Kids Book Index
Jeanne Birdsall
Siblings Teaflet and Roog plan a party they want to make especially memorable. Before it can happen, an inspector of neatness is due to examine every part of their disorderly house. The siblings must prepare while dealing with a home full of animals. Scenes are constructed with wool-and-wire figures, giving their party preparations and cleanliness inspection a handmade visual setting.
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When Cloud Became a CloudRob Hodgson, illustrated by Rob HodgsonCloud's life cycle is told in nine short chapters. The cloud moves, changes form, and produces precipitation as the account follows stages of the water cycle. Its route goes from a lake into the sky. Different kinds of weather appear, including drizzle, snow, and thunderstorms. The book uses a cloud protagonist to present facts about how water moves and transforms.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD540LATOS Book Level 3.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Ride the WindNicola DaviesAfter Javier’s mother dies, he conceals an albatross that was hurt by his father’s boat. He hopes to care for the bird until it recovers and can return home. His secret effort to save the albatross tests his courage and empathy. The book also concerns a father and son as they reconnect while Javier faces grief. Mixed-media illustrations accompany the story.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
THAOThao Lam, illustrated by Thao LamAfter moving from Vietnam to Canada as a young child, Thao starts school with a name that others repeatedly mispronounce. Other children call her by wrong names and use teasing labels, leaving her to wonder whether she should become someone else. She tries an easier name, but her Vietnamese spring rolls and her attachment to her own name bring her cultural identity back into view.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD420LATOS Book Level 2.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details