Kids Book Index
Lisl H. Detlefsen
Two determined creatures respond to boredom by inventing an unusual way to travel. One is an inventive little rabbit, who works with his brother to use their new jetpack. Their imagined transportation takes them on a journey around the world and into space. The book depicts their trip with lively digital imagery and builds its adventure around the jetpack they create.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Under the Same SkyBritta Teckentrup, illustrated by Britta TeckentrupThis book considers the emotions and dreams people share despite their differences. Its text and illustrations use page cutouts to connect those ideas, returning to the image of everyone living beneath one sky. The book brings together shared feeling, individual difference, and the common world that links people across those differences.Under FiveLexile Text Measure 290LATOS Book Level 2.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Up the Mountain PathMarianne Dubuc, illustrated by Marianne DubucLulu the cat joins Mrs. Badger on her regular hike to Sugarloaf Peak. Along the mountain path, the younger traveler learns from Mrs. Badger’s experience and observes the small kindnesses that shape her life. Animals that might ordinarily be enemies make choices to live alongside one another, and a friendship grows between Lulu and Mrs. Badger. The book also portrays Mrs. Badger’s aging and eventual death as part of this gentle journey through her world.Under FiveLexile Text Measure 361LATOS Book Level 2.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
In the RainElizabeth SpurrA girl spends a wet spring day outdoors, making a paper boat, jumping through puddles, and forming mud pies. The book records her rainy-day activities in simple language, with illustrations accompanying her experience. Rain provides the setting for the girl’s small outdoor adventures and play. Its depiction of puddles, mud, and a paper boat keeps attention on the different things she does during the weather.Under FiveLexile Text Measure 210LATOS Book Level 1.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details