Kids Book Index
Shelia P. Moses
Agnes travels to the 1963 March on Washington with her father and watches from his shoulders. Surrounded by a peaceful, multiracial crowd gathered for equal rights for Black people, she hears speeches by John Lewis and Josephine Baker and Mahalia Jackson’s singing. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech inspires Agnes to imagine a world where his words are heard and embraced.
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Rewriting the Rules: How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities for Brain Research and DisabilityDanna Zeiger, illustrated by Josée BisaillonThis biography follows Kathleen Friel, who is born with cerebral palsy when doctors recommend institutionalization, while her parents insist she will grow up at home. As a child, she finds her own ways to manage everyday tasks. She later becomes a neuroscientist and investigates whether repeated movements can help monkeys with brain injuries make new neural connections. Her research finds that this approach can also be used with people who have cerebral palsy.Science, Technology, and the Natural WorldFountas & Pinnell Text Level QOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
One Day: A True Story of Survival in the HolocaustMichael Rosen, illustrated by Benjamin PhillipsThis illustrated true story follows a Hungarian-French Jewish boy and his father after Nazis imprison them. They attempt to escape, fail once, and later succeed while fleeing a convoy bound from Nazi-occupied Paris to Auschwitz. Drawing on Eugène Handschuh’s real-life account, the book chronicles the father and son’s determination to survive through their imprisonment. An author’s note supplies historical context for their story.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Some of Us: A Story of Citizenship and the United StatesRajani LaRoccaThis nonfiction picture book explores several routes to U.S. citizenship. It distinguishes citizenship received at birth from citizenship gained by people who come to the United States and complete immigration and naturalization. The book outlines how newcomers of varied ages and backgrounds may arrive to live, work, study, and take part in their communities, while retaining ties to their earlier identities and places of origin. Mixed-media art accompanies the account.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details