Kids Book Index
Serenella Quarello, illustrated by Alessio Alcini
A Smithsonian collaboration–this journey of discovery through the animal kingdom, past and present, calls on us to educate ourselves and take action to save the amazing diversity of our planet.
Up Periscope!: How Engineer Raye Montague Revolutionized ShipbuildingJennifer Swanson, illustrated by Veronica Miller JamisonUp Periscope! is a picture-book biography of engineer Raye Montague, whose computer program transformed the way the United States Navy designed ships and submarines.Winning TitlesOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Pau: The Last Song of the Kaua’i 'ō'ōTony Piedra, Mackenzie JoyA moving ecological fable and a lyrical love song to a lost species from the cocreators of One Tiny Treefrog: A Countdown to Survival Millions of years ago, the island of Kaua‘i began to bloom with life, color, and sound.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Fire Escape: How Animals and Plants Survive WildfiresJessica Stremer, illustrated by Michael GarlandA timely middle grade nonfiction overview of the incredible ways animals detect, respond, and adapt to wildfires, as well as how climate change is affecting the frequency and severity of these devastating events in nature.Winning TitlesOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details