Kids Book Index
Janice N. Harrington
Meet Charles S. Parker, an unsung yet trailblazing Black scientist who made major contributions to the fields of botany (the study of plants) and mycology (the study of fungi) in this inspiring STEM/STEAM picture book biography from the creators of Buzzing with Questions.In 1882, Black botanist and mycologist Charles S. Parker sprouted…
The Snow ManJonah WinterMeet the man living alone in the mountains whose hobby of measuring snowfall led to a global understanding of climate change in this nonfiction picture book from celebrated mother-son team Jonah and Jeanette Winter.When billy barr came to the mountains as a young man, his only companions were a skunk and a…Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Other Pandemic: An AIDS MemoirLynn CurleeA searing photo-illustrated historical memoir from the LGBTQIA+ frontlines of the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s.Before COVID-19 made "pandemic" a household word in 2020, there was the AIDS pandemic of the 1980s and 1990s.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Salat in SecretJamilah Thompkins-BigelowFrom the critically acclaimed author of Your Name Is a Song and the bestselling illustrator of The Proudest Blue comes a story about a Muslim boy who receives a salat (prayer) rug on his seventh birthday and becomes empowered about his faith.In this beautiful story of community, family, and acceptance, a boy…Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details