Kids Book Index
Piu DasGupta
In 1890s Paris, Zélie works as a maid for an unpleasant woman after being separated from Baba in India. She learns that a strange locket once owned by her father has been found in the city’s sewers. With Jules, she searches Paris’s streets and underground passages for a magical stone connected to her missing father, while a secret society follows their trail and the stakes extend far beyond her family.
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The Five Wolves: A Graphic NovelPeter McCartyThis graphic journey follows five wolves as they roam across oceans, fields, and tunnels, seeking sights to sketch and paint. The wolves leave detailed images behind as their travels continue. Alongside their search for new wonders, the story considers a question about art: who can claim it as their own? Their travels unite exploration with making and viewing art in many landscapes.Grades 3–5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Just in Case: Saving Seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed VaultMegan Clendenan, illustrated by Brittany CiccheseDeep inside a mountain on a Norwegian island near the North Pole, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault stores more than 580 million seeds in three temperature-controlled vaults. Seeds from around the world are kept there as a backup that can be withdrawn and planted, even long after they were deposited. This account explains the vault’s planning, construction, and daily work, as well as climate change, declining crop diversity, and war as reasons for safeguarding seeds.Grades 3–5Lexile Text Measure 850LATOS Book Level 4.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Octopus MoonBobbie PyronPearl, a fifth grader who enjoys observing creatures at her local aquarium, wishes her life felt as steady as the animals she watches. Changes leave her struggling with school, sleep, friendships, and activities she once liked. Told in verse, the novel follows Pearl through childhood depression, a diagnosis, and a gradual process of healing. It centers both the disruption depression brings and the possibility of recovery.Grades 3–5Lexile Text Measure HL610LATOS Book Level 4.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details