Kids Book Index
Eve Bunting
A young girl receives a small horse as a gift from her aunt, but at first she is unsure how to respond to it. The horse has wings, prompting her to wonder whether it might be the winged creature of Greek mythology. Their relationship develops into one marked by friendship and love, as the girl considers the magical possibility carried by her aunt’s unusual present.
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Adrift: An Odd Couple of Polar BearsJessica Olien, illustrated by Jessica OlienKarl and Hazel are polar bears with sharply different personalities. Karl talks too much, while Hazel does not like to talk. Neither considers the other a friend when they become stranded together on an ice floe drifting out to sea. Their situation requires them to help one another. Bold-line, colorful illustrations depict the pair's polar setting and their uneasy partnership.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Cat Named SwanHolly Hobbie, illustrated by Holly HobbieSwan is a rescue cat who has survived on the streets without a home. His circumstances change when he is adopted by a human family. The story follows his move from homelessness into family life and the pleasures he finds there, while also describing the joy he brings to the people who take him in. It is a story of a cat’s adoption.Five to NineATOS Book Level 3.2AR Interest Level Lower Grades (LG K-3)On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Town Is by the SeaJoanne SchwartzOn a summer day in a town by the sea, a boy looks toward the water while thinking about his father, who digs coal beneath the sea. He visits a friend, runs an errand for his mother, and stops at his grandfather’s grave. The details of lunch, swings, sea air, and the graveyard shape his day, while his father’s underground work remains in his thoughts.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD550LATOS Book Level 3.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details