Kids Book Index
Brenda Maier, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez
Ruby is a girl whose mind is constantly occupied by ideas. On a windy day, she asks her brothers to help her make something remarkable. Her brothers have a different plan: rather than organize a project, they want to play. The story places Ruby’s urge to plan a project and build something alongside her brothers’ preference for play on a windy day.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
The Amazing Power of Girls: Meet the universe’s most powerful and invisible forces!Maria Marianayagam, illustrated by Skylar WhiteThis picture book links girls with the universe’s powerful, unseen forces. It notes that scientific forces are present in everyday life even though they cannot be seen. The book brings together the ideas of invisible forces, daily experience, and girls. Its subject combines science with a focus on girls as powerful forces in their own right.Teacher Favorites — K–2nd GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Togo to the RescueMélisande Potter, illustrated by Giselle PotterThis account recounts the real 1925 emergency in Nome, Alaska, where diphtheria affected chiefly children. In January, a blinding snowstorm cut off travel to and from the rural community. Togo, a Siberian Husky, traveled through the storm to help bring medicine that could save lives. The story places the dog’s journey against a disease outbreak and dangerous winter conditions there.Kids Favorites — K–2nd GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Man Who Didn’t Like AnimalsDeborah Underwood, illustrated by LeUyen PhamThis imagined account asks who Old MacDonald was before his farm existed. It begins with a man devoted to keeping a tidy home and uninterested in animals. His routine changes when a cat arrives. The account follows his transformation into a farmer, where he has animal companions he had not expected. It connects that tidy man with the familiar farmer and his animal friends.Kids Favorites — K–2nd GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details