Kids Book Index
Holly Hobbie, illustrated by Holly Hobbie
Swan is a rescue cat who has survived on the streets without a home. His circumstances change when he is adopted by a human family. The story follows his move from homelessness into family life and the pleasures he finds there, while also describing the joy he brings to the people who take him in. It is a story of a cat’s adoption.
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Strong as Sandow: How Eugen Sandow Became the Strongest Man on EarthDon Tate, illustrated by Don TateThis book recounts the life of Eugen Sandow, a nineteenth-century figure known as the father of bodybuilding. Born Friedrich Müller, he is portrayed as a sickly, physically weak boy who wants the strength and athletic ability of ancient Roman gladiators. Through exercise and healthy living, he builds himself into a powerful man. The biography traces a transformation from frailty and ambition to physical strength in the Victorian era.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A New School Year: Stories in Six VoicesSally DerbySix children, ranging from kindergarten through fifth grade, prepare for the start of a new school year. Their first-day experiences include morning routines, meeting teachers and classmates, and returning home with homework. The children bring both anticipation and worry to the day, and the story follows their individual hopes, concerns, and small successes as school begins. Bright illustrations keep the focus on each child’s experience of this shared transition.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Different Kind of PassoverLinda Leopold StraussJessica usually spends Passover with her grandparents, but this year her grandfather is sick and has recently left the hospital. Because he cannot lead the seder in the usual way, the holiday at her grandparents' home changes. Jessica and her family look for a way to include him so that he can still take part in the seder. The story centers on a family adapting its Passover observance around a grandfather's illness.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details