Kids Book Index
Charly Palmer
A gifted new player at a neighborhood basketball court earns the nickname Gravity for his extraordinary leaps. His team hopes he can lead them to victory in Milwaukee’s Best of the Best pickup tournament. During the final, an exhausted Gravity relies on the skills of Liquid, Sky High, Left 2 Right, and the narrator, shifting the team’s approach toward playing together.
This book appears on 4 reading lists across 3 editions from 4 organizations.
Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play among Figures of SpeechTed Kooser, Connie WanekThis collection brings together 26 free-verse poems by two poets, organized around fire, water, air, and earth. The poems reconsider ordinary and unusual sights, events, and feelings through imagery and metaphor: tadpoles resemble punctuation, July is compared to a boiled peanut, and a nighttime storm moves through a house in startling ways. Each poem has a full-page illustration. Notes from the poets and two additional poems appear at the end, returning to the role of imagination. The collection uses fresh perspectives to explore a broad range of subjects.Nine to TwelveOn one of the same reading listsView book details
Powwow DayTraci SorellRiver hopes to dance at her tribal powwow, but she is still regaining her energy after an illness. She cannot take part in the Grand Entry, intertribal dance, or the jingle dance she especially wants to join. When River is discouraged, her friend Dawn dances for her. Watching her community dance for the Creator, ancestors, families, and everyone’s health helps River imagine returning to dance at a future powwow.Picture Books for School-Age ChildrenLexile Text Measure AD610LATOS Book Level 2.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Little Book of JoyHis Holiness the Dali Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, with Douglas Abrams, Rachel NeumannThe Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu share memories of difficulties from their own childhoods. Their accounts consider how joy can endure during challenging periods. The two Nobel Peace Prize winners also celebrate joy that is shared with others. Dense, vibrant acrylic artwork accompanies the book, followed by back matter about both figures. The book connects personal struggles with resilience and joy.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD500LATOS Book Level 3.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details