Kids Book Index
Joan Schoettler
Based on a true story, only some members of a family escape the Armenian genocide and one of them, just a boy during the flight, must return to find a sister who was left behind.Featured in CBCBook’s The Heart Remembers Spring 2026 Showcase“Fantastic reading, well covered, and beautifully presented.”—Varoujan Der Simonian, President…
Genius Noses: A Curious Animal CompendiumLena Anlauf"Five stars out of five." –NY Journal of Books A Bank Street Best Book of the Year, 2024 A Eureka! Nonfiction honor book An illustrated collection about animal noses and their amazing functions!Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Oliver’s Great Big Universewritten and illustrated by Jorge ChamCan Oliver survive middle school while unraveling cosmic mysteries?Nine to TwelveLexile 740LATOS 4.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Indestructible Tom Crean: Heroic Explorer of the AntarcticJennifer ThermesHeroic Explorer of the Antarctic.At the turn of the twentieth century, Antarctica is the last unexplored continent. It can break the human spirit.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details