Kids Book Index
Michelle Robinson
A young would-be bear watcher heads into bear country accompanied by a teddy bear. Meeting real bears, including black and brown bears, brings danger, and the child must find an unconventional way to avoid being eaten. Framed as a humorous how-to guide, the book imagines the teddy bear as a simple tool for charming the furry animals while the bear spotter tries to stay out of trouble.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Dragon Was TerribleKelly DiPucchioA particularly troublesome dragon causes havoc in a small kingdom. He takes candy from baby unicorns and even burps in church, leaving the king, knights, and villagers eager to stop him. The people and unicorns face this magical threat until an unexpected hero steps forward. The story follows the effort to tame the dragon, with a kingdom in trouble and an unlikely person taking action.All readersLexile Text Measure AD570LATOS Book Level 2.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
PaxSara PennypackerPeter and Pax, the fox Peter found as an orphaned pup and raised, are separated when Peter’s father leaves to join a war and takes Peter to live with his grandfather. Abandoned beside a road, Pax must survive without Peter while gradually forming ties with other foxes. Peter runs away, determined to find him, but an accident leaves him recovering with Vola, a reclusive veteran wrestling with her memories of war. Told in alternating perspectives, the story follows both boy and fox as they struggle toward reunion against a near-future war.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 760LATOS Book Level 5.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Ada’s Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace, the World’s First Computer ProgrammerFiona RobinsonThis biography recounts the life of Ada Lovelace, born in 1815 to poet Lord Byron and mathematician Anna Isabella Milbanke. After her parents separated, Ada’s mother directed her education toward logic and away from poetry, though Ada remained interested in her father and described mathematics as “poetical science.” Her friendship with inventor Charles Babbage brought her to work on programming his Analytical Engine, an early forerunner of the computer. The book tells how Lovelace’s analytical work contributed to the foundations of modern computing.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details