Kids Book Index
Jessica Young
Tank, an outgoing Great Dane, sees the possibility of a pirate adventure in an ordinary place. Haggis, a skeptical Scottish terrier, is less convinced at first. Their imagination carries the two dogs into a voyage filled with pirate language, deck swabbing, and a hunt for buried treasure. The canine friends share a swashbuckling adventure created from their surroundings.
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I Am Pan!Mordicai GersteinThis graphic novel follows Pan, the Greek god of the wild, from his birth and childhood through a sequence of mythic episodes. Pan’s unruly behavior causes pandemonium wherever he goes. Short chapters include his invention of panic and pan pipes, his relationship with Echo, a music contest, King Midas’s ears, Typhon, the Battle of Marathon, and a final suggestion that Pan’s presence can still be felt in spring mornings.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous PhotographRoxane OrgillIn 1958, Esquire magazine planned an issue celebrating American jazz. Graphic designer Art Kane proposed gathering jazz musicians for a photograph outside a Harlem brownstone, despite not knowing whether anyone would appear and lacking a good camera. This book uses verse and artwork to tell the story of that photo session, bringing together the planning and uncertainty behind a well-known moment in jazz history. It centers the musicians, Harlem, and the making of the group portrait.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Have You Seen My Trumpet?Michaël EscoffierA young girl searches for her trumpet, asking questions that contain concealed animal words. The animals embedded in her language also appear in the illustrations, inviting readers to notice the connection between the text and pictures. The story uses wordplay as the girl continues her search, turning each question into part of a playful puzzle built around animals and her missing instrument.All readersLexile Text Measure AD300LATOS Book Level 2.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details