Kids Book Index
Ioana Hobai, illustrated by Ioana Hobai
Lena is eager to twirl and leap in her school dance recital, but her family cannot afford new ballet slippers. She needs white ballet shoes for the performance and cannot find them. Faced with the problem, Lena looks for and finds a solution. The story centers on her determination to take part in the recital despite a family money constraint.
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The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola CrayonsNatascha BiebowThis picture-book biography traces Edwin Binney’s invention of the Crayola crayon. It explains how attention to color and consumer requests shaped the invention, then describes both earlier and current production methods. The account connects Binney’s work as an inventor with the changing processes used to make crayons over time, including the choices behind their development and production.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Carter Reads the NewspaperDeborah HopkinsonThis biography follows Carter G. Woodson, who was born in 1875 to formerly enslaved parents. As a boy, he read the newspaper aloud to his father, who could not read but wanted to stay informed. Later, while working in coal mines, Carter read and researched subjects for other miners. His interest in the past led him to champion African American history.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Let’s Work!: Mexican Folk Art Trabajos in English and SpanishCynthia Weill, Bryant BoucherPhotographs of miniature palm-woven figures from Puebla, Mexico introduce people at work. The bilingual English and Spanish text names a range of occupations, including boxer, electrician, doctor, and jockey. Mexican artisans crafted the small figures shown throughout the book, which depicts careers through women and men. By pairing job vocabulary with these folk-art figures, the book presents occupations in two languages and closes by asking what work the reader might choose.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details