Kids Book Index
Carole Boston Weatherford
This account follows Elijah Cummings from a childhood marked by many obstacles into a life of public service. As a teenager, he joined the civil rights movement. He went on to law school and later served as a congressman. The book presents Cummings as a civil-rights advocate, with bold digital illustrations that portray the events and stages of his life.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Away with Words!: Wise and Witty Poems for Language LoversMary Ann HobermanThis poetry collection by Mary Ann Hoberman focuses on the pleasures and possibilities of language. Its poems explore the alphabet, assonance, alliteration, grammar, punctuation, similes, rhythm, and rhyme. Rather than following a single narrative, the book turns attention to the sounds, patterns, and structures that shape words and speech. The collection presents wordplay through poems about many parts of language.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Alone Like MeRebecca Evans, illustrated by Rebecca EvansLiling moves with her parents from a rural area to a city in China. In her new urban environment, she is lonely and is taunted while longing to find a friend. She eventually finds comfort through an unexpected friendship with someone like her. Muted watercolor illustrations accompany this story of relocation, isolation, and finding connection in a new place.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The FlamingoGuojingA young girl visits her Chinese grandmother, Lao Lao, and becomes absorbed by a pink flamingo feather and the stories her grandmother tells. Lao Lao shares a tale about a flamingo raised from an egg. The girl carries that story home and continues it herself. With sparse text and illustrations made using Photoshop, watercolor, and colored pencil, the book links family storytelling, longing, and legacy.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD430LATOS Book Level 2.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details