Kids Book Index
McCall Hoyle
Stella is a former service beagle trained from puppyhood to use her strong sense of smell to detect dangerous chemicals. She must face her fears and use that ability to save a girl’s life. The story follows a dog whose specialized training becomes important when someone needs help. Stella’s fear and her work as a service dog shape the events described.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
WillodeenKatherine ApplegateIn a village, the elimination of screechers, creatures regarded as unlovable, is followed by the disappearance of the much-loved hummingbears. A girl works to solve the mystery of the missing creatures and protect her village. The story uses magic to connect the fate of animals that are rejected with the loss of animals the community values, creating an environmental plea within a fantastical setting.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 610LATOS Book Level 4.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Rock by Rock: The Fantastical Garden of Nek ChandJennifer BradburyThis picture-book biography tells the story of self-taught artist Nek Chand. After leaving his childhood home because of the partition of India, Chand created a sculpture garden hidden in the jungle as a reminder of that home. His private art project later became a celebrated site in India. The book includes a timeline and afterword alongside the account of Chand’s garden-making.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
• STEM Trailblazer Biographies Aerospace Engineer Aprille EricssonLaura Hamilton Waxman, 978-‐1-‐4677-‐6118-‐5 Computer Engineer Ruchi Sanghvi by Laura Hamilton Waxman, 978-‐0-‐4677-‐6119-‐2 SpaceX, Tesla Motors Engineer Elon Musk by Matt Doeden, 978-‐1-‐4677-‐6116-‐1 Theoretical Physicist Brian Greene by Matt Doeden, 978-‐1-‐4677-‐6115-‐4As a middle-school student, Aprille Ericsson earned second place in a science fair and continued making science projects. She loved math and science at a time when few girls at her school shared those interests. Ericsson later became the first woman to receive a mechanical-engineering PhD from Howard University. At NASA, her engineering work helped create spacecraft for lunar mapping, climate monitoring, and returning Martian soil and rocks.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details