Kids Book Index
Fredrik Sonck
While spending the summer on the Åland islands, Freya and her siblings find a snake on the beach. Delighted, Freya names it Snakey, but her parents fear that her baby brother could be bitten. After an unsuccessful attempt to capture it safely, Freya’s father kills the snake. Freya mourns Snakey and remains angry with her father as the family confronts the aftermath of his decision.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
We Are the Scrappy OnesRebekah TaussigThis book portrays children with disabilities experiencing the world in many different ways. It recognizes that they may have to navigate spaces not designed to include them, and that adapting can be tiring. The children shown have visible and invisible disabilities and use a range of adaptive, mobility, and medical devices. Alongside challenges, the book affirms disabled children’s minds and bodies, creativity, resourcefulness, and need for rest.Picture BooksOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sun Bird: The Amazing Journey of the Arctic TernLindsay MooreArctic tern chicks begin life during the Arctic summer, where adults feed and protect them from predators. When summer ends, the terns head south over the ocean, avoiding skuas and seeking fish along the way. They reach Antarctica for its spring and summer, then travel north again as the sea begins to freeze. The book follows this pole-to-pole annual migration through changing weather, habitats, daylight, and other animals encountered en route.Science, Technology, and the Natural WorldOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Go, Sloth, Go!Toni YulyAfter sleeping, Sloth wakes hungry and begins a slow climb through the rainforest canopy in search of leaves. An energetic refrain follows each careful movement as she works through thicket and vine. The story focuses on Sloth’s deliberate progress toward food, while torn-paper and ink layers create the dense greens and blues of her jungle surroundings. Her steady climb shows a rainforest animal moving at its own pace.Picture BooksOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details