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Michael Bright, illustrated by Nic Jones
Daytime and Nighttime is a two-way nonfiction book that examines twelve habitats worldwide in daylight and after dark. It compares animals active in places including rain forests, savannas, deserts, oceans, and cities, as well as creatures that appear at dawn or dusk. Michael Bright explains how animals live in each habitat, alongside illustrations by Nic Jones.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Ellen Takes Flight: The Life of Astronaut Ellen OchoaDoreen RappaportThis picture-book biography traces Ellen Ochoa’s path from flutist and electrical engineer to astronaut. Ochoa became the first Latina to travel into space. She later directed the Johnson Space Center and was its first Latinx director. Written by Doreen Rappaport, the book was published in 2023 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Welcome to the Wonder HouseRebecca Kai Dotlich, Georgia HeardTwenty-nine poems are arranged as rooms in a metaphorical Wonder House, with twelve spaces organized around subjects including curiosity, nature, science, time, imagination, mystery, and wishes. Each subject receives two to four poems with complementary and contrasting approaches. Nature poems include rain and thunder, while science poems feature an entomologist studying whirligig beetles and a crystal’s interior. Dreamy, muted-palette backgrounds accompany the poems.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Everywhere, Still: A Book about Loss, Grief, and the Way Love ContinuesM.H. Clark, illustrated by Claire Sahara LempEverywhere, Still considers what happens to love after someone cared for is no longer present. It asks where that love can go when there is no longer a person to receive it. The book focuses on grief, loss, and the continued sense of love and connection that remains after someone special is gone.Kids Favorites — 3rd–5th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details