Kids Book Index
Eva Byrne, illustrated by Eva Byrne
This picture-book biography tells of Coco Chanel as a girl who broke rules and developed a distinctive sense of fashion. Her approach to clothing helped give women a modern way to dress. Playful language, watercolor, and ink illustrations tell her story, focusing on her personal style and her influence on women’s fashion.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
What Miss Mitchell SawHayley Barrett, illustrated by Diana SudykaWhat Miss Mitchell Saw is about a Nantucket woman in the nineteenth century whose love of astronomy led to the discovery of a comet. Her finding brought her recognition, and the book includes biographical information. Gouache, watercolor, and ink illustrations accompany the account of her life-changing discovery and accomplishment in astronomy.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD830LATOS Book Level 5.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Dear AbueloGrecia Huesca DominguezJuana is a young Mexican girl who moves with her family from Mexico to New York City. As she settles into her new life, she misses her beloved grandfather, who remains in Mexico. Juana records the parts of her new experiences in letters addressed to him, creating an account of family separation and connection across countries. Colorful illustrations accompany her move, the life she begins in New York, and the correspondence that lets her share it with her abuelo.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Along the TapajósFernando Vilela, illustrated by Fernando Vilela, Daniel HahnAlong the Tapajós follows Cauã and Inaê, a brother and sister living in a small community beside Brazil’s Tapajós River. Each rainy season, flooding forces the siblings to leave their riverbank home. When they return, they race to rescue their pet tortoise. Boldly colored scenes depict their home and the seasonal flooding, while back matter adds information beyond the story. The book places a family adventure within the river landscape of the Amazon.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 730LATOS Book Level 4.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details