Helen Plum Library

Relates the earth changing consequences of millions of nights of raucous snoring by sleeping dinosaurs

Illustrations and rhyming text explore the sights and sounds of nature in each season of the year

Rhyming text describes the many sounds associated with an airplane flight and what they mean. Includes a section with more facts about airplanes

Since he was a baby, all the members of Maurice's family think he will take up their careers, until one day they discover he has a special gift of his own

Rhyming text tells of lullabies that can be heard in the sounds of the night, such as a radiator's hiss, a cat's shadowboxing, and a rainstorm's drumming

"Takes readers (and listeners) on a rollicking, clanging, clapping tour through the many sounds that fill a neighborhood"--

Hearing strange murmuring near the lake, campers Braelin and Megan search for the ghostly voices, putting their new knowledge of sound and amplification to good use

A baby makes various sounds as he explores the world around him

Sarah's grandpa gives her a special shell and says if she listens carefully she can hear the sea, but all she hears are everyday village noises

Thrilling mystery tales about the brooding and disillusioned Inspector Kurt Wallander, set in the beautiful landscape of southern Sweden. In Faceless killers, an elderly couple are attacked at an isolated farmhouse and the town witnesses an outbreak of racist violence. In The man who smiled, Wallander is contacted by an old acquaintance who is suspicious about his father's death. In The fifth woman, an elderly birdwatcher falls to his death in a meticulously...