Kids Book Index
Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley
Zoon’s unruly shadow causes trouble at home, school, and on the soccer field. It makes messes, disrupts class, and trips him, leaving Zoon unsure how to handle it. When he tells his grandmother, she gives him his grandfather’s drum. As Zoon listens to its heartbeat-like rhythm, he seeks a way to live alongside his shadow and listen to his own heart.
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Girls on the RiseAmanda GormanThis original poem celebrates girls and girlhood in many forms. It presents girls as strong individually and as people who can support and uplift one another. The poem also looks to girls who came before and describes girls shaping history while moving toward the future. Its focus is collective voice, courage in the face of fear, and standing together.Kindergarten to Second GradeLexile Text Measure AD610LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Before I Lived HereStacy S. JensenA boy investigates the history beneath the home and neighborhood where he lives. He moves backward from the building and its construction to the planning of the neighborhood, earlier ranchers and log cabins, and the Indigenous people who were evicted from the land. The journey continues as far back as dinosaurs. Each layer shows that the ground beneath an ordinary home has held many different lives and histories over time.Picture BooksWord Count 215On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Wanting MonsterMartine MurrayA Wanting Monster arrives in a small village and goes unnoticed at first. Feeling ignored, the creature begins planting discontent and envy among the villagers. The desire for more spreads until people even take stars from the sky. As greed and distrust replace harmony, the village faces the consequences of the monster’s influence and must find a way back to its senses.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details