Kids Book Index
Kathryn Erskine
An inspiring picture-book biography of iconic singer and activist Miriam Makeba by National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine. Miriam Makeba, a Grammy Award–winning South African singer, rose to fame in the hearts of her people at the pinnacle of apartheid―a brutal system of segregation similar to American Jim Crow laws.
How to Be an Elephant: Growing Up in the African WildKatherine RoyThe savanna is not an easy place to live, even for African elephants, the largest land animals on earth.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food RemixJacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo LeeA chef transforms street food into a cultural revolution on wheels.Five to NineLexile 710LATOS 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Margaret and the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar LandingDean Robbins, illustrated by Lucy KnisleyA true story from one of the Women of NASA! Margaret Hamilton loved numbers as a young girl. She knew how many miles it was to the moon (and how many back).WOMEN’S HISTORYOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details