Kids Book Index
David Unger
Set in Guatemala during the 1950s, the book portrays a young boy whose life and family are altered by war. The family eventually leaves Guatemala for the United States. Detailed illustrations rendered in black and white accompany the account of their displacement and the changes war brings to their lives.
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A Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of the Rosetta BeadEvan Turk, illustrated by Evan TurkSet in early Renaissance Murano, near Venice, this account follows Marietta Barovier in a family of glassmakers. Her father, Angelo Barovier, is a celebrated master of the craft, while Marietta is drawn to fire and sunlight. As she pursues glassblowing, she challenges the restrictions placed on women in her society. Orange, gold, and indigo illustrations evoke the Venetian period and accompany this story of a woman entering the world of glassmaking.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Teachers March!: How Selma’s Teachers Changed HistorySandra Neil Wallace, Rich WallaceThis account depicts the 1965 Selma Teachers’ March and the educators who took part in it. Reverend F. D. Reese appears as a leader in Selma, Alabama’s Voting Rights Movement. The book addresses an often-overlooked part of African Americans’ struggle for voting rights and presents protest as action taken for a just cause. Vibrant acrylic illustrations accompany the narrative, which uses fictionalized dialogue. A timeline and bibliography provide additional historical material.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in NatureRachel WilliamsThis book draws attention to transformations in the natural world that unfold day by day and hour by hour. It presents selected animals and plants as examples of nature’s mysteries. Some of the changes described take place close by but may be difficult to notice. Accessible text and painterly illustrations accompany these observations, inviting attention to the natural activity occurring all around us. Its pages bring animals, plants, and everyday changes in nature into view.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details