Kids Book Index
Laurence Pringle, illustrated by Kate Garchinsky
This factual account follows Vixen, a female red fox, from winter into fall. She hunts, avoids chasing dogs, meets her mate, and later raises four kits in a den while her mate brings food. The kits learn from their parents through summer before leaving on their own. A concluding note provides additional information about red foxes.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.
The One Day HouseJulia DurangoWilson imagines many ways to repair his elderly neighbor Gigi’s house: painting it, fixing windows, repairing the steps, chimney, and roof, planting a garden, and restoring her piano. Over summer, fall, and winter, he shares these ideas with Gigi and people throughout the neighborhood. Gigi values his visits but does not expect the plans to happen. When spring comes, others join in, and the work on her home is completed.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD470LATOS Book Level 2.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Unexpected Love Story of Alfred FiddleducklingTimothy Basil Ering, illustrated by Timothy Basil EringCaptain Alfred sails home with a duck egg in his fiddle case when a storm breaks apart his boat. The duckling hatches and drifts alone through fog in half of the broken case. He clings to the captain’s floating fiddle, which makes music, and later comes ashore. There he meets the captain’s dog, and they share an appreciation for the instrument’s sound. The music eventually helps bring the captain’s wife to them and guides Captain Alfred home.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Secret ProjectJonah Winter, illustrated by Jeanette WinterThis book concerns the Manhattan Project and the guarded work that led to the first nuclear bomb. It looks inside the secret laboratory at Los Alamos, where people worked under tight security and secrecy. The creation was taken into the desert for testing, an event presented as changing the world. Simple text and illustrations address the project’s controversial, sensitive, and bleak subject matter.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details