Kids Book Index
Wanuri Kahiu
Etabo dreams of racing camels and hopes one day to beat his older brother. When rising water prices force his father to sell the family’s camels, Etabo’s siblings must seek work and his chance to race disappears. He continues to imagine racing until his sister Akiru makes a herd of wooden camels. Her gift helps sustain his dream of owning a racing camel during a difficult time.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
The One Day HouseJulia DurangoWilson imagines many ways to repair his elderly neighbor Gigi’s house: painting it, fixing windows, repairing the steps, chimney, and roof, planting a garden, and restoring her piano. Over summer, fall, and winter, he shares these ideas with Gigi and people throughout the neighborhood. Gigi values his visits but does not expect the plans to happen. When spring comes, others join in, and the work on her home is completed.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD470LATOS Book Level 2.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
FeatherRémi Courgeon, illustrated by Rémi Courgeon, Claudia Zoe BedrickSmall Paulina is called Feather and shares a home with her dad and three brothers who are older than she is. At home, her brothers’ greater size and strength mean she usually loses their arguments over chores. She sets aside piano, her favorite activity, to begin boxing training. As her skills and confidence build, she begins standing up for herself and asks to be called Paulina. Ahead of a big match, slips of paper inside her gloves deliver encouragement from both her father and her brothers.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha HadidJeanette WinterThis nonfiction picture-book portrait follows Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid from a childhood of creative observation to her studies in mathematics and architecture. After opening her own company, she developed buildings unlike conventional designs, shaped by patterns, movement, and forms she noticed in nature. The book describes the initial resistance to her work and the later construction of her designs. It concludes with examples of her best-known buildings.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details