Kids Book Index
Zahra Marwan
A sandstorm changes Sakina and her mama’s beach plans, sending them instead to a local museum. Sakina finds the old objects boring, while her mother is moved by details she recognizes. After the visit, three sentient artifacts follow Sakina home. Their unexpected arrival helps her connect the museum’s art with her ancestral history and see why it matters to her mother.
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My Sister the Apple Tree: A Refugee Story of Hope and ResilienceJordan Scott, Jamal Saeed, illustrated by Zahra MarwanA Syrian boy’s parents plant an apple tree when he is born, and he comes to regard it as his sister. He wraps its trunk in a blanket and shares his secrets with it. When conflict forces his family to leave their homeland, he cannot bear to abandon the tree, so he digs it up and carries it with him. In a colder new place, the tree remains a connection to the home he has left behind.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Ice Journey of the Polar BearMartin JenkinsThis story follows a polar bear and her two cubs across the Arctic as they search for food and shelter. Winter snow signals the time for the mother bear to make a den and give birth, but the familiar Arctic landscape is changing. Melting, loosening ice affects the family’s movements and the world the cubs will inhabit. The book observes polar-bear life amid the effects of climate change.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sarang Saves the SchoolKorena Di Roma HowleySarang’s rural school in a South Korean fishing village may close as more families move away and enrollment falls. Determined to keep the school open, Sarang proposes finding new students among local grandmothers, including her own Halmeoni. Many of the women were denied schooling as girls, and Sarang hopes students, villagers, and reluctant grandmothers can begin an educational journey together.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details