Kids Book Index
Nancy Churnin, illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg
Henrietta Szold took Queen Esther as a model and worked hard to save the Jewish people. In 1912, she founded the Jewish women's social justice organization, Hadassah.
MELTDOWN: EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI, AND NUCLEAR DISASTER IN FUKUSHIMADeirdre LangelandDeirdre Langeland's Meltdown explores for middle grade readers the harrowing story of the deadly earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that caused the 2011 Fukushima power plant disasterOn March 11, 2011, the largest earthquake ever measured in Japan occurred off the northeast coast.Science, Technology and the Natural WorldOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
PeacemakerJoseph BruchacA boy's quest for revenge is challenged by a mysterious peacemaker's vision.Sixth to Eighth GradeLexile 810LATOS 5.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Shot in the Arm!: Big Ideas That Changed the World #3Don BrownA Shot in the Arm! explores the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious diseases, from smallpox—perhaps humankind’s greatest affliction to date—to the COVID-19 pandemic.Sixth to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details