Crowley County Combined Library

Snow is falling, and a chill is in the air, which means only one thing more exciting adventures, battles to win, and Pokemon to meet! When Ash and Pikachu get separated from Misty and Brock during a snowstorm, they work together with Ash's Pokemon to stay warm. Then, our heroes encounter the powerful Legendary Pokemon Articuno, and Ash takes on a series of icy challenges to earn new Gym badges in the Orange Islands and Johto. Finally, when a mischievous...

A practical, colorful guide for sky watchers who would like to photograph the night sky for its pretty-picture qualities--and at low cost, which means an upper limit of a couple of hundred dollars spent on a used 35mm camera, a few lenses, and a tripod. This book would complete the ensemble and orient the beginner in the basics of capturing naked-eye celestial objects (the moon, planets, and the brighter stars) as well as transient phenomena (eclipses,...

Stambler and Landon here offer the third edition of a text first published as The Encyclopedia of Folk, Country, and Western Music (LJ 11/15/69; St. Martin's 1982. rev. ed.). The chiefly biographical entries have been substantially updated and tend to have more depth than usually found in other encyclopedias on country music. The reference-style layout promises to be useful and is augmented with a general index and specialized indexes of performer,...

An illustrated collection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including well-known ones such as "Bah, Bah, Black Sheep" and "Little Boy Blue" and less familiar ones such as "Doctor Foster went to Gloucester" and "When clouds appear like rocks and towers."

How Things Work uses familiar objects to introduce basic physics concepts, demonstrating the excitement and relevance to professionals in a variety of technical fields. Because its structure is defined by real-life examples, this book explores concepts as they're needed and then revisits them later on when they reappear in other objects. It integrates case studies throughout the chapters to easily convey an understanding and appreciation for physics....

Join Ani D, her band, and members of the extended Righteous Babe family as they criss-cross the country in this long-awaited, one-of-a-kind portrait of the Little Folksinger at work. Drawing on material from as far back as 1997, the film focuses on her 2000 and 2001 tours, taking you way behind the scenes--you'll watch a new song take shape and learn the stories behind some favorite older ones. Featured are two brand new Ani songs and previously unreleased...

"In 1987, Terry Waite was in Beirut working for the release of the hostages when he was taken prisoner and put in solitary confinement. For the first year, he was given nothing to read. During those days he passed the endless hours by writing his autobiography in his head, and by remembering the books, stories, and poems he had read before his captivity. Eventually his guards relented, and he was given books. The first book he received was Beyond...

Boy and horse are shipwrecked on an island where they become fast friends. Upon their return home they work together for a try in one of the great races at Santa Anita.

As a creative medium, ancient Greek tragedy has had an extraordinarily wide influence: many of the surviving plays are still part of the theatrical repertoire, and texts like Agamemnon, Antigone, and Medea have had a profound effect on Western culture. This Companion is not a conventional introductory textbook but an attempt, by seven distinguished scholars, to present the familiar corpus in the context of modern reading, criticism, and performance...