Kids Book Index
Marie Dorléans
A family sets out together on a journey through the night. Along the way, they encounter the natural world in darkness and the changing effects of nighttime light. The trip leads them toward a destination at the end of their walk, while the family’s shared experience connects them with nature and reveals what can be found after nightfall.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Niños: Poems for the Lost Children of ChileMaría José FerradaNiños contains 34 poems honoring children killed during Chile’s Pinochet regime, which lasted from 1973 to 1990. Each poem is a memorial for one child under fourteen, imagining ordinary parts of a child’s life: play, dreams, and listening to a mother’s voice. Delicate illustrations accompany the poems, while the closing pages provide each child’s full name and age. The collection is dedicated both to these children and to children living with political violence today.PoetryOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Magic CandiesHeena BaekTong Tong discovers a jar of magical candies that allows him to hear voices usually hidden from him. After eating the candies, he can listen to people as well as objects around him. The new ability brings him into contact with truths he has not heard before, changing how he understands the world surrounding him.All readersLexile Text Measure AD510LATOS Book Level 3.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Old BoatJarrett Pumphrey, Jerome PumphreyA grandmother and her grandson take their beloved old boat out to fish. Sparse text and stamped illustrations follow the passage of time and show how human actions have affected the environment. As the boy grows older, he turns to his community in an effort to change that course. The story connects family time on the water with environmental change and a search for a different future.All readersLexile Text Measure AD320LATOS Book Level 2.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details