Kids Book Index
Susan Hood
The first day of school is imagined as an assignment for a secret agent. First-time students use this make-believe mission to face their first-day jitters, treating school as an action adventure. The returning team from Mission: New Baby takes on the new assignment. Susan Hood's book is illustrated in watercolor and was published by Scholastic in 2017.
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Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of ParaguaySusan HoodAda Ríos grows up in Cateura, Paraguay, a town built on a landfill, and dreams of playing violin despite her family’s limited resources. Music teacher Favio Chávez makes instruments for local children from discarded materials. Ada learns to play a violin made from debris and joins an orchestra. The account follows the Recycled Orchestra as it develops from this local effort and performs in venues around the world.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her MarkDebbie LevyThis picture-book biography traces Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life as a Supreme Court justice through her opposition to inequality, unfair treatment, and human-rights injustice. It presents dissent as a central part of her work, from questioning conventional wisdom to persuading others to join her. The book follows her achievements and her efforts to stand up for people facing unequal treatment, with expressive mixed-media illustrations and a bibliography.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
More-igamiDori KleberJoey is fascinated by things that fold, from maps and beds to accordions. When a classmate’s visiting mother turns an ordinary sheet of paper into an origami crane, he wants to learn the craft himself. His attempts require practice and lead him to use paper from homework, newspapers, and money from his mother’s purse. As he pursues origami, Joey also helps neighbors on his city block.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details