Kids Book Index
Lisa Rogers
This book introduces avant-garde composer and musician John Cage, whose approach to music included the ordinary sounds of daily life. Cage created compositions intended to help listeners notice those sounds as music. Jazzy, colorful illustrations accompany this account of an artist whose work invited people to listen differently to the world around them.
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We Still BelongChristine DayTwelve-year-old Wesley Wilder has a poem called “We Still Belong” published in her school newspaper for Indigenous Peoples’ Day. She is also hoping to ask Ryan, a boy she knows through gaming club, to the school dance. Instead, she pauses to support another student who is visibly upset. Wesley is most discouraged by responses to her poem: classmates largely say nothing, and her teacher criticizes it for not taking the kind of position he expected about Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Columbus Day.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 770LATOS Book Level 5.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Juniper’s ChristmasEoin ColferJust before Christmas, eleven-year-old Juniper’s mother unexpectedly disappears. Juniper seeks help from a recluse without knowing his identity. Her search becomes connected to North Pole magic, a young reindeer in training, and a crime boss who wants to take Santa’s magic. Juniper must confront a sinister plan that threatens Christmas while trying to find help for her missing mother.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come FromAnnette Bay PimentelBefore Colors surveys dyes and pigments drawn from nature around the world. Organized by color, it follows makers and artists as they find and process materials, turning unexpected sources into pigments and dyes. The book covers the science and history of humans seeking to harness, control, and manufacture color with plants, minerals, and chemistry. It includes simple experiments and resources.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details