Kids Book Index
Kate Albus
From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy siblings on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.When 12-year-old Dory Byrne’s pop left New York City’s Lower East Side to fight Hitler, he promised her and her brothers that they’d be safe.
Bunny and TreeBalint ZsakoHand-painted scenes tell the heartwarming, wordless story of a rabbit separated from its friends, and the shape-shifting tree that becomes a loyal companion.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean FloorMartin W. SandlerA 2024 Sibert Honor BookA 2024 ALSC Notable Book"(A) deeper dive into marine archaeology...enlivened by photographs, diagrams and archival images, describes sunken vessels as ‘time capsules’ and the ocean floor itself as ‘the world’s greatest museum.’ But what extraordinary things have been found, despite the depth and waves!"—The Wall Street JournalFrom National…Twelve to FourteenLexile 1300LATOS 8.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Of All Tribes: American Indians and AlcatrazJoseph BruchacIn Of All Tribes, Abenaki children’s book icon Joseph Bruchac tells the stirring history of the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz by Native Americans, which established a precedent for Indian activism. “Alcatraz is not an island.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details