Kids Book Index
Linda Elovitz Marshall, illustrated by Lisa Anchin
This biography traces Dr. Jonas Salk’s path from the child of immigrants to a doctor and medical researcher. After seeing the effects of war on returning soldiers after World War II, he pursues medicine and joins a team that creates an influenza vaccine. The book then follows his sustained work in medicine as he helps develop a vaccine for polio.
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What Do Scientists Do All Day?Jane Wilsher, illustrated by Maggie LiThis illustrated book looks at scientists while they work. It presents more than 100 scientists across fourteen colorful scenes. Each scene introduces eight scientists, giving readers a chance to see a range of people at work and to consider the question posed by the title: what scientists do during the day. The book moves from scene to scene as it builds this broad picture of scientific work.Winning TitlesOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Animal HomesMary HollandThis book tours the homes of selected bugs, birds, and mammals. It explains that animals use homes for shelter and for raising young, and that these homes may be visible or concealed for protection. Some animals build with materials such as sticks, mud, leaves, cotton, or grass, while others use caves, holes in trees, borrowed homes, or even carry a home with them. Full-page photographs accompany descriptions of each home’s materials and uses.Winning TitlesLexile Text Measure 71LATOS Book Level 1.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
To Fly Among the Stars: The Hidden Story of the Fight for Women AstronautsRebecca SiegelTo Fly Among the Stars recounts the early American space program and the aviators, men and women, who helped set its direction. Centered on the Mercury space expedition, the book covers experiences of excitement, disappointment, perseverance, and success. It places the fight for women astronauts within the history of the nation’s developing space effort and the people involved in it at its outset.Winning TitlesOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details