Kids Book Index
Saadia Faruqi, illustrated by Ani Bushry
After classmate Alexa describes her elaborate birthday celebration, Marya decides to make an impression with a large henna party of her own. Her plan could go badly wrong, and before it can happen she must persuade her family to support the idea. The story follows Marya’s birthday-party ambitions and the effort to bring her celebration together.
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TOO SMALL TOLA AND THE THREE FINE GIRLSAtinuke, illustrated by Onyinye IwuTola lives in Lagos with her sister Moji, brother Dapo, and Grandmommy. Three chapter stories follow her family: Tola searches for Grandmommy’s lost earring, joins Dapo in taking over Grandmommy’s groundnut-selling work when Grandmommy is ill, and confronts envy after seeing three girls with things she wishes she had. Tola’s small size and persistence shape her responses to family problems and surprises.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 610LATOS Book Level 3.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Classified: The Secret Career of MARY GOLDA ROSS, Cherokee Aerospace EngineerTraci Sorrell, illustrated by Natasha DonovanThis biography follows Mary Golda Ross, a Cherokee woman whose skill in math led to work as a mathematician and engineer. After attending college at sixteen and teaching high-school math and science, she joined Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Additional engineering classes led her to a secret team researching orbiting satellites during the space race. The book also explains four Cherokee values and describes Ross’s support for Native people and young women pursuing engineering.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 940LATOS Book Level 5.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
MEGA-PREDATORS OF THE PASTMelissa Stewart, illustrated by Howard GrayThis nonfiction book looks beyond dinosaur-centered accounts of prehistory to examine other enormous predators. It introduces lesser-known ancient creatures, including giant insects and birds, and presents facts and theories about them. Many of the animals discussed were ancestors of species that still exist today. By focusing on their size, fierceness, and place in prehistoric life, the book offers a view of animals that roamed Earth long before the present day.Grades 3–5Word Count 1805On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details