Kids Book Index
Brooke Jorden, Kitchen Connection. Kay Widdowson
How Does Our Food Grow? follows the question of how familiar fruits and vegetables reach a plate. It points to farms as the place where these fresh foods grow, connecting the colorful produce people recognize with its source. The book centers fruits and vegetables, farms, and the journey from growing food to serving it on a plate.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
A Miscellany of Mischief and MagicTom Adams, illustrated by Jasmine FloydThis nonfiction miscellany examines deception and trickery from more than one angle, including its harmful and harmless uses. It introduces famous illusions and tricks, then turns to historical stories of hoaxes, pranks, and confidence schemes. The book brings magic and mischief together as related subjects, focusing on the techniques and episodes behind efforts to fool, surprise, or mislead people throughout history, and considers the range of playful and deceptive acts it describes.Kids Favorites — 3rd–5th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Sky of Paper StarsSusie YiYuna longs to feel included by her middle-school friends, wishing for sleepovers, a smartphone, summer camp, and lunches she considers more typically American. Her frustration with her mother, Umma, leads her to recall a legend from her grandmother, Halmoni. A wish goes awry, overturning Yuna’s world and leaving her to try to undo it. The graphic novel connects Yuna’s desire to belong with family conflict and a grandmother’s story.Kids Favorites — 3rd–5th GradeLexile Text Measure GN510LATOS Book Level 3.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
How to Eat in SpaceHelen Taylor, illustrated by Stevie LewisThis picture book looks at the practical difficulties of eating in outer space. Without gravity, food and people float, while kitchens, plates, and cups are unavailable. It outlines the need to prepare food patiently, avoid crumbs that can drift everywhere, and clean up stray snacks before they become a problem.Kids Favorites — 3rd–5th GradeLexile Text Measure AD580LATOS Book Level 3.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details