Kids Book Index
Nick Lake
When Lily’s mother goes into labor, Lily is left at her grandmother’s house while her parents hurry to the hospital. Later, doubles of Lily’s parents invade her home. Although she is ill, Lily must confront sinister spirits and the intruders in order to protect her family and reclaim her home. The story centers on a child facing frightening supernatural threats during a family upheaval.
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KapaemahuHinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe WilsonAn Indigenous Hawaiian legend recounts four mahu—people of dual female and male spirit—who travel from Tahiti to Hawai‘i with healing arts. In gratitude, islanders create a monument of four boulders; the mahu give the stones healing power before they disappear. Later, the stones’ sacred history is forgotten and subsequently recovered, though its erasure continues. The book is bilingual in Olelo Niihau and English.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure AD730LATOS Book Level 4.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Copycat: Nature-Inspired Design Around the WorldChristy HaleThis nonfiction book examines inventions and designs that take ideas from nature. A lotus leaf is connected to the umbrella, while cats’ eyes are linked to safety reflectors used on roads. Other examples include space-saving cars, robotic arms, and apartments arranged like honeycombs. Digital artwork and photographs accompany the examples, and the book includes source notes and additional back matter about its nature-inspired designs.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Mammoth Math: Everything You Need to Know about NumbersDavid Macaulay, illustrated by David MacaulayMammoth Math presents mathematics as part of everyday places and activities, including computer games, bridges, shopping malls, and game shows. Cartoon mammoths and colorful diagrams introduce a wide range of concepts, from number systems and calculation to geometry, shapes, measurement, and probability. Reference material expands on the main explanations with a glossary, index, multiplication and squares grids, and units of measurement. The book uses visual examples to gather hundreds of mathematical ideas in one guide.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details