Kids Book Index
Chris Lloyd, illustrated by Multiple (33 di ff erent illustrators)
It’s Up to Us, by Chris Lloyd, describes how nature works in a world without people. The book then addresses the damage human beings have done to the planet. Published by What on Earth Publishing in 2022, it contrasts a human-free natural world with the effects of people’s actions on Earth.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Unlawful Orders: A Portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskegee Airman, Surgeon, and ActivistBarbara BinnsThis nonfiction portrait recounts Dr. James B. Williams’s struggle for racial equality in both military service and medicine. It spans generations, from the Jim Crow era through the present. Williams is presented as a pioneering Black American alongside other important figures whose efforts against racism have often been overlooked. The account includes his roles as a Tuskegee Airman, surgeon, and activist.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Wishing upon the Same StarsJacquetta Nammar FeldmanYasmeen, a Palestinian American seventh grader, moves with her family to San Antonio and tries to find friendship and a clearer sense of herself. There she meets Ayelet, a Jewish Israeli American classmate. Their potential friendship is challenged by their parents’ prejudices and by bullying at school. The novel follows Yasmeen’s adjustment to a new place while the two girls confront the obstacles between them and consider whether they can become friends.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Kids Fight Climate Change: Act now to be a #2minutesuperheroMartin Dorey, illustrated by Tim WessonThis illustrated guide presents sixty climate-focused missions for reducing carbon use in everyday life. Its activities range from gardening and gadgets to making a water-saving device for a toilet tank. Climate statistics, resources, and accounts of positive environmental change are woven throughout, including the return of Eurasian beavers through conservation efforts. The book centers practical responses to a planet facing climate trouble.Third to Fifth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details