Kids Book Index
Laurie Wallmark
In 1918 on New York City’s Lower East Side, Rivka cannot begin school because her father is ill during the flu pandemic. Determined to learn, the young Jewish girl offers her neighbors chores in exchange for lessons. Her desire for school continues despite her disappointment and the family’s circumstances. Realistic artwork depicts the period, and the book includes a Yiddish glossary.
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Nomads: Life on the MoveKinchoi Lam, illustrated by Kinchoi LamThis book examines seven contemporary nomadic cultures in different parts of the world. It shows seven tribes living in seven distinct environments and describes the cultures, objects, and shelters they create for nomadic life. Detailed, colorful illustrations accompany informative text about these communities. Back matter extends the survey of people whose lives are organized around moving from place to place.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Always Sisters: A Story of Loss and LoveSaira MirRaya is eager for the arrival of her baby sister, Nura, and imagines the games and activities they will share. When her mother returns from a doctor’s appointment in tears, Raya learns that the baby will not be coming home. The story follows Raya as she faces the loss of the sister she had been expecting.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!: Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & RollTonya BoldenThis picture-book biography introduces musician Sister Rosetta Tharpe. As a child in Arkansas, she played guitar and sang gospel in church. After her family moved to Chicago, she sang wherever her preacher mother shared the gospel. As an adult, Rosetta expanded her music by drawing on gospel, boogie-woogie, jazz, swing, and blues, then made records, appeared on radio and television, and toured in the United States and abroad.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details