Kids Book Index
Candace Fleming
A mother polar bear and her two cubs spend their first year facing predators and dwindling Arctic ice. After leaving the den hungry, the mother travels with the cubs toward the ice, fends off wolves, and hunts ringed seal. As temperatures rise and the ice melts, finding enough food becomes harder, and the family must wait through summer for the ice to return.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.
The Tide Pool WaitsCandace FlemingWhen the ocean tide recedes, warm pools between rocks become temporary homes for many sea creatures. Barnacles, mussels, turban snails, and limpets close themselves against daytime heat, while fish conceal themselves among algae and seaweed. Octopuses, crabs, and shrimp shelter in rocky cracks. When the tide returns, the pool becomes part of the sea again and activity resumes: sea anemones open, shrimp paddle, sea slugs move across sponge, and many animals search for food. Then the water draws back, returning the tide pool to its waiting cycle.Five to NineWord Count 402On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Big and Small and In-BetweenCarter HigginsThis book considers the world through differences in size, from a family of bears to a reflection in a puddle. It includes things that can be touched or seen as well as things that are felt. An imaginative visual exploration, it connects physical objects and emotional experiences, inviting readers to notice what they might collect from the world around them.Under FiveLexile Text Measure NP0LATOS Book Level 0.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Poo-Dunit?: A Forest Floor MysteryKatelyn AronsonWhen smelly droppings appear outside Mouse’s burrow, a forest-floor mystery begins. Rhyming text follows several possible suspects as the story considers who left the scat behind. The book combines animal-poo facts with details about forest ecosystems, while animation-style illustrations keep the investigation humorous. Back matter adds another mystery for readers to work through after the main question is explored.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details