Kids Book Index
Robin Yardi
A young girl discovers a beached blue whale and studies it while her father gathers shells nearby. She wonders about the whale’s life and death, and her father tries to answer her questions. Time passes, and both the whale and her father are gone. When the whale’s bones are displayed in a local museum, she returns to see them and continues to contemplate what has been lost.
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Freya and the SnakeFredrik SonckWhile spending the summer on the Åland islands, Freya and her siblings find a snake on the beach. Delighted, Freya names it Snakey, but her parents fear that her baby brother could be bitten. After an unsuccessful attempt to capture it safely, Freya’s father kills the snake. Freya mourns Snakey and remains angry with her father as the family confronts the aftermath of his decision.Picture BooksLexile Text Measure AD520LATOS Book Level 3.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Camel Library: A True Story from PakistanMarzieh AbbasThis true story follows Roshan the camel and Murad in Pakistan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic, Roshan carries firewood with Murad to help support their family. When schools and public libraries close, an organization offers them a different job: bringing books to children in rural villages. Roshan’s load changes from firewood to books, and the pair travel day after day to lend them to children in different communities.Kindergarten to Second GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
I, Rock: A Geology TaleKatie SlivenskyA small rock tells its own four-billion-year geological history, from its beginnings beneath Earth’s crust to the present. Its journey includes a volcanic blast, storms, earthquakes, encounters with dinosaurs, and time in the deep sea. Eventually, the rock ends up on the bottom of a student’s shoe. Informational sidebars and back matter add geological context to the rock’s long account of changing Earth processes.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details