Kids Book Index
Stephanie Roth Sisson
Spring after Spring is a picture-book biography of environmentalist Rachel Carson. It describes how, as a child, she paid close attention to the natural world and observed connections among living things. Carson later worked to prevent the sounds of nature from falling silent, opposing a threat described as silent.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.
Marwan’s JourneyPatricia de AriasMarwan, a boy displaced by war and hunger, leaves his home country alongside thousands of other people. Their journey takes them across a desert as they look for safety and a future without conflict. The narrative follows Marwan toward an unfamiliar destination, capturing the uncertainty of a journey he never expected to make. It centers one child’s experience within a larger refugee crisis and his search for a peaceful place to live.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved ReptilesPatricia ValdezThis picture-book biography follows Joan Beauchamp Procter from a childhood spent playing with lizards to her work as a reptile expert. She became a respected specialist in Komodo dragons and served as Curator of Reptiles at the London Zoo. The book also identifies her as a British herpetologist and notes that she worked in a field with few women scientists. Joan’s care for a pet Komodo dragon is part of the account. A biography and bibliography provide further information.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil deGrasse TysonKathleen Krull, Paul Brewer, illustrated by Frank MorrisonStarstruck is a picture-book biography of American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. It focuses on Tyson’s work in astrophysics and presents him as a scientist and astronomer. The book follows his cosmic journey and connects his life and scientific work with the study of stars and space. It places this work within his life story.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details