Kids Book Index
Emily Morgan
An introduction to snowflakes that examines their formation, their six-sided shapes, and the atmospheric conditions required for them to develop. The book invites readers to observe this natural phenomenon closely and to explore it together with a child. Its focus stays on the science behind snowflakes while encouraging shared attention to the patterns found in winter weather and nature.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Our Plastic Problem: A Call for Global SolutionsMegan DurnfordThis book examines plastic’s history and its many uses, alongside the pollution associated with it. It considers how plastic affects land, water, air, human health, animals, communities, and ecosystems. The discussion also includes bioplastic and recycling innovations, as well as ways people can reduce or replace plastic in daily life. It presents plastic as a material whose benefits and environmental consequences are closely connected.Winning TitlesLexile Text Measure 1070LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Jellyfish Scientist: Maude Delap and Her Mesmerizing MedusasMichelle Cusolito, illustrated by Ellen RooneyThis biography recounts scientist Maude Delap’s research on jellyfish. After taking a jellyfish from the water, she observed it for more than a year and traced its life cycle from larva to adult. Her work with a compass jellyfish in 1899 and 1900 achieved something other scientists had not managed and helped establish a basis for research that continues today. The book follows her patient observations and experiment.Winning TitlesOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Magic in a Drop of Water: How Ruth Patrick Taught the World About Water PollutionJulie WinterbottomThis picture-book biography follows ecologist Ruth Patrick, whose early view of pond scum leads to a lifelong interest in waterways and the organisms within them. Working when few women were in her field, she studies river ecosystems and biodiversity long before water pollution becomes a widespread public concern. Her discoveries change how ecologists investigate pollution and provide other scientists with ways to study the health of rivers and their many life forms.Winning TitlesLexile Text Measure 770LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details