Kids Book Index
Jennifer Thermes
This biography traces Charles Darwin’s life through his scientific explorations and discoveries. It follows the path of a young scientist whose voyage led to ideas that changed the world. Drawings accompany the account of Darwin’s travels and investigations, presenting the experiences and discoveries that shaped his work across his life.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Octopuses One to TenEllen Jackson, illustrated by Robin PageOctopuses One to Ten pairs counting with information about octopuses. Rhyming text and illustrations describe distinctive characteristics of these animals, making the book more than a number sequence. It follows a counting adventure while revealing details about octopuses and their unusual traits. The result brings mathematics together with animal information in a picture-book format built around rhyme and images.Winning TitlesLexile Text Measure AD860LATOS Book Level 4.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded AmericaGail JarrowBubonic Panic recounts the arrival of bubonic plague in San Francisco in 1900, after a death in Chinatown prompted a health-department investigation. It places that outbreak within earlier plague history and medical research, including work on vaccines. The book follows efforts to contain the disease through quarantine, removal of infected belongings, rat eradication, and vaccination. It also addresses how racism and politics shaped public responses, then considers later plague cases in the American Southwest and its presence in Africa. A timeline, glossary, questions and answers, sources, and notes appear in the back matter.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Chasing at the SurfaceSharon MentykaA twelve-year-old girl faces the pain of her mother’s move away from their home. At the same time, a pod of orcas becomes trapped in an inlet near her home in the Northwest, drawing intense public attention. The novel is based on actual events and links the girl’s emotional struggle with the endangered whales’ situation. It includes scenes in which the orcas breach, dive, and make sounds.Winning TitlesOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details