Kids Book Index
Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong
This illustrated food history traces how dishes such as pizza, pasta, ice cream, and French fries traveled across places and cultures before becoming familiar favorites.
The History of WeNikkolas Smith, illustrated by Nikkolas SmithThe History of We is a nonfiction picture book written and illustrated by Nikkolas Smith that imagines early human achievements in Africa and presents them as the shared beginnings of modern civilization.Grades K–2Lexile 680LFountas & Pinnell ROn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Through Sand and Salt: A Tale of Discovery Across the SaharaElizabeth ZunonMalik joins his father’s salt caravan across the Sahara to Timbuktu. During the journey, he learns salt’s roles in trade, food, ritual, and human life while growing into the responsibility of future leadership.Kindergarten to Second GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
To the Top of the World: Barbara Hillary, the First Black Woman to Reach the North and South PolesDeborah Blumenthal, illustrated by Anastasia Magloire WilliamsThis picture-book biography follows Barbara Hillary, who became the first Black woman to reach both the North and South Poles in her seventies. It also traces her later climate advocacy.Kindergarten to Second GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details