Kids Book Index
Michael Bright, illustrated by Nic Jones
This illustrated flip book compares the North Pole with the South Pole. It examines the contrasts between these extreme regions, including their natural environments and the human environments in each place. By flipping from one pole to the other, the book keeps the comparison between the two places at its center.
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Pika Country: Climate Change at the Top of the WorldDorothy Hinshaw Patent, Marlo Garnsworthy, photographed by Dan HartmanPika Country examines pikas, small rabbit relatives that live high in the mountains. It links climate change to the shrinking of their alpine habitat, which threatens both pikas and their ecosystem. Diagrams and photographs accompany the book’s look at how habitat loss affects these mountain animals and the ecosystem around them over time.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Condor ComebackSy Montgomery, Tianne StrombeckThis book follows efforts to prevent the California condor from disappearing. It focuses on the work of biologists, volunteers, scientists, and other people involved in the bird’s conservation and management. California condors had flown across North and Central America for thousands of years, but their continued survival became uncertain. The account looks closely at the people working to keep the species from extinction.Winning TitlesLexile Text Measure 980LATOS Book Level 6.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Old Enough to Save the PlanetLoll Kirby, illustrated by Adelina LiriusProfiles twelve young climate activists whose work raises awareness in their own communities and beyond. The book includes children taking action on climate change around the world, including an ocean activist in Australia and a rainforest activist. Their stories focus on making change in response to global warming and its effects on the planet.Winning TitlesOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details