Kids Book Index
Kim Rogers
Becca admires her grandmother and wants to join her in beading, dancing, and painting. Their days together include meals prepared by Grandpa and a trip to a powwow, where Grandma dances Fancy Shawl. Later, Grandma watches Becca practice basketball and says she wants to be like her. The story celebrates the ways grandmother and granddaughter learn from one another.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 2 editions from 3 organizations.
The Sky Is Not the LimitJérémie DecalfVoyager 2 narrates its own journey through outer space in this account of the space probe’s mission. Built in 1977 with its twin, it departs Earth and spends years traveling through darkness toward Jupiter and Saturn. It then reaches Uranus and Neptune, farther than earlier missions, before continuing beyond the solar system. The craft carries a Golden Record as it travels through interstellar space.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Breaking to the Beat!Linda J. AcevedoIn the 1970s Bronx, Manolo is a shy Puerto Rican boy surrounded by music and movement. Salsa parties at home, DJs on the street, and new rhythms inspire young people to create breaking, with twists, slides, and shuffles. Manolo works through fear and uncertainty before joining a break-dancing team. His experience becomes part of a historical-fiction story about the early days of hip-hop and the confidence he discovers through dance.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 900LATOS Book Level 4.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Just One Pebble: One Boy’s Quest to End HungerDianna Wilson SirkovskyNine-year-old Braeden Mannering encounters an unhoused man who has neither food nor belongings. When Braeden says someone should help, his mother reminds him that he can be that person. The encounter challenges him to consider how he might help people experiencing food insecurity. Mixed-media drawings and back matter accompany this account of a boy responding to hunger and housing insecurity in his community.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details