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Borrow and enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen: your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV. All you need is a library card.
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Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from your library for free!
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TumbleBooks provides animated, talking picture books which children can read or have read to them. Available to McCracken County Public Library users through KYVL.
Interactive Adventures in Non-Fiction
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Can You Survive the Wilderness? An Interactive Survival Adventure
The wilderness is a place of beauty and peace. But it is also filled with fierce predators, poisonous plants, and raging rivers. Will you: Try to survive the harsh mountains of Alaska after being abandoned during an outdoor training trip? Struggle to make your way out of the deep forests after becoming lost in Australia's Blue Mountains? Attempt to find help for your injured brother in Washington's Cascade Mountains?
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The Story of Juneteenth: An Interactive History Adventure, by Steven Otfinoski
The Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil War have brought an official end to slavery, yet some Southern slave owners are refusing to comply. The road to freedom is still long and hard for many African Americans, but you're not giving up. Will you: Overcome obstacles as you make your way north from Texas, looking to begin a new life of freedom? Seek out your family, from whom you were separated as a child, after emancipation? Fight back when you take work as an apprentice but find that you're still treated as a slave? YOU CHOOSE offers multiple perspectives on history, supporting Common Core reading standards and providing readers a front-row seat to the past.
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International Space Station: An Interactive Space Exploration Adventure
We've sent a man to the moon, but.....can human beings live in space? A global team of engineers and scientists combined forces to design and create a space station so that we could find out. You've always been excited by the idea of space exploration. Space jobs can be difficult, or downright dangerous. Do you have what it takes to join the crew? You can be a systems engineer and design the robots, fly to the station as a shuttle astronaut, or even live on the completed station. Will you make the cut?
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Life as a Samurai: An Interactive History Adventure, by Matt Doeden
You are a samurai warrior in medieval Japan. As one of the most feared and respected warriors in history, you are an expert fighter. You wield powerful weapons without fear. And above all else, you follow a strict code of honor, defending it even to the death. Will you: fight in the Gempai wars in the 1100s? stand behind your leader, Nobunaga, as he faces attack in 1560? search for enlightenment as a wandering ronin in the 1600s?
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Can You Survive Antarctica? An Interactive Survival Adventure, by Rachael Hanel
You are surrounded by the vast, unforgiving landscape of the coldest place on Earth: Antarctica. Even during the summer months, bone chilling cold, raging blizzards, and treacherous ice threatens human survival. Will you, Join the race to be the first to reach the South Pole? Attempt to ski across the continent as part of an all female expedition? Study Antarctic plant and animal life as a scientist at a research station? Experience the life or death dilemmas of a place few people ever see. YOU CHOOSE what you'll do next. The choices you make will either lead you to safety or to doom.
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World War I: An Interactive History Adventure, by Gwenyth Swain
World War I has just exploded in Europe. The peace of the entire world is in danger. How will you help? Will you: Join the Belgian resistance movement? Fight as a British Army soldier? Serve as a volunteer with the American Field Service? YOU CHOOSE what to do next. The path you choose can lead to heroism, success, or death. The path you take is up to you.
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Stanley Hotel: A Chilling Interactive Adventure, by Allison Lassieur
Experience the Stanley Hotel as you've never seen it before up close and personal! YOU CHOOSE the path you take through this haunted hotel. Follow the path of a modern-day visitor in this thrilling nonfiction title.
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The Oregon Trail: An Interactive History Adventure, by Matt Doeden
You're living in the United States during the time of the Westward Expansion. Settlers are heading west on the Oregon Trail as they seek better lives. Will you: Go west with your family as part of a wagon train? Serve as a trail guide for a group of settlers? Try to cope with the changes in your way of life as a western American Indian? Everything in this book happened to real people. And YOU CHOOSE what you do next. The choices you make could lead you to opportunity, to wealth, to poverty, or even to death.
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Orphan Trains: An Interactive Adventure, by Elizabeth Raum
In the early 1900s, adults hoped to find parents for homeless city children by sending them west on trains. Most of these children had no idea whether they would find kind adoptive families or be forced to work like slaves. Will you: * Head west after living on the streets of New York City? * Search for a home for you and your three younger siblings? * Try to care for yourself and your baby sister on your own?
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Alcatraz: A Chilling Interactive Adventure, by Matt Chandler
Experience Alcatraz as you've never seen it before--up close and personal! YOU CHOOSE the path you take through this haunted prison site. Follow the path of a modern-day visitor in this thrilling nonfiction title.
Pop-Up and Novelty Books
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You Might Be Special!
A funny interactive “quiz” identifies the most special creature of all — you! Do you ever feel like you’re different from everyone else? Like there’s no one quite like you? Then you might be special! Take this quiz to find out! This playful “quiz” first asks conventional Yes! questions, like: “Do you like to stay up late? Are you sometimes wild and crazy?” Then, “Do people run away when they see your furry face and pointy teeth?” No? Then you’re not a werewolf! This pattern repeats for several fantastical creatures — unicorns, dragons, mermaids — until finally children are reassured: they are special, “because you’re YOU!” A one-of-a-kind book for every one-of-a-kind kid!
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There's a Monster in Your Book
UH OH! There's a MONSTER in YOUR book! Shake, wiggle, and tickle the monster out in this interactive bedtime read-aloud that launched the Who's In Your Book series!
With the irresistible pull of Hervé Tullet’s Press Here and the charm of The Monster at the End of This Book, this inviting and interactive read-aloud will have kids tilting, spinning, and shaking the book to get the adorable little monster out! That’s right! He’s out of the book . . . and in their room somewhere. OH-NO!!
Bestselling author and musician Tom Fletcher and illustrator Greg Abbott have created a monster that readers will fall in love with—and want to play with—again and again! It will get your own little monster tuckered out and snuggled in!
Don't miss a single story in the Who's In Your Book series!
• There's a Monster In Your Book
• There's a Dragon In Your Book
• There's an Elf In Your Book
• There's an Alien in Your Book
...and more books to come!
Children's Choice Award Honor Book (K-2nd grade)
"Playful, engaging, and full of opportunities for empathy—a raucous storytime hit." —Kirkus Reviews -
ABC ROAR
Kids will learn animal names and write the letters of the alphabet in this fun, colorful, and interactive hands-on novelty book from the talented Chiêu Anh Urban!
Stylistic in design, this colorful and interactive alphabet book invites youngest readers to roar through ABC animals from armadillo to zebra shark! Each spread with cut-out layers and glossy paths features a different creature living in their environment for a hands-on exploration of letters and animals. Touch and trace letters from A to Z, whether it’s a bear fishing in the stream, dolphins splashing in the ocean, or a leopard roaring from the trees above. -
Potty Time with Elmo
This potty training sound book has been enjoyed by 2.3 million potty-goers...and counting! It's potty time, and Elmo's doll, Baby David, is learning to use the potty, just like Elmo! Press 7 interactive buttons to bring the tale to life with Elmo's encouraging words, fun flushing and washing sounds, and more! With a friendly character to lead the way, and opportunities to interact with the story, learning to use the potty has never been more fun!
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Play with Your Plate! (a Mix-And-Match Play Book), Judith Rossell
Learn all about mealtime by mixing and matching foods in award-winning author/illustrator Judith Rossell's interactive board book, Play with Your Plate!
From sushi to watermelon to tacos, there are so many foods for young ones to learn about! This clever novelty book is comprised of four mini board books, each making up a quarter of the plate.
Mix and match the four sets of pages to make healthy food choices and create more than 4,000 mealtime combinations! By playing the various games suggested in the book, little readers will also be able to hone their concepts of colors and shapes by creating plates with, for example, only red foods or triangles. So much fun to play with your plate!"The possibilities are many . . . Adults can also use the book as a springboard for a playful conversation on food and nutrition." --Kirkus Review
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Moo, Matthew Van Fleet
From the #1 New York Times bestselling children’s book creator Matthew Van Fleet.
Oink, Cluck, Squeak, Moo...Cock-a-doodle-doo!
Ingeniously designed flaps and pull tabs, accompanied by pettable textures, offer a flock of interactive fun in this innovative introduction to the habits and distinctive voices of seven species of barnyard residents. Toddlers will delight in identifying and imitating each critter! -
A Year in Nature, Hazel Maskell
A Year in Nature is a beautiful, unique introduction to the seasons and how they affect the natural world.
The book opens out into a stunning four-part carousel, revealing intricately detailed pop-up scenes of spring, summer, fall, and winter. Follow a family of foxes as the tiny cubs grow up through the year, and explore the woodland scenes to discover a world of animals, trees, plants, and flowers.
From a fawn taking its first steps to squirrels gathering nuts for winter, the woodland is vividly brought to life by Eleanor Taylor's rich, distinctive illustrations. -
Woodland Painting Party, Nicole Yen
The Easter Bunny has a grand idea--she'll paint her Easter eggs, inspired by the beautiful patterns and colors of her friends! She ventures through the forest and wetlands, gathering company as she travels. Together, the animal party makes Easter possible!
This holiday adventure features seven illustrated spreads filled with original pop-ups, hidden flaps, and charming surprises. -
Ocean, Dan Kainen
A New York Times bestseller, Ocean is like being on a dive. Using Photicular technology, each image is like a 3-D movie on the page, delivering a rich, fluid visual experience. Open the book, and the reader is swept into the magic of an underwater world, face-to-face with a floating Yellow-Banded Sweetlips; with a glow-in-the-dark Deep-Sea Anglerfish; with a Sea Horse swaying in balletic motion; with a Sand Tiger Shark gliding along the ocean floor, its gaze haunting, its hook-toothed mouth gulping open and closed.
The text by Carol Kaufmann enchants with its descriptions of coral reefs; a journey on Alvin, the 17-ton submersible; and a meditation on our oceans. Then, for each creature, she writes a lively and informative essay, along with vital statistics—size, habitat, range, diet, and more.
The Photicular process uses an innovative lenticular technology, sliding lenses, and original four-color video imagery. The result is like a movie in your hands—the dance of life in a book. -
Monsters' Big Day, Randy Harvey
The Wetmore Forest crew comes together to prepare for the Harvest Festival in this exciting pop-up book based on the adorable Funko characters
Good morning, Wetmore Forest It's time for all the monsters to get ready for the big Harvest Festival Creatures from near and far will celebrate with music, food, and games. But first, everyone must prepare for their guests: Picklez zips about picking up sticks, Butterhorn tries out the instruments one by one, and Chester McFreckle even builds a machine to make pumpkin-pear cider. Children will love playing with this fun novelty book, which features a pop-up on every spread