Kids Book Index
Nicola Davies
A science book about how living things grow, including plants, animals, and people. It explains that growth can be fast or slow and can take many forms, helping living things survive. The book also explores the shared set of instructions that guides plants and animals while distinguishing individual living beings, with detailed watercolor illustrations.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
The Wonder of WildflowersAnna StaniszewskiTen-year-old Mira has lived in Amberland since she was five, but other people still regard her as an outsider. She feels loyalty to her family while wanting acceptance from her new classmates. Mira faces questions about identity, community, and finding a place that feels like home. She wonders whether a magical dose of Amber can alter the attitudes around her.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
We Had to Be Brave: Escaping the Nazis on the KindertransportDeborah HopkinsonThis account examines the Kindertransport, a World War II effort that moved Jewish children from occupied countries to safety in England. It sets the operation against events from 1925 through 1938, as Nazi antisemitic rule steadily stripped Jewish people of rights. Parents increasingly faced the choice of separation to protect their children. The book tracks three people in detail and introduces others more briefly through oral histories, memoirs, interviews, and family research. It also describes the children's lives after arrival; most never saw their parents again.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Follow Those Zebras: Solving a Migration MysterySandra MarkleScientists use GPS trackers to investigate the dry-season migration of a herd of about 2,000 South African plains zebras. The herd leaves its grazing area along the Chobe River in Namibia and returns months later. Captioned photographs, maps, and back matter accompany the account of where the zebras travel and why they migrate.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 1050LATOS Book Level 6.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details