Kids Book Index
Gill Lewis
In Gorilla Dawn, Imara and Bobo are children held in a rebel camp. When they learn that a captive baby gorilla will be sold, they resolve to return it to the forest. Imara, a Congolese girl, becomes a mother figure to the gorilla while rebels involved in illegal mining threaten animal habitats and village life. The story links the children’s effort to free the animal with conflict, captivity, and habitat threats.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
The Last PantherTodd MitchellIn a future where most animals have died out, Kiri finds a family of panthers believed to be extinct. Once other people learn the animals are alive, Kiri must try to protect them. The panthers face the threat of being hunted or confined in a laboratory, and saving them puts Kiri’s home and family at risk. Her discovery becomes an effort to keep the remaining panthers alive and free.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 750LATOS Book Level 5.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Mary Anning’s CuriosityMonica KullingThis fictionalized account follows Mary Anning as a child in early nineteenth-century Lyme Regis, England. Mary's father, a carpenter who also hunts fossils, takes her searching on the cliffs and beach despite her mother's objections. Selling ammonites and other finds helps the family's finances. After her father dies, Mary's grief and determination feed her search for specimens. With her brother, she notices a giant eye in the rock, leading to the discovery of an ichthyosaurus fossil.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 840LATOS Book Level 5.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Grandpa’s Great EscapeDavid WalliamsJack’s grandfather was a World War II ace, though he now wears slippers to the supermarket, serves unusual dinners, and sometimes forgets Jack’s name. When his grandfather is placed in an old folks home that Jack finds ghastly, Jack plans a rescue. The escape is shaped by his grandfather’s memories and belief that he is back in World War II.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details