Kids Book Index
Júlia Sardà
Carmela feels lost and lonely as her older sister Franca grows closer to new friends who are unkind. She leaves on a long walk that takes her to a strange tower. There she meets a mysterious witch and enters a magical world of unusual objects and creatures. Through this encounter, Carmela confronts envy and bullying and discovers her own inner power.
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Alpacas Here, Alpacas ThereCarrie TillotsonThis rhyming nonfiction picture book follows alpacas from their long history in the Andes of South America to farms in North America and elsewhere. People in the Andes domesticated alpacas from wild animals thousands of years ago, and millions are still raised there today. The book explores the animals’ lives and their dependence on human care as alpaca farming spreads around the world.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The One About the BlackbirdMelanie FlorenceA boy learns guitar from his grandfather, though playing it can be frustrating at first. Their favorite is a song about a blackbird, and the boy grows up to become a musician. Years later, he visits his grandfather, who is losing his memory and no longer recognizes him as an adult. The grown boy offers the same gentle encouragement his grandfather once gave him, playing their shared song and reconnecting through music.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Trapped in the Tar Pit: How Paleontologists Unearthed a City’s Prehistoric PastJessica StremerThousands of years ago, an earthquake caused buried tar to rise to the surface, where ancient animals became trapped. In the early twentieth century, people exploring the tar pit found bones as they dug deeper. Scientists determined that the bones were preserved fossils of extinct animals. Set in Los Angeles, the book traces the history of this prehistoric animal graveyard from the tar pit’s formation to the discovery and study of its fossils.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details