Kids Book Index
Ruby Bridges
Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges--who, at the age of six, was the first African American to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans--shares her story through text and historical photographs, offering a powerful call to action.
Yorick and BonesJeremy Tankard, Hermione TankardHe speaks likeit too. “Forsooth, my joy, I barely can contain!”Bones is thehungry dog who did the digging. Though he cannot speak, he can chomp.Whatwill become of these two unlikely companions?Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Construction PeopleLee Bennett HopkinsThis anthology begins with a busy construction site, and an architect's (and her daughter's) dreams drawn on blueprint paper. Next, workers with huge machines--backhoes, dump trucks, cement mixers, etc.--roll in.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
This Poem Is a NestIrene LathamThis beautiful poetry collection introduces readers to the art of found poetry as the poet writes a 37-line poem, "Nest," then finds 160 smaller poems within it.What can you find in a poem about a robin's nest?Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details