Kids Book Index
Chris Barton
A visually stunning look at innovative and eye-popping measures used to protect ships during World War I.During World War I, British and American ships were painted with bold colors and crazy patterns from bow to stern.
The Music of Life: Bartolomeo Cristofori & the Invention of the PianoElizabeth RuschSome of his keyboards can play piano, light and soft; others make forte notes ring out, strong and loud, but Cristofori longs to create an instrument that can be played both soft and loud.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest SongGary GolioThat was the response at Cafe Society the first time Billie Holiday performed a song called "Strange Fruit." In the 1930s, Billie was known as a performer of jazz and blues music, but this song wasn't either of those things.WOMEN’S HISTORYOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Exploring Space: From Galileo to the Mars Rover and BeyondMartin Jenkins, illustrated by Stephen BiestyLaunch into a truly out-of-this-world examination of the past, present, and future of humans in space.For centuries, humans have looked up at the night sky and wondered what it’s like deep in space, far from Earth — and now we’ve begun to find out.Nine to TwelveLexile 1080LATOS 7.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details