Kids Book Index
Richard Simon, Tanya Simon
After Kristallnacht, Oskar is sent from Germany to America for safety. On Hanukkah in 1938, he walks up Broadway toward his aunt’s apartment and meets strangers who show him care. Set in New York City, the story follows a young refugee’s journey through a city where small acts of kindness offer hope.
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Bird and DizGary GolioThis picture book portrays jazz musicians Charlie “Bird” Parker and John “Dizzy” Gillespie making music together. As they perform “Salt Peanuts,” their friendly collaboration and competition are compared with a game of tag. The two musicians trade sounds and push one another toward a fast, surprising style of jazz known as bebop. Colorful, textured illustrations unfold across accordion-fold pages, creating long visual scenes to accompany their musical exchange.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses HortonDon TateGeorge Moses Horton is born into slavery early in the nineteenth century and longs to read, though enslaved people are forbidden to do so. After finding an old spelling book, he teaches himself to sound out words and reads whatever he can find. He comes to love poetry, composing poems he must keep in his memory because he cannot write them down. Horton eventually becomes a published poet while still enslaved.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Over the River & Through the Wood: A Holiday AdventureLinda AshmanFour diverse families set out for Grandma’s house, each using a different kind of transportation. They pack up, load a van, and hurry to leave on time for the holiday trip. Although their journeys begin in different ways, all of the families reach their destination by an old-fashioned means. The book offers a contemporary version of a classic song, illustrated with colorful digital art.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details