Kids Book Index
Lauren Myracle
Ty is seven, and his best friend Joseph has returned from the hospital and gone back to school. With Joseph back in the classroom, Ty has to find how to reconnect with their friendship. The story focuses on the two boys as Ty faces this changed situation, accompanied by simple black-and-white illustrations.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
The Grasshopper and the AntsJerry PinkneyIn this version of an Aesop fable, a playful grasshopper watches busy ants as the seasons go by. He wonders why they will not join his merrymaking. The contrast between his play and the ants' work shapes the story, as the grasshopper observes their different response to the passing seasons. It is a retelling focused on the grasshopper, the ants, and their opposing ways of spending time.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 140LATOS Book Level 1.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Up in the Garden and Down in the DirtKate MessnerA grandmother and child tend a garden through the seasons. Above ground, leaves, sprouts, vegetables, and fruit grow; below the surface, roots share the soil with animals. Earthworms dig, snakes hunt, and skunks make burrows in the garden’s hidden world. The book contrasts the flourishing life visible among the plants with the creatures and roots beneath them, in detailed color illustrations.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD730LATOS Book Level 5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Game Changer: John McLendon and the Secret GameJohn CoyThis historical account recounts a 1944 basketball game held in secret in Durham, North Carolina, in defiance of segregation laws. John McLendon, coach of the Eagles from North Carolina College for Negroes, arranged for five Eagles players to face Duke University Medical School’s team. The Eagles won 88–44 using a fast-break style. Afterwards, players from both teams joined a second game and met at the Eagles’ dormitory, agreeing to conceal the events to protect themselves and McLendon.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details