Fleming Community Library

A ship. A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams. At the center of their relationship is a mystery about the nature of grief and love which will look different to each reader. Kaleidoscope is a feat of storytelling that illuminates how even the wildest tales can help us in the hardest times.

Explores the phenomenon of the California Gold Rush, including information about the routes to California taken by hopeful miners and the fate of John Sutter, owner of the land on which gold was first discovered.

Describes the 1773 event known as the Boston Tea Party, at which American colonists dumped English tea into the sea rather than to pay taxes on it, leading to the war for independence.

An illustrated overview of the Battle of the Little Bighorn that discusses such people as George Custer and Chief Sitting Bull and such topics as the Great Sioux Reservation and the aftermath of the battle for the Sioux and Cheyenne. Also provides a time line and a further-reading list.

"Nine-year-old besties Nour and August stumble upon the perfect place for their dream hideaway--a hidden garden full of majestic trees. Excited to build a tree house, they design blueprints, research plant care, and collect necessary tools and materials. What was intended to be a secret hideaway becomes the perfect place for a once-hidden garden to come to life for their families to celebrate a very important birthday . . . and a long-lost friendship....