Kids Book Index
Matt Tavares
“Masterfully depicts, with quick verse and beautiful illustrations, the world in which the two siblings came of age. . . . Pedro loved baseball more than anything, and his older brother Ramon was the best pitcher he’d ever seen.
Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His Peoplewritten and illustrated by S. D. NelsonAn imagined autobiography chronicles the great Lakota leader’s valiant struggle against white encroachment. Maps, photographs, and period-‐style illustrations.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Counting LionsKatie CottonA spectacular, visually stunning celebration of wildlife—and gentle counting book—that can be enjoyed by the entire family. Exquisite charcoal drawings of ten endangered creatures—lions, elephants, giraffes, pandas, tigers, chimpanzees, penguins, turtles, macaws, and zebras—startle the viewer with their size and astonishing detail.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Half a ManMichael MorpurgoRevered author Michael Morpurgo evokes the post-war Britain of his childhood in this unflinching and deeply poignant tale of the physical and mental scars of war.From a young age, Michael was both fascinated by and afraid of his grandfather.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details