Kids Book Index
Jake Hope, illustrated by Brian Fitzgerald
When Uncle Jerome collects Zarah and her brother from school, their route home becomes an outdoor adventure. Rather than hurrying to the destination, he slows the walk down and encourages the siblings to notice the world with all five senses. Along the way, they find discovery and enjoyment in the journey itself.
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Monti and Leo: A Mystery in Pocketville (Monti and Leo series)Sylvie KantorovitzMonti and Leo visit a Pocketville library display of Mrs. Sheep’s animal figurines. Surrounded by neighbors with collections of their own, Monti wishes he could choose something to collect. After a small bird figurine disappears, suspicion settles on him because he had returned to admire it. While Monti struggles with the accusations, Leo resolves to investigate what happened and clear his friend’s name.Books for Newly Independent ReadersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
This Is Orange: A Field Trip Through ColorRachel Poliquin, illustrated by Julie MorstadThis nonfiction exploration follows the color orange through nature, art, history, culture, and science. It considers orange in fruit, foxes, minerals, mushrooms, paintings, religious ceremonies, and astronaut survival suits. The book also explains aspects of how orange is named and made, including red and yellow paint mixtures, and traces facts about pigments and minerals such as realgar and crocoite. More than thirty examples invite a close look at one color’s many uses and associations.Picture BooksATOS Book Level 4.7AR Interest Level Lower Grades (LG K-3)On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Tate Tuber: Space SpudMichael SlackTate Tuber dreams of becoming an astronaut, so he eagerly joins space training. His first assignment disappoints him: the human astronauts intend to use him in a space-farming experiment rather than for asteroid-stopping or alien-finding. When the space station loses electrical power and hurtles toward Earth, Tate’s ability to conduct electricity becomes crucial. The book also includes facts about potato electricity and growing vegetables in space.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details