Kids Book Index
Jamie Sumner
Ellie, a twelve-year-old wheelchair user with cerebral palsy, wants to become a professional baker. She practices recipes and writes letters to celebrity chefs while living with her busy mother. When Ellie and her mother move to help care for her ailing grandfather, Ellie must begin again in a new town and school. She confronts barriers in her surroundings while developing her abilities.
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Silver Meadows SummerEmma OtheguyEleven-year-old Carolina is an artist whose family circumstances require her to leave Puerto Rico for upstate New York. The move takes her away from her home country. In her new surroundings, friendship offers Carolina hope. A discovery in the backwoods also becomes part of that hopeful change, as she adjusts to the altered circumstances of her family and home.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of SpeciesAdapted by Rebecca StefoffThis young readers’ adaptation presents Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species and its theory of evolution by natural selection. It introduces concepts including variation and natural selection, explaining how species come into being. Contemporary insights appear alongside quotations, graphics, period engravings, and photographs. Back matter includes an author’s note, bibliography, and glossary.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Rotten!: Vultures, Beetles, Slime, and Nature’s Other DecomposersAnita SanchezThis book examines decomposition and the creatures involved in it. Vultures, fungi, dung beetles, and other scavengers take part in breaking down material in a process that supports life for other creatures. The text addresses the smells and slime associated with decay while explaining why decomposition matters in nature. Full-color illustrations show animals in action. By looking closely at scavengers and decomposers, the book presents decay as part of the life cycle rather than simply something unpleasant underfoot or in the air.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details