Kids Book Index
April Pulley Sayre with Jeff Sayre
Through poems and close-up photographs, this book looks at animals in awkward, uncertain stages of growth. Some are eager to explore but still stay near their mothers. Others have changed from one form but are not yet ready for the next, like a former tadpole that has not begun leaping onto land. The book focuses on patience during these in-between periods.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
ScrollHui LiLulu’s grandfather introduces her to ancient Chinese calligraphy. As she encounters the writing, Chinese characters come alive and open into a magical world of drawn figures. Lulu must face an angry dragon within that world. The story brings together a grandfather and granddaughter, calligraphy, animated characters, and a challenge that calls for bravery and wit.Younger ReadersLexile Text Measure 348LATOS Book Level 2.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Okra Stew: A Gullah Geechee Family CelebrationNatalie DaiseAfter Mama goes to work and Big Sis leaves for school, Bobo spends the day making okra stew with his father. They gather vegetables from the garden, Papa catches shrimp, and Bobo collects shells. In the kitchen they prepare vegetables and seasonings, add shrimp, and bake cornbread. Papa tells Bobo he learned the dish from his own father, and the family later eats the meal together, continuing a Gullah Geechee tradition.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
LOOK UP HIGH! THINGS THAT FLYVictoria AllenbyLarge photographs introduce aircraft and other things that fly, from toy planes and helicopters to gliders, water bombers, jet planes, and the space station. Patterned rhyming text accompanies the images, and the book uses a big-and-little concept throughout. Suggested activities extend the material beyond the photographs, which present a range of flying machines and objects associated with the sky and space.Birth–PreschoolOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details