Kids Book Index
Hayan Charara
A young boy in Lebanon loses one of his cherished cats after his village is attacked. Luli spends time beneath an olive tree with three cats, including Lucy the Fat and Lucy the Skinny. The loss leaves him trying to live with grief while holding onto hope for peace. The story is based on the July War, the month-long 2006 conflict between Lebanon and Israel.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
Luis Paints the WorldTerry FarishLuis does not want his brother Nico to leave for Army service. Hoping to show Nico what he would be leaving behind, Luis starts painting a mural on an alley wall. His images include their house, the river, Parque de las Ardillas, his mother’s flan, and the baseball games played in the street. While Nico is away, Luis waits for his return and his world broadens through painting and support from their Dominican neighborhood.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous PhotographRoxane OrgillIn 1958, Esquire magazine planned an issue celebrating American jazz. Graphic designer Art Kane proposed gathering jazz musicians for a photograph outside a Harlem brownstone, despite not knowing whether anyone would appear and lacking a good camera. This book uses verse and artwork to tell the story of that photo session, bringing together the planning and uncertainty behind a well-known moment in jazz history. It centers the musicians, Harlem, and the making of the group portrait.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Tragic Tale of the Great AukJan ThornhillThis nonfiction account follows the Great Auk, a flightless bird resembling a penguin that once lived in the icy North Atlantic. For hundreds of thousands of years, the birds floated on the waves, dove for fish, and climbed rocky shores to mate and hatch chicks. They were once abundant in northern Atlantic waters, but human hunting, egg collecting, and climate change led to their extinction. The book traces the rise and disappearance of a bird whose life was tied to cold seas and rocky breeding grounds.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details