Kids Book Index
Hannah Alice, illustrated by Hannah Alice
An interactive board book explores the human body through transparent pages. It introduces bones, muscles, organs, digestion, senses, and growth, while asking how people move, eat, think, and breathe. By letting readers look through the pages, the book focuses on what happens inside the body and the systems involved in everyday actions.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun BearTrang Nguyen, illustrated by Jeet ZdungBased on the author's life, Saving Sorya follows Chang, a young conservationist who helps return a Vietnamese sun bear to the wild. Chang teaches herself survival skills and records rainforest plants and animals in a field notebook before becoming a rescue-centre volunteer. She also faces doubts about her age and strength. The story is presented in a graphic format.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Evelyn Hooker and the Fairy ProjectGayle E. Pitman, illustrated by Sarah GreenGayle E. Pitman’s biography tells of Evelyn Hooker, a woman whose work brought together research, advocacy, and allyship. These forms of work are linked to an institutional change: a manual called Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders no longer listed “Homosexuality” as a diagnosis. Published by Magination Press ® - American Psychological Association on October 26, 2021, it is titled Evelyn Hooker and the Fairy Project.Winning TitlesOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos GiantKate Messner, Jake MessnerThis book follows scientists working to safeguard endangered giant tortoises on the Galápagos Islands. It explains how fieldwork aids the species’ recovery. The tortoises live only on these Pacific islands off Ecuador’s coast and face threats from people and a warming climate. Their population declined after tortoises were taken for museums, zoos, and food by sailors; scientists are now working to protect them.Winning TitlesLexile Text Measure 1110LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details