Kids Book Index
M.T. Anderson
In a brilliant performance worthy of the composer, M. T. Anderson and Petra Mathers present a picture-book biography of the singular Erik Satie.At first glance, Erik Satie looked as normal as anyone else in Paris one hundred years ago.
Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien ThomasGwendolyn HooksNAACP Image Awards Winner - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)Recipient of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, this is the life story of Vivien Thomas, a Black surgical technician who developed the first procedure used to perform open-heart surgery on children.Vivien Thomas's greatest dream…Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Poop Detectives: Working Dogs in the FieldGinger WadsworthHow can dogs that sniff for excrement, urine, vomit, and mucus help protect animals from extinction? In the race to save endangered animals, finding solutions now is critical.�Scat-detection dogs like Wicket, Tucker, and Orbee are conservation heroes and pioneers in a cutting-edge field of science.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sweet Home AlaskaCarole Estby DaggA family braves Alaska's wilderness for a fresh start during the Great Depression.Nine to TwelveLexile 870LATOS 5.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details