Kids Book Index
LeBron James
A young person makes promises to themself about how they will live. The book also focuses on activities at the school LeBron James started in Akron, Ohio, where learning is presented as a shared and joyful experience. Together, these details connect personal commitments with life at school and learning alongside others.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions.
Smart GeorgeJules Feiffer, illustrated by Jules FeifferGeorge is a puppy whose mother poses simple addition questions, but he would prefer eating, walking, or sleeping. In a dream, trees and other creatures question him about numbers and expect replies. The book moves from his refusal to work on sums into this imagined situation, where he is compelled to confront arithmetic. Cartoon illustrations accompany George’s number-filled dream. Jules Feiffer wrote it.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Water, Little Water/Agua, agüitaJorge Tetl ArguetaTold in Spanish and English, this first-person account follows Agüita, or Little Water, through the water cycle. Beginning deep within Mother Earth, the water reaches the surface as morning dew, continues into a river, and then rises into the sky. The poetic narrative shifts from one small drop to water in many forms. Textured paintings draw on Aztec-inspired symbols, and a Nahuat version of the text appears at the back.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
In a GardenTim McCannaOver the course of a year, friends and neighbors gather around a community garden. Plantings, insects, and other small creatures fill the garden as it grows with help from the people and the natural world around it. The book follows this shared outdoor space through seasonal change, with playful mixed-media artwork.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD770LATOS Book Level 4.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details