Kids Book Index
Mary Hooper
In 1914, fifteen-year-old Poppy works as a housemaid for an aristocratic British family. Her society has already decided that further schooling is too costly and inappropriate for a girl. Poppy volunteers for the nursing corps as World War I begins, bringing her into life at the front as well as the changes experienced at home. The book includes notes and a bibliography alongside Poppy’s story of service during the war.
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Forensics Squad UnleashedMonique PolakTabitha attends a summer forensics camp with Mason, a friend she only partly considers a friend. Along with four other teens at the Montreal camp, they learn practical investigative techniques: lifting fingerprints, photographing a crime scene, and making impressions from footprints. The skills quickly become necessary when abducted pets need rescuing. The novel combines a camp setting with a mystery in which the six students must apply the methods they have been taught.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Bridge to the Wild: Behind the Scenes at the ZooCaitlin O’Connell, photographed by Caitlin O’Connell, Timothy RodwellOver five days at Zoo Atlanta, scientist and researcher Caitlin O’Connell looks at animals and the work of their caretakers. The book features pandas, elephants, gorillas, meerkats, flamingos, hornbills, fruit bats, and bongos. It follows the zoo’s daily routines, such as feeding, socializing, and sleeping, as well as problems involving weather, illness, and an animal getting loose. Photographs, ink illustrations, sources, a bibliography, and an index accompany the behind-the-scenes account.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Presenting Buffalo Bill: The Man Who Invented the Wild WestCandace FlemingThis biography examines the life of Buffalo Bill Cody by questioning familiar stories about him. It considers whether he rode for the Pony Express, his connection to the Battle of Little Bighorn, and conflicting accounts of his actions toward Native Americans. The book distinguishes legend from documented history while exploring Cody’s actual role in the Pony Express, the battle, and Native American rights. Archival images accompany this portrait of a figure closely associated with the American West.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details