Kids Book Index
Duncan Tonatiuh
José de la Luz Sáenz (Luz) was born in the United States, and often faced prejudice because of his Mexican heritage. When World War I broke out, Luz joined the army, however, he found that prejudice followed him even to war.
The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s GardenHeather Smith★ “Smith spins a quietly moving narrative...Wada’s large-scale woodblock style illustrations are a perfect complement to the story’s restrained text...The graceful way in which this book handles a sensitive and serious subject makes it a first purchase."—School Library Journal When the tsunami destroyed Makio's village, Makio lost his father . . .…Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Meet Miss FancyIrene LathamA boy defies segregation to meet an elephant, but chaos ensues when she escapes.Five to NineLexile 570LATOS 3.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Song of the RiverJoy CowleyIn this resonant story, Cam the mountain boy follows the river from its trickling source in the mountain snow all the way to the coast.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details