Kids Book Index
Piotr Socha
This illustrated book combines science and cultural history to examine bees and their role in ecosystems. It covers subjects such as bee anatomy, pollination, and communication, alongside bees’ place in history and culture. The book uses full-color, two-page topical entries to explore the importance of these insects from the past through the present.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
Cao Chong Weighs an ElephantSongju Ma Daemicke, illustrated by Chistina WaldSet in China two thousand years ago, this fictional story follows six-year-old Cao Chong as he tackles the problem of weighing an elephant without a modern scale. While advisors debate possible methods, Chong uses creative thinking and the principle of buoyancy to find a solution. The book combines a historical setting with a scientific problem and includes a four-page For Creative Minds section.WORLD HISTORY & CULTURELexile Text Measure 830LATOS Book Level 4.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
How to Be an Elephant: Growing Up in the African WildKatherine RoyHow to Be an Elephant follows African elephants growing up on the savanna, where survival brings many challenges. The elephants must learn to find food and water and to defend themselves from predators. Their large family network helps teach these skills. Centered on the largest land animals on Earth, the book considers the practical knowledge young elephants acquire and the role of their relatives in helping them live in the African wild.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Forest WorldMargarita EngleTold in alternating verse, this novel follows Edver and Luza. Edver, a Cuban American boy, visits relatives in Cuba for the first time and discovers that Luza is the sister he never knew he had. Luza offers her own perspective on their lives. The siblings must move past their differences to protect the Cuban jungle, something they both care about. A glossary is included.ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGYLexile Text Measure 1240LATOS Book Level 9.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details