Kids Book Index
Chuck Groenink, illustrated by Chuck Groenink
After his Neanderthal family reaches a cave following a long journey, a young boy is drawn to the valley below. He goes out on his own to investigate the place and its possibilities. During his exploration, he meets Homo sapiens people for the first time. The picture book uses sparse text, alongside mixed-media and digital artwork, to depict this prehistoric encounter.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Golden Gate: Building the Mighty BridgeElizabeth PartridgeTwo children watch the Golden Gate Bridge take shape from their home by the Pacific cliffs, where their father tends a foghorn. The book follows the work from creating space for an anchorage block through the opening-day celebration. Its account of the construction process is accompanied by views of the changing landscape and blueprint-style depictions of each stage. An afterward adds facts about the project, including that construction took four years.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
SimoneViet Thanh NguyenAs California wildfires burn, Simone and her Vietnamese immigrant family head to a high school gym for shelter. On the way, they pass firefighters from a prison unit working against the fire. At the gym, Simone’s family joins other evacuees and finds community while they wait out the emergency. The story places family displacement and mutual support against the immediate danger of the wildfires.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Brave Baby HummingbirdSy MontgomeryBrave Baby Hummingbird follows orphaned hummingbirds from rescue and care at a sanctuary toward the skills they need to live in the wild. The book focuses on the birds’ vulnerable early period after they emerge from eggs and on their path into the world. It presents their development and survival through illustrations described as vivid and lifelike. Their early lives are framed as a journey shaped by care, learning, and the demands of wild survival.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details