Kids Book Index
David Elliott
This rhyming, lyrical nonfiction book visits animals living at Earth’s North and South Poles. It includes musk oxen and emperor penguins, alongside creatures ranging from tardigrades and giant squid to Arctic hares and polar bears. The book presents the snowy terrain and glacial waters of polar regions as habitats for many kinds of life. Mixed-media illustrations and back matter accompany the poems.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Yukie’s Island: My Family’s World War II StoryYukie Kimura, K–odo Kimura, Steve SheinkinIn 1943, six-year-old Yukie Kimura moves with her family to Bentenjima, an island off Japan’s coast, where her father is a lighthouse keeper. She remembers playing with her brother and sister before the war reaches their home and the family shelters from nearby bombing. After the war, empty classroom seats reveal losses in the community, while childhood play continues to shape Yukie’s memories.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Smallest OwletGeorgia Grahm, illustrated by Georgia GrahmTwo great horned owls raise three owlets in an aspen grove through winter, spring, and summer. The book shows the parents caring for their young and repeatedly bringing them prey. It also describes the hunting abilities that make this possible, including strong eyesight, sound-absorbing feathers, and powerful talons. Detailed realistic illustrations accompany the family’s changing seasons, and back matter extends the subject.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Bábo: A Tale of Armenian Rug-Washing DayAstrid KamalyanOn rug-washing day, Tato and her siblings join Bábo, their grandmother, to clean the family’s rugs. They soak, soap, and wash them together, turning household work into an active family occasion. The story includes Artsakh Armenian words, with a glossary that offers further context for the tradition. Through the children’s help and their grandmother’s role, the book portrays a shared chore as part of family life and Armenian cultural practice.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD470LATOS Book Level 3.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details