Kids Book Index
Sid Sharp
Bellweather, a sheep, fears the wolves said to live in the woods. Wanting to pick berries without worry, he makes a wolf costume so that he can pass unnoticed in the forest. The disguise initially seems to offer a solution, but his plan starts to come apart. As events shift, Bellweather learns that the forest and its rumored wolves may not be what he assumed.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and his Glorious BookTonya BoldenThis nonfiction picture book traces Victor Hugo Green’s work on the Green Book. Green, a Black postal worker from Harlem, created the travel guide during segregation to help Black travelers find safer ways to move through the United States. The account places his work in the Jim Crow era and includes historical materials alongside illustrations. It follows the creation of a resource made in response to the dangers Black people faced while traveling.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and PhotographsChana StiefelThis biography follows Yaffa Eliach, who grew up in the Jewish community of Eishyshok, Poland, where her grandmother made portraits of local people. When Nazis entered the town, Yaffa’s family escaped while most of its 3,500 Jewish residents were killed. After surviving the war in hiding and later becoming a historian in the United States, she helped create a Holocaust memorial. She then spent 17 years collecting photographs of Eishyshok’s Jewish citizens for the Tower of Faces exhibit.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 750LATOS Book Level 4.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
ThirstVarsha BajajMinni lives in a poor area of Mumbai where communal water taps operate only for a few hours each day and people wait in long lines. Severe shortages worsen when thieves steal water, a crime Minni sees one night. At the high-rise where she has begun working, she encounters plentiful running water and a rooftop pool. While studying for exams and handling family responsibilities, Minni investigates the theft ring affecting her neighborhood.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 700LATOS Book Level 4.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details