Kids Book Index
Cherry Mo
After moving from Hong Kong to the United States, Jun arrives at school knowing only a few English words and feeling out of place among unfamiliar faces and a new language. The Chinese food packed in her lunchbox offers comfort and a connection to home. Sharing those familiar meals helps Jun form new friendships and begin to feel that she belongs in her new surroundings.
This book appears on 5 reading lists across 2 editions from 5 organizations.
Desert SongLaeken Zea KempAs sunset becomes night in the Texas desert, a family listens to coyotes, cicadas, and barn owls calling beneath the moon. From the porch, they join the nighttime sounds. One by one, relatives add drums, flute, maracas, strings, and voices to the music. Under the stars, their gathering uses song and instruments to honor their ancestors, connecting a desert evening with family tradition and memory.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Toypurina: Japchivit Leader, Medicine Woman, Tongva RebelCheyenne M. Stone, Glenda ArmandThis picture-book biography follows Toypurina, a Japchivit medicine woman, during Spanish colonization in California. In 1785, after the Spanish urged her people toward the San Gabriel mission and mistreated them, she led a revolt against the mission. The account presents her resistance to colonial pressure and the conflict surrounding her community.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
My Daddy Is a CowboyStephanie SealesA young African American girl rides horseback with her father through the city at dawn. Sharing his love of horses, she discovers her own sense of being a cowboy during their time together. Their urban ride places horses and cowboy identity in the middle of a parent-child outing, celebrating the pleasure they find in the journey and in one another’s company.All readersLexile Text Measure 580LATOS Book Level 3.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details