Kids Book Index
Sarah Dillard, illustrated by Sarah Dillard
At the beginning of winter, a little bunny wants snow badly. When snow finally arrives, the wish leads to wintry adventures, but the bunny later wants the snow to stop. The story follows the changing wish from longing for a snowy world to wanting less of it. Its events consider the unexpected results of getting what one asks for and the value of noticing the present moment.
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The DamDavid AlmondAt Kielder Water, a valley once held farms, homes, and rooms filled with folk music. A great dam is built, and the valley slowly fills with water after its village is abandoned. Before the water arrives, a father and daughter return to the valley. The story connects this changed landscape with loss, hope, music, and local legend.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Moth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean: Remembering Chinese Scientist Pu Zhelong’s Work for Sustainable FarmingSigrid Schmalzer, illustrated by Melanie Linden ChanA fictional farm-boy narrator recalls Chinese scientist Pu Zhelong’s work with farmers in Guangdong. In the 1960s and 1970s, pest damage to lychee and rice crops led farmers into an escalating cycle of chemical pesticide use. Pu helped introduce a natural method: wasps that lay eggs inside moth eggs, preventing moth larvae from hatching. The collaboration joins local farming knowledge with methods associated with both China and the West. The book also depicts rural China in the 1950s and includes Chinese characters, paper cutting, and historical notes.Science, Technology, and the Natural WorldOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
National Parks of the USAKate Siber, illustrated by Chris TurnhamNational Parks of the USA tours national parks across the United States, focusing on the outdoor landscapes and variety found in these places. It includes maps as well as facts about the flora and fauna associated with individual parks. The book highlights plants and animals that are unique to particular national parks, while exploring the diversity of the country’s wilderness and its iconic park landscapes.ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY/ECOLOGYOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details