Kids Book Index
Suzy Lee, illustrated by Suzy Lee, Helen Mixter
A rich man claims control over the shade cast by a large tree on his land and orders people away. A young traveler joins the villagers and quickly makes a deal that turns the man’s greed against him. The agreement secures access to the tree’s shade for everyone in the community, wherever it falls. This is a retelling of a Korean folktale.
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Zap! Clap! Boom!: The Story of a ThunderstormLaura Purdie SalasOn a summer day, a sudden thunderstorm sends three children rushing home. It traces storm beginnings that occur before the first raindrop. Rhyming text tells the weather event, while colorful, fluid illustrations picture the change from a beautiful day to a storm. Back matter extends the book’s account of thunderstorms. The children’s dash home follows the abrupt shift in summer weather.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems about Earth’s Colorful CreaturesSusan Johnston TaylorAnimals in Surprising Shades is a collection of poems about colorful creatures from around the world. Its subjects include birds, bugs, snails, and slugs, whose feathers, fur, skin, or scales show many colors. The book also considers why a blue-footed booby dances and how a Picasso bug uses a chemical defense against predators. The poems pair animal color with behavior and survival.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Sky Is Not the LimitJérémie DecalfVoyager 2 narrates its own journey through outer space in this account of the space probe’s mission. Built in 1977 with its twin, it departs Earth and spends years traveling through darkness toward Jupiter and Saturn. It then reaches Uranus and Neptune, farther than earlier missions, before continuing beyond the solar system. The craft carries a Golden Record as it travels through interstellar space.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details