Kids Book Index
Danna Smith
Gentle verse and sweeping, majestic artwork set imaginations soaring in a handsome and illuminating ode to the ancient art of falconry.Join a young girl and her father, the falconer at a medieval castle, as they experience the joys of taking a goshawk out for a training flight.
Lighter than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman PilotMatthew Clark Smith"Smith tells Sophie's inspiring story with a buoyant sense of wonder, fitting for a woman who was happiest in the air.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
How the Cookie Crumbled: The True (and Not-So-True) Stories of the Invention of the Chocolate Chip CookieGilbert Ford, illustrated by Gilbert FordIn this unique and clever picture book, Gilbert Ford sheds a little light on everyone’s favorite sweet treat—the chocolate chip cookie—and reminds readers everywhere that just because a story is told doesn’t mean it’s true.Crunch!Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Hidden Life of a Toadwritten and photographed by Doug WechslerIn jaw-dropping photos, Doug Wechsler captures the life cycle of the American toad from egg to tadpole to adult. To get these images, Wechsler sat in a pond wearing waders, went out night after night in search of toads, and cut his own glass to make a home aquarium.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details