Kids Book Index
Alex Boersma, Nick Pyenson, illustrated by Alex Boersma
This book follows a bowhead whale through a life spanning two centuries. Through the whale’s long journey in the Arctic, it considers changes in that region and the effects of human activity there. The account uses the perspective of one of the longest-living mammals to explore Arctic life over time.
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American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the SouthGail JarrowThis book investigates hookworm’s devastating effects in the American South during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It explains how larvae could enter through skin, often bare feet, then travel through the body to the small intestine, where they fed on a host’s blood. The account covers Charles Wardell Stiles’s identification of the species and efforts to reduce its spread, including public education, testing, treatment, and improved sanitation advocated by the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission.Historical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Antarctica: The Melting ContinentKaren Romano Young, illustrated by Angela HsiehThis guide explores Antarctica’s wildlife, landscapes, scientists, and explorers, as well as changes occurring across the icebound continent. It introduces emperor penguins, killer whales, elephant seals, and giant sea life beneath shifting ice. The book also considers Antarctica’s deep past, including a time when dinosaurs roamed there, and describes scientists living and conducting research in severe conditions. An international scientific community continues to study the continent’s ecosystem and its frozen layers.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Urgent Message from a Hot Planet: Navigating the Climate CrisisAnn Eriksson, illustrated by Belle WuthrichUrgent Message from a Hot Planet explains the science and causes of global heating. It describes how fossil-fuel burning and damage to nature can warm the atmosphere, with effects including stronger storms, heat waves, drought, floods, wildfires, sea-level rise, and ocean acidification. The book also presents mitigation ideas and examines efforts by young people and adult allies around the world to respond to the climate crisis.Winning TitlesOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details