Kids Book Index
Michelle Sterling
Ren eagerly watches her family prepare for Lunar New Year, especially the pineapple cakes she loves. She has been too young to help, but this year she is finally able to take part in making the dessert. The story follows Ren’s anticipation and participation in a family celebration, with a New Year feast and a pineapple-cake recipe included.
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Zhang Heng and the Incredible Earthquake DetectorRandel McGee, illustrated by Randel McGeeSet in 132 CE, this story follows a Chinese scientist who creates a device that indicates the direction from which an earthquake began. Earthquakes have caused many deaths in China, and news can take days to reach Emperor Shun Di from a city. Against that problem of delayed communication, Zhang Heng develops his detector. The book focuses on earthquakes, an invention designed to locate their source, and the historical setting in which the device is made.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Christmas Book FloodEmily KilgoreA young girl searches for the book she wants for a Christmas Eve custom. The story depicts an Icelandic tradition in which loved ones exchange books on Christmas Eve. Fanciful illustrations give the occasion a magical quality, while an author’s note offers additional context. At its center is the girl’s wish to find just the right book for this holiday tradition of sharing with people she loves.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD630LATOS Book Level 4.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Abdul’s StoryJamilah Thompkins-BigelowAbdul loves telling stories but finds it hard to write them down. His letters will not stay straight or face the right way, and repeated erasing leaves his papers covered in smudges. Feeling self-conscious at school, he decides his stories may not belong on the page. Then a visitor to his class helps Abdul see that mistakes are part of writing, including for accomplished writers and superheroes.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD540LATOS Book Level 2.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details