Kids Book Index
Eoin Colfer
Six-year-old Erin enjoys looking for animal shapes in clouds with her parents, spotting foxes, polar bears, and rabbits. When she becomes very ill and spends extended periods in hospital, she continues cloud-watching through the window with new hospital friends. Her imagination helps connect her hospital experience with school life. Colorful illustrations accompany Erin's many hospital stays and cloud-filled game.
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What Rosa BroughtJacob Sager WeinsteinRosa and her family must leave their home as Nazi occupation threatens their safety. The book asks what Rosa will take with her as she flees, telling the true story of one child’s Holocaust experience. Mixed-media artwork accompanies this account of displacement, family separation from home, and life under Nazi occupation.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Henry, Like AlwaysJenn BaileyHenry, an autistic student in Classroom Ten, depends on the familiar pattern shown on the class calendar. When Mrs. Tanaka replaces Friday Share Time with a parade, the altered week unsettles him. He makes a Share Time poster during art, dislikes the sound of his tambourine in music, and leaves the rescheduled Share Time with a stomachache. On parade day, Henry and Samuel exchange instruments and headwear so that each can take part more comfortably.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 381LATOS Book Level 2.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Cut!: How Lottie Reiniger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized AnimationC. E. WintersThis account tells how Lottie Reiniger, a German woman, made the first full-length animated film. She used paper silhouette figures and a multiplane camera to give images movement and depth. Silent-film-style illustrations accompany her work and the techniques behind it. Extensive back matter provides further material about this early achievement in animation and filmmaking.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details