Kids Book Index
Chris Barton
An author explains how a nonfiction picture book is made, moving from an initial idea through a manuscript to a finished book. The process includes the roles of an author and illustrator, while the author’s dog, Ernie, appears throughout. The result is a behind-the-scenes account of creating a nonfiction picture book about the dog.
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Classified: The Secret Career of MARY GOLDA ROSS, Cherokee Aerospace EngineerTraci Sorrell, illustrated by Natasha DonovanThis biography follows Mary Golda Ross, a Cherokee woman whose skill in math led to work as a mathematician and engineer. After attending college at sixteen and teaching high-school math and science, she joined Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Additional engineering classes led her to a secret team researching orbiting satellites during the space race. The book also explains four Cherokee values and describes Ross’s support for Native people and young women pursuing engineering.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 940LATOS Book Level 5.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
She Caught the Light: Williamina Stevens Fleming: AstronomerKathryn LaskyThis nonfiction picture book recounts the life of astronomer Williamina Stevens Fleming. An immigrant and a woman, she encountered many barriers while studying stars, yet continued her work. The account follows her persistence to the Harvard College Observatory, where she became its first woman employee, and places her contributions in the early development of modern astronomy.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark StoryMartha Brockenbrough, Grace LinThis book tells the story of Wong Kim Ark, born in San Francisco in 1873 to Chinese immigrant parents. As anti-Chinese laws and sentiment intensified, his parents could not become citizens and later returned to China while he remained in the United States. After visiting them, Wong Kim Ark was denied entry by officials despite his claim to citizenship and was imprisoned for more than a month. His legal challenge continued after his release and reached the U.S. Supreme Court.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details