accessible guide to our universe, our galaxy, our solar system and the planet we call home. Each year as we cruise through space on this tiny blue-green wonder, a number of amazing and remarkable events occur. For example, like clockwork, we'll run head-on into asteroid and cometary debris that spreads shooting stars across our skies. On occasion, we'll get to watch the disk of the Moon passing the Sun, casting...

From Ancient Greece to the present, a guide to poetry traces the wonders of the written word and shows how to enjoy poetry and how it is relevant to everyday life, explaining why both rhyming and free verse matter and why some people are drawn to poetry while others are not.

The father of modern-day electricity and considered by some to be the ultimate "mad scientist," Nikola Tesla filed nearly 300 patents in his lifetime. Many of these patents resulted in functioning inventions; others were little more than wide-eyed dreams-or still await possible development. Tesla For Beginners examines the man behind the alternating current and wireless technologies who traveled from Serbia by steamship to arrive in the United States...

Are you looking for a recreational activity that rewards you with delicious food? Food that you don't even have to pay for? Well, look no further as foraging has become the latest trend food, and outdoor enthusiasts are following along. This book is the ultimate guide to help readers understand the history of foraging and how it fits into modern society today. More importantly, if you're looking to embark on a journey to become a forager yourself,...

Children play and explore the verbal world of the body. Accompanied once again by their young friends and some familiar puppet pals, children learn the parts of the body, clothing, numbers, and more.

This guide, with accompanying comics-style illustrations, navigates the often choppy waters of the freedoms of expression: religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

Papa and Brother Bear demonstrate the difference between big and small with a variety of objects from hats and heads to suits of clothes.

Poses questions for pondering: "Would you rather be a dog or be a cat?", "Would you rather live in igloos or in tents?", "Would you rather be a mermaid with a tail instead of feet?"