Kids Book Index
Naaz Khan
Musa and his grandfather take a daladala toward the beach in Zanzibar. Along the route, the vehicle collects more passengers and items, and the crowd grows increasingly large. The driver keeps inviting people aboard, telling Musa that there is room for everyone. The journey is told in verse and follows the bus as it becomes a crowded, communal ride to the shore.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
Summertime Sleepers: Animals That EstivateMelissa StewartSummertime Sleepers introduces estivation, a prolonged period of sleep during hot or dry conditions. While hibernation occurs in winter, this book turns to animals that sleep during summer and explains what small creatures do in the year's hottest months. It contrasts these two seasonal patterns and focuses on a lesser-known way animals respond to hot, dry weather and changing conditions.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Light for AllMargarita EngleThis book portrays immigrants arriving to join family or begin lives in a new country. It considers their hopes, dreams, and determination alongside the contributions they make in America. Poetic text addresses immigrant experiences while also acknowledging the country’s complicated history. Textured illustrations use saturated color to depict diversity. The book connects immigration with building homes, family life, acceptance, and a varied national community.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD1010LATOS Book Level 6.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona JudgeRay Anthony ShepardThis poem-based account tells of Ona Judge’s escape from enslavement in George Washington’s household, where she served Martha Washington. Addressing Ona directly, the narrator repeatedly asks why she ran while recounting her life in the Washington home. After her escape, the book answers through Ona’s hopes to read, write, choose where to go, and ensure that her children would not be enslaved. The narrative centers her determination to claim freedom for herself and her future family.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details