Kids Book Index
Eric Velasquez
When dancers hold a photo shoot at the Central Park Zoo, a young Black ballerina and a polar bear become friends. After the dancer leaves her scarf behind, the bear travels through Central Park and Manhattan to return it before her Lincoln Center performance. Theatergoers regard him with suspicion, and ushers refuse him entry. The ballerina comes to his aid and welcomes him inside.
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Tate Tuber: Space SpudMichael SlackTate Tuber dreams of becoming an astronaut, so he eagerly joins space training. His first assignment disappoints him: the human astronauts intend to use him in a space-farming experiment rather than for asteroid-stopping or alien-finding. When the space station loses electrical power and hurtles toward Earth, Tate’s ability to conduct electricity becomes crucial. The book also includes facts about potato electricity and growing vegetables in space.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
One Day: A True Story of Survival in the HolocaustMichael Rosen, illustrated by Benjamin PhillipsThis illustrated true story follows a Hungarian-French Jewish boy and his father after Nazis imprison them. They attempt to escape, fail once, and later succeed while fleeing a convoy bound from Nazi-occupied Paris to Auschwitz. Drawing on Eugène Handschuh’s real-life account, the book chronicles the father and son’s determination to survive through their imprisonment. An author’s note supplies historical context for their story.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Prince of Stars: Ulugh Beg’s Quest to Map the Stars and SeasonsM. O. YukselThis picture-book biography tells of Ulugh Beg, a fifteenth-century Muslim prince driven to understand the stars, the seasons, and the length of a year. His search for knowledge leads to new schools, astronomical tools, a star catalog, and the largest observatory of his time. Although some people doubt him, he continues his work and makes discoveries that help lay the groundwork for modern astronomy. Faith and curiosity guide his study of the sky.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details