Kids Book Index
Carson Ellis
A tiny plant shoot emerges from the ground and draws the attention of curious insects. Told in an invented insect language, the story follows the bugs as they watch the plant develop, marvel at it, and carry on their activities around it. Detailed paintings show the changing seasons as the plant grows, bringing curiosity and unexpected danger to the insects’ small world.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.
We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf HitlerRussell FreedmanThis history follows Hans and Sophie Scholl from their early involvement in Nazi youth organizations to their growing disillusionment with the regime. In Munich during the early 1940s, Hans, Sophie, and friends formed the White Rose resistance movement. Their means of opposition were secretly written, printed, and distributed leaflets urging Germans to resist fascism. The book recounts the group’s planning, capture, interrogation, brief trial, and the executions of Hans, Sophie, and another member in 1943.Twelve to FourteenOn one of the same reading listsView book details
Esquivel! Space-Age Sound ArtistSusan WoodThis picture-book biography follows musician Juan García Esquivel from his childhood in Mexico to New York City. Surrounded by mariachi music while growing up, he became fascinated by sound despite having no formal musical training. Esquivel experimented with arranging sounds in unconventional ways and developed a distinctive style of space-age lounge music. His work became popular in the 1950s and 1960s, and later reached new listeners. The book presents his life and musical exploration alongside illustrations by Duncan Tonatiuh.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Some Writer! The Story of E. B. WhiteMelissa SweetMelissa Sweet’s illustrated biography examines the life and work of E. B. White, called Andy by family and friends. It draws on his letters, photographs, family mementos, and passages from his writing, alongside Sweet’s collage and watercolor art. The book includes stories about White’s three books, among them The Trumpet of the Swan, Stuart Little, and Charlotte’s Web, as well as White’s experiences as a young adventurer, amateur naturalist, journalist, essayist, farmer, and humorist. It describes White as shy and often anxious, while also tracing the eloquence and clarity of his writing.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details