Kids Book Index
Lotta Nieminen
This interactive recipe book guides readers through making a pizza from scratch. Its hands-on steps include combining ingredients, kneading dough, and spreading sauce. Readers participate in the preparation as they move through the book, then get ready to pretend to eat the finished pizza. The book presents cooking as a sequence of physical actions involved in preparing the dish.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
The Five FormsBarbara McClintockA young girl comes across a discarded, mysterious book containing martial-arts poses. Although a warning says that the forms require an experienced teacher, she chooses to try them by herself. Her attempts bring actual animals into her home, setting off magical chaos. The story centers on the girl, the poses she discovers, and the extraordinary results of practicing them alone.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Danza! Amalia Hernández and El Ballet Folklórico de MéxicoDuncan TonatiuhThis biography traces Amalia Hernández’s path from a childhood love of Mexican folk dancing to the founding of El Ballet Folklórico de México. Born in Mexico City in 1917, she studied ballet and later modern dance. After audience response to a work based on traditional danza, she traveled through Mexico to learn regional dances and their histories, then created interpretations for her company. The book also addresses challenges she faced, including financing and criticism of appropriation and misrepresentation.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
PostedJohn David AndersonAfter cell phones are prohibited at Branton Middle School, students begin leaving messages for one another on sticky notes. The notes spread throughout the building and turn into a school-wide conflict. A new girl’s arrival coincides with bullying, while Frost and his friends must reckon with what their words can do and whether the conflict will damage their friendships.All readersLexile Text Measure 750LATOS Book Level 4.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details