Kids Book Index
Fleur Star
This touch-and-feel counting book takes readers from one to ten through objects in the natural world. Numbers and words appear in both standard print and Braille. Tactile materials and shapes include silky flowers, crackly leaves, and sticky worms, giving each number a physical texture. The book presents counting through touch as well as sight, with natural objects that can be felt in different ways.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Thunder Boy JrSherman AlexieThunder Boy Smith Jr. wants a name that belongs to him rather than one shared with his father, Thunder Boy Smith. Called Little Thunder, he imagines names based on his abilities, interests, powwow dancing, and dreams of traveling the world. He loves his father but wants to be himself. His father understands and announces a new name for him: Lightning. The book is based on the author’s stated Spokane heritage.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD420LATOS Book Level 2.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Infamous RatsosKara LaReauRat brothers Louie and Ralphie Ratso live with their tough father in a big city and want to prove they are just as mean as he is. In a series of episodes, they devise acts meant to show their toughness. Their plans repeatedly have the opposite result: taking a bully’s hat helps a smaller child, and a deliberately unappetizing sandwich turns out to contain a new student’s favorite foods. Their efforts to seem rough keep leading to unintended good deeds.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 580LATOS Book Level 3.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Go, Otto, Go!David MilgrimOtto is a robot who has made friends since arriving on Earth, but he wants to see his family again. To get home, he works on building a spaceship. The story follows his efforts to make the craft and his hope that it will carry him away from Earth. Otto’s project links his wish to reunite with family with the friendships he has formed where he landed.Younger ReadersLexile Text Measure 80LATOS Book Level 1.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details