Kids Book Index
Carole Boston Weatherford
This picture-book biography follows John Newton, the man connected with the hymn “Amazing Grace.” During a storm at sea, Newton prayed as his damaged ship survived. He later became an English minister, though he continued to own a slave ship for a time. The book also traces his later work as an abolitionist and considers the enduring legacy of the hymn he wrote.
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Lifeboat 12Susan HoodThis novel in verse draws on the experiences of Ken Sparks, a thirteen-year-old child evacuee leaving wartime England for Canada during the Blitz. Ken travels aboard the SS City of Benares with other children, hoping to escape the bombings. Six hundred miles from shore, a U-boat torpedo strikes the ship. Ken boards Lifeboat 12, where passengers, including six boys, face eight days in the Atlantic with tightly rationed food and water while rescue efforts appear to have missed them.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 610LATOS Book Level 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Rhino in Right FieldStacy DekeyserSet in 1948, this novel follows twelve-year-old Nikko Spirakis, who loves baseball and wants to become batboy for a local minor league team. His plans are complicated by the expectations of his immigrant parents and by Tank, a 2,580-pound rhinoceros living beyond the right-field fence of the neighborhood ballpark beside the city zoo. Nikko also plays pickup games with other neighborhood boys.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Howard and the Mummy: Howard Carter and the Search for King Tut’s TombTracey FernThis picture-book biography recounts archaeologist Howard Carter’s long search for the tomb of an Egyptian king. Carter encountered a mummy as a boy in England while living near a mansion filled with Egyptian artifacts, beginning an enduring fascination. The book follows the true adventure that led to his 1922 discovery of King Tut’s tomb, with mixed-media illustrations and back matter.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details