Kids Book Index
Loll Kirby, illustrated by Adelina Lirius
Profiles 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.
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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
Born Curious: 20 Girls Who Grew Up to Be Awesome ScientistsMartha Freeman, illustrated by Katy WuA collection of short biographies introduces twenty women scientists and mathematicians from varied backgrounds and life experiences. It includes figures such as Rosalind Franklin, Marie Tharp, and Shirley Anne Jackson. Their work grew from questions about subjects including galaxies, Komodo dragon habitats, and malaria treatments made from plants. The book shows how curiosity led these women toward scientific careers and discoveries.Winning TitlesOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Plasticus Maritimus: An Invasive SpeciesAna Pêgo, Isabel Minhós Martins, illustrated by Bernardo P. CarvalhoBiologist Ana Pêgo’s work with beach plastic is presented through the name Plasticus maritimus, which treats plastic waste as a newly cataloged species. The book connects this waste to harm in the world’s oceans. It also recalls Pêgo’s childhood at the beach, where she observed tide pools and collected fossils. Her collecting, naming, and cataloging frame the book’s investigation of ocean plastic.Winning TitlesOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details