Kids Book Index
Kay Frydenborg
Chocolate explores cacao harvesting and chocolate making through history, science, economics, and culture. It explains cacao’s uses as currency, a royal drink, and a diplomatic tool, as well as its role in farming and slave-produced commodities. The book follows the transformation of cacao into chocolate while examining the food’s broader economic and cultural consequences across different societies and times.
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Flying Cars: The True StoryAndrew GlassThis nonfiction book traces the long-standing effort to unite airplanes and automobiles in a single vehicle. It begins with the period when both planes and cars already existed, when inventors and engineers started pursuing vehicles that could travel on roads and take to the air. The book considers both the history of those attempts and the possible future of flying cars as personal transportation.Science, Technology, and the Natural WorldOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Bilby: Secrets of an Australian MarsupialEdel Wignell, illustrated by Mark JacksonBilby follows an endangered bilby mother as she gives birth in Australia’s desert and tends her baby in a deep burrow below ground. As the young bilby develops, he learns to live in the demanding environment. The book describes the species’ habits and adaptations, including how this Australian marsupial survives and cares for its young.Winning TitlesOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Dirty Rats?Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Adam GustavsonDirty Rats? examines how rat species differ and the roles rats can play in an ecosystem. It starts from the familiar image of bald-tailed rodents moving through alleys and subway spaces, but the focus is on rats as animals rather than an insult. The book connects these varied species to the ecological systems in which they live. It presents its rat subject with humor.Winning TitlesOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details