Helen Plum Library

"At a busy street market, kids eating ice cream exclaim, "Yum!" in English, "Geshmak!" in Yiddish, and "Nam-nam!" in Danish. But disaster strikes when a little dog overturns a spice cart, showering pepper on everyone's ice cream. Will the kids end up crying, "Hai hai," or cheering, "¡Yupi!"?"--from Amazon.com

Greenland, one of the last truly wild places, contains a treasure trove of information on Earth's early history embedded in its pristine landscape. Over numerous seasons, William E. Glassley and two fellow geologists traveled there to collect samples and observe rock formations for evidence to prove a contested theory that plate tectonics, the movement of Earth's crust over its molten core, is a much more ancient process than some believed. As their...

The Boxcar children investigate when ice cream and other items start disappearing from their favorite ice cream parlor

"The second book in the Shake Shop Mysteries--a new murder in town has Trinidad Jones thrown for a scoop! It's Alpenfest in Upper Sprocket! Yodelers are congregating in the square, tourists flocking to the town, and Trinidad Jones is scooping up some fall flavors at her Shimmy and Shake Shop. The cherry on the sundae is her upcoming feature in The Scoop magazine. She's determined to serve up the perfect interview, but it won't be easy, thanks in part...

"I hate ice cream. Ever since my fiancée left me at the altar and skewered me in her bestseller "Embrace Your Inner Ice Cream Sandwich: Finding the Positive You in a World of Negativity," I haven't been able to stomach the stuff. Unfortunately, my five-year-old niece is a budding foodie and her favorite place in the world is Ginger Scoops, a cutesy Asian ice cream shop. Since I've been looking after my niece a lot lately, I've spent too much time...

Curious George makes a messy mistake while visiting a new ice cream shop, but he redeems himself by attracting customers when he puts together a big sundae in the window

"Agent 9 and his robotic partner FiN are called in by the Super-Secret Spy Service to save the world from bumbling supervillain King Crab and his diabolical plans to melt the polar ice caps and build a massive water park."--Provided by publisher

Summer in Kersville is like summer in a lot of other places. The sun is bright and hot. School is closed, and the pool is open. And kids know to run away as fast as they can when they hear the familiar song of the ice-cream truck. Because that means the I scream man is here for dessert!

"Ice-T rose to fame in the late 1980s, earning acclaim for his music before going on to capture television audiences as Odafin "Fin" Tutuola in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. But it could have gone much differently. In this gripping and candid memoir, Ice-T and Spike, his former crime partner--collaborating with New York Times bestselling author Douglas Century--relate the shocking stories of their shared pasts, and how just a handful of decisions...

Barbie joins a figure skating club and can't wait for the upcoming performance. But Barbie can't seem to do a spit spin without falling down! Barbie soon learns from Coach Mai that being a figure skater requires a lot of practice and dedication. Boys and girls ages 3-7 will love reading this story and discovering what it is like to be a figure skater.