Kids Book Index
Margi Preus, illustrated by Jaime Zollars
This picture-book biography follows Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb, who traveled through rural northern Wisconsin to reach patients, often in winter. Children she had delivered later helped organize the Million Penny Parade to fund the community hospital she had long sought.
Returning the Sword: How a Japanese Sword of War Became a Symbol of Friendship and PeaceCaren StelsonIn 1945, just after the end of World War II, Captain Orval Amdahl brought home a Japanese sword as a souvenir of war. Sixty-eight years later, he gave it back.Historical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The House on the Canal: The Story of the House That Hid Anne FrankThomas Harding, illustrated by Britta TeckentrupAn Amsterdam canal house narrates four centuries of inhabitants and change, including the period when it hid Anne Frank.Historical People, Places, and EventsATOS 4.5AR interest Middle Grades (MG 4-8)On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Five Sides of Marjorie Rice: How to Discover a ShapeAmy Alznauer, illustrated by Anna BronA picture book biography of Marjorie Rice, an amateur mathematician who discovered previously unknown pentagons that can tile a plane.Historical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details