Kids Book Index
Julie Danneberg
Mrs. Hartwell is ill and unable to teach, leaving her class without its usual teacher. They become unsettled by the idea of a school day without her. When no substitute arrives, other adults in the building step in. The shortage of reliable substitutes throws the class into disarray. This is a school adventure with watercolor, transparent dye, and India ink illustrations.
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Homeland: My Father Dreams of PalestineHannah MoushabeckA young girl recounts the stories her father tells about his life in Palestine before his family left in 1948. Although the father and his daughters cannot return to their homeland, they keep its stories alive and celebrate them together. The book connects a family’s memories of Palestine with the daughter’s retelling of her father’s past. Colorful, detailed illustrations accompany these recollections.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Bábo: A Tale of Armenian Rug-Washing DayAstrid KamalyanOn rug-washing day, Tato and her siblings join Bábo, their grandmother, to clean the family’s rugs. They soak, soap, and wash them together, turning household work into an active family occasion. The story includes Artsakh Armenian words, with a glossary that offers further context for the tradition. Through the children’s help and their grandmother’s role, the book portrays a shared chore as part of family life and Armenian cultural practice.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD470LATOS Book Level 3.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Skating Wild on an Inland SeaJean E. PendziwolA girl and her younger brother wake early to skate on a remote frozen bay of Lake Superior. After breakfast by the woodstove, they bundle up and walk through the woods, noticing sea smoke above the lake and tracks made by foxes, deer, hares, mink, and otters. At the shore, they put on skates and move across the wild ice. Beneath their feet, the lake makes sounds like distant thunder, cracking and rumbling. The story follows their winter outing from dawn through the sounds and signs of the natural world.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details