Kids Book Index
Mayra Cuevas
A young Puerto Rican girl believes her abuela may be a bruja because magic seems present in everything her grandmother does. She notices it in her salsa dancing, warm hugs, cooking, and the care she gives. As the girl reflects on her grandmother’s magic, she wonders whether she might have magic of her own someday. The story centers their affectionate bond and Puerto Rican family life.
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Strange CreaturesCristina Sitja Rubio, Cristóbal LeónForest animals return from a party to find that their homes have disappeared. They try to manage without them, then search for what was lost and discover that strange creatures have cut their homes into pieces. The animals explain that they need their habitat, but the creatures do not listen. With help from the creatures’ children, the animals make a plan to restore the forest where they live.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Apprenticeship of Andrew Wyeth: Painting a Family LegacyGene BarrettaThis biography traces Andrew Wyeth’s early artistic training with his father, painter and illustrator N. C. Wyeth. As Andrew grows up, the people and places close to him shape his work and help him form an artistic approach distinct from his father’s. Watercolor and colored-pencil illustrations accompany the account of his development into an artist with a quieter individual voice.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
My Pollinator Garden: How I Plant for Bees, Butterflies, Beetles, and MoreJordan Zwetchkenbaum, illustrated by Kate CosgroveThis guide explains how pollination works and why different pollinators need different plants. It introduces bees, butterflies, beetles, flies, wasps, bats, birds, and the flowers that provide pollen and nectar. The book focuses on native North American plants and the ways plants and animals depend on one another. Back matter includes information for starting a pollinator garden, plus a glossary, bibliography, and index.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details