Kids Book Index
Homer
This retelling of Homer’s epic depicts war between the Greeks and Trojans, with Olympian deities aiding both sides. The conflict begins after Paris abducts Helen, Menelaus’s wife, and continues for ten years. A warrior’s dispute with his commander leads him to withdraw from battle, setting off consequences for armies and gods. The account conveys the disorder and violence of the conflict through detailed artwork.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions.
This Strange Wilderness: The Life and Art of John James AudubonNancy PlainJohn James Audubon worked as an explorer, hunter, and woodsman on the nineteenth-century frontier. He painted and wrote about American birds, becoming known as an ornithologist. Reproductions of his art appear alongside the account. A glossary, bibliography, and extensive notes accompany the book, documenting its subject and terminology. The book connects Audubon’s frontier activities with his written and painted studies of birds.Twelve to FourteenOn one of the same reading listsView book details
The House That Jane Built: A Story about Jane AddamsTanya Lee StoneThis account follows Jane Addams’s founding of Hull House in Chicago in 1889. By 1907, Hull House had grown into a complex of thirteen buildings that offered services and opportunities to poor immigrant families. Watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations accompany the history, which also includes a bibliography and an author’s note. The book centers on a Chicago institution and the families it served.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Library of EverZeno AlexanderWhile her parents travel, Lenora grows restless at home and slips away from her nanny. A hidden entrance leads her into an immense, maze-like library whose collection holds the universe’s knowledge, including every written book and known fact. There, Lenora receives the post of Fourth Assistant Apprentice Librarian. Adventures begin as she enters this reality-shifting place and becomes involved in safeguarding its knowledge from a dark threat.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 820LATOS Book Level 5.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details