Kids Book Index
Jillian Tamaki
A young girl spends time outdoors as the seasons shift, considering the gap between what people tell her and what she notices for herself. The sea may be called blue, yet water in her hands appears clear; she also thinks about colors inside her body and inside an egg. Her flowing inner narration follows her observations, questions, and imagination as she experiences the natural world.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
Water Land: Land and Water Forms Around the WorldChristy HaleDie-cut pages compare bodies of water with corresponding landforms, changing one into the other as pages turn. A lake becomes an island, a bay becomes a cape, and a gulf becomes a peninsula. The book labels forms such as straits, systems of lakes, isthmuses, and archipelagos. A multi-page foldout supplies brief definitions, examples from around the world, and a map locating some of them.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
First Laugh: Welcome, Baby!Rose Ann Tahe, Nancy Bo FloodA new baby is the focus of this present-day story about a Navajo family. Family members wait, tickle, smile, and listen for the baby’s first laugh, which signals that the First Laugh Ceremony can take place. The person who first makes a baby laugh hosts the ceremony, a formal welcome into the family and clan. The family spends time both at home in the city and with grandparents in the Navajo Nation. Information on the Navajo ceremony and newborn traditions in other cultures follows the story.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Gift from AbuelaCecilia RuizAbuela and her granddaughter Nina share songs, park visits, and the making of papel picado banners. Wanting to give Nina something special, Abuela secretly saves twenty pesos each week. As years pass, life becomes harder in Mexico, Nina spends more time with friends, and a government currency change leaves Abuela’s saved old pesos worthless. Nina later finds the money while cleaning Abuela’s kitchen. Together, they turn the bills into papel picado, renewing a shared activity as their lives change.Picture Books for School-Age ChildrenLexile Text Measure AD540LATOS Book Level 2.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details