Kids Book Index
Philip C. Stead
Amy Scott receives Ellsworth, a goldfish, for her birthday and then throws him into the ocean. Sadie and Sherman learn that he has been cast away and decide to rescue him. Ellsworth’s abrupt passage from birthday present to ocean-bound fish creates the central problem, as the two companions try to retrieve him. The ocean is the place where Ellsworth must be found after Amy’s surprising action.
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Baby Goes to MarketAtinuke, illustrated by Angela BrooksbankBaby accompanies Mama to a busy market in southwest Nigeria while she shops. Vendors give Baby fruit and snacks, which Baby eats or adds to the basket without Mama noticing. The collection includes bananas, oranges, biscuits, sweet corn, and coconut, and the basket grows heavier as they move through the stalls. The story uses the accumulating treats as part of its counting.SOCIAL INTERACTIONS/RELATIONSHIPSLexile Text Measure AD460LATOS Book Level 2.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights ActivistCynthia LevinsonThis book recounts the life of Audrey Faye Hendricks, who was nine when she marched against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963. Inspired by her desire for equality and meals shared with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Audrey joined the protest and spent a week in jail. She became the youngest known child arrested for picketing against Birmingham’s segregation practices. The book includes an author’s note, timeline, recipe, and sources.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
You Can’t Be Too Careful!Roger MelloA gardener guards the White Rose closely. His caution is linked to a cold he caught after walking barefoot in search of his shoes, which a cat had hidden. The cat had come from the gardener’s younger brother, who was married to Dalva. Dalva had inherited the cat from her uncle. The story builds its account through this chain of people, possessions, and earlier events.Younger ReadersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details