Kids Book Index
Nelleke Verhoeff, illustrated by Nelleke Verhoeff
This split-page book lets readers match heads with different tails and legs to make unusual characters and creatures. Numbers and body-part vocabulary appear as readers combine the pages, with examples involving ears, fingers, whiskers, and ankles. Each flap creates a new combination and a fresh opportunity to count.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Marta!: Big and SmallJen Arena, illustrated by Angela DominguezMarta, an ordinary girl who calls herself una niña, shares the jungle with unusual animal friends. Her explorations use comparisons of size and speed: she measures herself against a bug and an elephant, and finds that she can move more quickly than a turtle. The book also includes simple Spanish and ends with a glossary.Under FiveLexile Text Measure 380LATOS Book Level 2.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
What Will Fit?Grace Lin, illustrated by Grace LinAt a farmers’ market, Olivia looks for an object that is just right for her basket. The story focuses on whether an item will fit, using the market trip to explore spatial sense. A Black child tests objects against the basket as she looks for the right match. The search is set among the items at the market and turns on their size and fit.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD400LATOS Book Level 2.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Shape Up, Construction TrucksVictoria AllenbyRhyming verse and bright photographs guide readers in finding geometric shapes on construction-site vehicles. Each spread looks for forms hidden on excavators, bulldozers, cranes, dump trucks, and other large machines. The book focuses on identifying shapes through details visible on the vehicles, combining a construction-site setting with a conceptual look at geometry. It returns to the question of what shape can be spotted next.Pre-KindergartenLexile Text Measure AD440LATOS Book Level 3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details