Kids Book Index
Joan Schoettler
Based on a true story, this free-verse account portrays an Armenian family fleeing during the Armenian genocide. Bedros is a child when he becomes responsible for his three sisters during the escape. After one sister is lost, he must return to search for her. The book includes a map and an author’s note alongside the family’s effort to reach freedom and reunite.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
A Whale of a Time: A Funny Poem for Each Day of the YearLou Peacock, illustrated by Matt Hunt, Lou PeacockThis anthology contains 366 humorous poems, organized so that one selection corresponds to each date of the year. A ribbon bookmark helps readers keep their place as they move through the collection. The poems come from writers around the world and include both classic and contemporary work. Mixed-media illustrations accompany the selections, responding to their subjects and jokes. Topics include pets, food, weather, and playful riddles, giving the calendar-like collection a changing subject for each day.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Mr. Whiskers and the Shenanigan SistersWendelin Van DraanenMr. Whiskers is a savvy stray dog with a talent for noticing trouble and an attachment to sisters Misty and Zelda. When their professor father is abducted, the dog tracks the vehicle and finds important clues. The sisters and Mr. Whiskers pursue the trail through San Francisco, encountering concealed routes, secrets, and pirate treasure. Black-and-white spot illustrations accompany their search and rescue.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 640LATOS Book Level 4.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Indestructible Tom Crean: Heroic Explorer of the AntarcticJennifer ThermesThis biography follows Tom Crean’s Antarctic expeditions in the early twentieth century. After joining the Royal Navy as a teenager, he sailed on the Discovery, whose crew spent two years trapped in ice. On Captain Scott’s Terra Nova expedition, Crean walked alone for help after an injured companion was sent back from the trek toward the pole. He later joined Shackleton’s Endurance expedition and traveled by small boat through severe seas before crossing glacial terrain to reach a whaling station.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details