Kids Book Index
Steve Light, illustrated by Steve Light
A young pirate relies on bartering to gather what is needed for a ship. Through a series of trades, the child obtains such supplies as sails, anchors, and a wheel, working toward repairing or building a vessel. The exchanges also involve the arithmetic of collecting the necessary items, and the journey results in a new friendship. Pen-and-ink and gouache art depict the story.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis BrailleJen BryantTold in the first person, this picture-book biography describes Louis Braille as a blind child determined to read. After losing his sight at age five, he developed an alphabet that enabled him to read. The book presents this invention as one that changed the world. Mixed-media illustrations accompany the narrative, and the endpapers feature the Braille alphabet. References are included as well.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Hungry Lion; or, A Dwindling Assortment of AnimalsLucy Ruth CumminsA hungry lion appears with a growing group of animals, including a penguin, turtles, rabbits, mice, pigs, a sheep, a koala, a hen, and more. As the pages turn, animals begin to disappear, leaving a dwindling group around the lion. The narrator’s account encourages the suspicion that the lion has eaten them. Instead, the missing animals reappear at a party for the lion, complete with a large cake. When the lights go out, the story leaves another question hanging.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD720LATOS Book Level 2.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Swatch: The Girl Who Loved ColorJulia Denos, illustrated by Julia DenosSwatch is a girl whose passion is color. In a place where colors run wild, she wants to gather every shade, from green and gray to pink. Her efforts to capture colors are misguided, however. An encounter with the yellowest yellow helps Swatch understand that colors themselves are wild. Mixed-media illustrations accompany this story about a girl’s intense fascination with the colors around her.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details