Kids Book Index
Yuki Kaneko
A young child heads into the snow to play independently for a limited time. The child encounters winter through sensory experience and exploration, told in the child's own voice. A mother-and-child bond is part of the account, alongside the child's independence. The book keeps its attention on the child's immediate experience of winter weather. Warm mixed-media illustrations present the outdoor snow play.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
The ClassBoni AshburnTwenty children get ready for their first day of kindergarten, each responding in a different way. As alarm clocks ring around town, some children feel excited, some worried, and some grumpy. They dress, eat breakfast, pack their backpacks, and travel to school. There they meet a new teacher and join one another as a class, bringing their varied emotions into the shared beginning of school.Under FiveLexile Text Measure AD330LATOS Book Level 1.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
What in the World?: Numbers in NatureNancy Raines DayLarge, colorful illustrations and simple rhymes introduce birds as they occur in numerical groups in nature. Birds are shown in pairs, groups of three, and other sets, making number patterns the book’s central subject. The text and images return to the relationship between counting and the natural world, using birds to show that numbers can describe different groupings found outdoors.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Leaps and Bounce: A Growing Up StorySusan HoodRhyming text and mixed-media illustrations trace frogs' development from eggs to tadpoles and then to four-legged adults. A small group begins as rounded eggs, grows wiggly tails, and becomes tiny swimmers. As they change, the tadpoles eventually leap into the wider world as frogs. The book presents the stages of this transformation in sequence, pairing the life cycle with energetic rhyme and images.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details