Kids Book Index
Jean Reynolds
This book highlights 30 extraordinary individuals who had an impact on the world. Readers will learn more about luminaries like Albert Einstein and will be introduced to lesser known figures like Edmonia Lewis, the first African American sculptor to achieve international recognition.
Red Cloud: A Lakota Story of War and SurrenderS.D. Nelson, illustrated by S.D. NelsonRed Cloud (1822–1909) was a great warrior and chief of the Lakota.Historical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Miguel’s Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don QuixoteMargarita EngleMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra finds refuge from his difficult childhood by imagining the adventures of a brave but clumsy knight.This fictionalized first-person biography in verse of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra follows the early years of the child who grows up to pen Don Quixote, the first modern novel.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Vincent Can’t Sleep: Van Gogh Paints the Night SkyBarb Rosenstock, illustrated by Mary GrandPréA gorgeous, lyrical picture-book biography of Vincent van Gogh by the Caldecott Honor team behind The Noisy Paint Box.BIOGRAPHYOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details