Kids Book Index
Jo Weaver, illustrated by Jo Weaver
A tigress and her cubs, Puli and Sera, leave a threatened home to search for a safer place in the jungle. Men hunting with dogs put the family in danger. As the cubs explore the edges of their habitat, they find places that are too wet, too dry, or otherwise unsuitable for tigers. With their mother’s help, they continue looking for a home that will protect them.
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16 Words: William Carlos Williams & “The Red Wheelbarrow”Lisa RogersThis nonfiction picture book explores poet and doctor William Carlos Williams and the observations behind “The Red Wheelbarrow,” a poem of sixteen words. Williams’s patient, African American street vendor Thaddeus Marshall, and his wheelbarrow help inspire the poem. The story moves through Williams’s medical work and the spare moments in which he notices people and ordinary scenes around him. It contrasts his daily work with Marshall’s work selling vegetables in Rutherford, New Jersey. A rainy-day setting and the act of looking closely show how a familiar sight can become a poem.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Mama Mable’s All-Gal Big Band Jazz Extravaganza!Annie Sieg, illustrated by Annie SiegSet in the music halls of the 1940s, this story looks at groups of young women musicians performing jazz during World War II. With many men away as soldiers, women stepped into a range of jobs, including musical entertainment. The book describes female performers who crossed racial and gender barriers and changed jazz. Its historical setting brings together wartime work, live music, and the experiences of women creating space for themselves in a changing professional world.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Look Up with Me: Neil deGrasse Tyson: A Life among the StarsJennifer Berne, illustrated by Lorraine Nam, introduction by Neil deGrasse Tyson Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint ofA picture-book biography of astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, host of Cosmos. The book traces his scientific accomplishments to his enduring curiosity about the universe, beginning with the fact that he was born curious. An introduction by Tyson discusses childlike curiosity, while playful mixed-media illustrations, a glossary, and resources support the account of his life among the stars.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details