Catalog Search Results
Start the conversation in your choice of over 70 world languages and dialects through courses crafted using conversational methodology. Every self-paced language course introduces the learner to cultural insights and grammatical nuances specific to their language of choice, delivered through native speaker dialogue, and created with each individual learner in mind.
Author
Publisher
Artisan, a division of Workman Publishing Co., Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Take the drudgery out of the midday meal with Lunchbox-an adult's guide to creating 75 unique, healthful, and delicious lunchboxes for children ages 3 to 10. For many parents, packing or preparing a healthy and satisfying lunch for their child can be a daunting task. But with breakfast being the most routine meal and dinner often a struggle, lunchtime is an opportunity to get your little ones to explore new foods, fuel up on nutrients, and sample...
2) School day
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It's time to go to school! What will we see there? Babies and toddlers will love cuddling up and discovering the world around them while learning simple concepts about science, nature, and culture."--Back cover.
4) Vlad the rad
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
NEW from the bestselling illustrator of UNI THE UNICORN! A new mythical -- and totally rad -- character to laugh with and love. Vlad is always getting in trouble at Miss Fussbucket's School for Aspiring Spooks. Unlike the other little vampires, witches, mummies, and ghosts, Vlad isn't very interested in learning spookiness. That's because . . .Vlad loves to skateboard! How can he possibly think about being a good spook when all he wants to do is practice...
Author
Series
Little Rhino volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
West Meadows Detectives volume 1
Publisher
Owlkids Books Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Meet Myron: a third-grade detective who loves logic, facts, and solving mysteries. He does not love new things. Unfortunately, everything is new this year: Myron has a new baby sister, his family has moved across town, and now he's starting his first day at a new school. But when the school kitchen is burgled, leaving the morning snacks nowhere to be found, Myron gets his chance to crack the case with help from his classmates from Resource Room 15....
Author
Series
Treasure troop volume 2
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Marly, Isla and Sai--now officially known as the Treasure Troop--continue to work on clues from neighbor Mr. Summerling's life, this time investigating mysteries surrounding his house.
Author
Series
Trouble at table 5 volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Simon gets in trouble for jabbering at school, his best friends, Molly and Rosie, think up a plan to keep him from getting grounded at home! It involves cars, suds, and pink plastic flamingos! But will their big plan turn into an even bigger disaster? - Amazon
Author
Series
Hamstersaurus Rex volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Sam and Hammie Rex discover a terrifying giant squirrel hiding in the woods behind Horace Hotwater Middle School. But nobody else believes Squirrel Kong is real. Then Hammie Rex takes the blame for Squirrel Kong's destructive rampages, and the principal threatens to send him away to home for dangerous, troubled small pets. To save his hamster friend, can Sam prove that Squirrel Kong is the true menace?
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"When Henry Davis moves into the neighborhood, Barbara Anne and her classmates at Washington Carver Elementary don't know what to make of him. He's pale, small, odd. For curious Barbara Anne, Henry's also a riddle--a boy who sits alone at recess sketching in a mysterious notebook, a boy, she soon learns, who's being haunted by a ghost named Edgar. With the help of some new friends, this unlikely duo is off on an adventure to discover who Edgar was...
11) Monster school
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A book of poems that casts various monsters and creepy creatures in a school setting."--
12) Harold: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the outside, Harold is an average seven-year-old third grader growing up in the 1960s. Bored by school. Crushing on a girl. Likes movies and baseball. Enjoys spending time with his grandfather. But inside Harold's mind, things are a lot more unusual. His thoughts come to him as birds flying through a small rectangle in the middle of his brain. He visits an outdoor cafe on the moon and is invited aboard a spaceship by famed astronomer Carl Sagan....
Author
Series
Terribles volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Told in alternating chapters, comics, poems, charts and activities, this spooktacular story introduces the monsters who have settled down on the quiet island of Creep's Cove, giving readers a peek into the lives of vampires, mummies, gelatinous balls of goo and more!
Vampires, mummies, and gelatinous balls of goo (oh my!). That's right, monsters are real and they've settled down on the quiet island of Creep's Cove. It's a pretty typical place: houses,...
Author
Series
Hamstersaurus Rex volume 4
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Things are calm at last in Maple Bluffs. The evil manufacturer SmilesCorp is out of business, Hammie Rex is a new dad to three tiny mutant offspring (Stompy, Chompy, and Hatshepsut), and Sam Gibbs feels that he can resume normal life. But soon enough, things get weird. When Sam visits a toy store to buy Beefer a bar mitzvah gift, one of the toys comes alive and attacks Hammie and the babies! Who could be behind this latest diabolical scheme? Funny,...
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Children all around the world go to school. Whether they're from Japan, Ukraine, Pakistan, or the United States, all students have the desire to learn about our world and shape the future. Some children walk for three hours while others take a bus or walk over a wire bridge. The treks of these students are unique, extraordinary, and even dangerous, and it emphasizes the common determination, perseverance, and sense of adventure shared by young people...
16) School day!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Although they are in different grades, a brother and sister enjoy their first day of school together.
Author
Series
My weirdtastic school volume 4
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Everyone likes veggies, right? Wrong! When Principal Stoker decides that Ella Mentry School needs a vegetable garden, A.J. and his friends just want to plant junk food. But when gardening expert Miss Nichol comes to oversee the planting, things get totally out of control. What could possibly go wrong?
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Next stop...The Magic School Bus heads to Antarctica to learn about glaciers! D.A. is more of a researcher than a storyteller, so she's naturally nervous when her parents sign her up to speak in front of a sellout crowd. But thanks to the Friz, D.A. gains inspiration from the greatest storytellers on Earth: glaciers! These mighty, frozen time machines guide the class through the Earth's last 10,000 years, and the incredible tale of the changes it...
19) Me three
Author
Publisher
Puffin Canada
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Allegations against his father turn eleven-year-old Rodney's life upside down in a powerful and surprisingly funny novel about new beginnings, new friendships and a fresh new look at the way things really are, by critically acclaimed author Susan Juby. Eleven-year-old Rodney is starting sixth grade in a new school, in a new home in a new state. The new school is really old and smells like someone ate a couple of pounds of glue and then barfed it...
Author
Series
My weirder-est school volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Principal Klutz has invited a special guest to Ella Mentry School. Her name is Miss Aker, and she's going to show A.J. and his friends how to create cool things out of materials like balloons, straws, and even Popsicle sticks! But what happens when they make a robot so smart, it plans to rule the world? Can anyone stop it?!
Interlibrary Loan Request
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Des Moines Public Library can be requested from other libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? If the item was published recently, submit a purchase suggestion. Submit Request