Kids Book Index
Samad Behrangi
The Little Black Fish has questions about the world beyond his pond. While the other fish stay together and fear doing anything different, he leaves the pool and follows the stream toward the river and sea. His journey brings striking sights as well as danger, and he risks both safety and relationships to see what lies beyond his home. The book follows his search for answers in a larger world.
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The Woolly Monkey Mysteries: The Quest to Save a Rain Forest SpeciesSandra MarkleScientists working in the Amazon Basin’s cloud forests set up many camera traps to investigate elusive woolly monkeys. The study takes place in a Peruvian reserve and concerns an endangered species described as important to rainforest survival. Woolly monkeys appear high in the forest canopy, sitting on branches and eating fruit. Photographs and the book’s format support the scientific investigation.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Freya & ZooseEmily ButlerFreya, a rockhopper penguin, has long both wanted and feared adventure. When she learns of Captain Salomon August Andrée’s balloon journey toward the North Pole, she boards it with a travel guide. In the frozen Far North, she and a mouse move past a poor first impression and build a friendship while confronting hardships. A historical note accompanies the tale.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Long RideMarina BudhosIn 1971, three close friends—Jamila Clarke, Josie Rivera, and Francesca George—leave their Queens neighborhood as they begin junior high school. The girls come from mixed-race families with immigrant parents who have worked to establish their households in an area known for its schools. Jamila and Josie are assigned to an experimental school-integration program in South Jamaica, traveling there by bus, while Francesca enters a private school. As their lives diverge, the girls encounter unfamiliar expectations and new forms of being outsiders.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure HL590LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details