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Rosemary Wells
This family-memory-inspired story follows a wooden rocking chair made around 1825 by Sam Siegbert, a Jewish immigrant from Germany. Passed from one generation to the next, the chair remains a place of welcome for immigrants. Its history begins with Sam's birth in southern Germany in 1807 and continues through the changing families who receive it, blending remembered family history with imagination.
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The Wall and the WildChristina DendyAna tries to make a garden in which every plant and flower looks perfectly uniform. She throws uneven seeds and irregular shoots over a wall into a place called the Wild. As her own garden becomes tidier and more restricted, the Wild keeps expanding. Ana’s efforts to control the growing things bring her to recognize that nature does not remain orderly. Colorful art is set against dark backgrounds.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Butterflies Are Pretty Gross!Rosemary MoscoA monarch butterfly speaks directly to the reader in this nonfiction picture book about less familiar butterfly behavior. Alongside their beauty, the book notes that some butterflies feed on dead animals, rotten fruit, tears, and poop. Humorous illustrations accompany facts that invite a closer look at what butterflies do and how they differ from common assumptions.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD500LATOS Book Level 3.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
There’s a Ghost in this HouseOliver Jeffers, illustrated by Oliver JeffersAn unnamed young girl looks through a supposedly haunted house for ghosts that are difficult to spot. She invites readers to take part in the hide-and-seek search. The book combines the girl’s investigation with a playful ghost hunt inside the house, using translucent pages alongside drawings and black-and-white photographs.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD470LATOS Book Level 3.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details