Kids Book Index
Dave Eggers
This book examines how San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge was designed and built, along with the story behind its well-known orange color. Colored-paper and collage artwork illustrates the account. A revised edition adds real letters from constituents arguing that the bridge should remain orange. The material brings together its construction and design with the debate over its color.
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28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the WorldCharles R. Smith JrThis book presents twenty-eight moments from Black history through poetry, prose, and illustrations. Its entries range from the killing of Crispus Attucks during the Boston Massacre to Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration. It also features influential African American figures, including Madame C. J. Walker, whose success followed years of adversity. Together, the pieces trace people and events across different periods of United States history.Nine to TwelveATOS Book Level 6.6AR Interest Level Lower Grades (LG K-3)On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Wolf WilderKatherine RundellFeo is learning her mother’s work as a wolf wilder in snowy Russia, helping domesticated wolves learn to survive in the wilderness. Three wolves remain close to Feo even after being returned to the wild. When her mother is imprisoned by the czarist regime, Feo travels through the Russian wilderness with half-wild wolves and a band of children to free her. The rescue brings her care for wolves into direct conflict with the prison authorities.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 640LATOS Book Level 4.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Today Another Kind of HurricaneTamara Ellis SmithHurricane Katrina destroys ten-year-old Zavion’s home, forcing him and his father to leave for Baton Rouge. In northern Vermont, another ten-year-old, Henry, loses his best friend Wayne in an accident. Henry later goes to New Orleans to assist hurricane-relief efforts and look for a marble that had been in donated jeans. A lucky marble connects the two boys’ experiences of loss.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details