Kids Book Index
Robin Newman
Sawyer is an ant who practices law and handles one legal case after another in the animal world. His cases introduce legal ideas through situations that include a snail facing a speeding ticket. Sawyer succeeds in a variety of matters, with each case centering on a different legal situation. The book includes black-and-white artwork and follows this critter lawyer as he pursues justice for his clients.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Omnibird: An Avian Investigator’s HandbookGiselle ClarksonUsing the idea of an “omnibird,” this handbook provides clues for investigating birds. It explains shared features such as hatching from eggs, feathers, two legs, beaks, and gizzards, then applies them to eighteen common birds from habitats around the world. Readers encounter eagles, owls, seabirds, starlings, ducks, and swans while examining bones, gizzard stones, calls, droppings, feathers, flight patterns, nesting, and behavior.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
J vs. KKwame Alexander, Jerry CraftJ and K, two fifth graders at Dean Ashley Public School, each hope to place in the annual creative storytelling contest. J draws wordless stories, while K writes. When they discover they are both entering, their rivalry intensifies as each tries to outdo the other. The former competitors eventually consider whether combining their different creative strengths could help them win the contest.Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeATOS Book Level 4.8AR Interest Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Twist, Tumble, Triumph: The Story of Champion Gymnast Ágnes KeletiDeborah Bodin Cohen, Kerry OlitzkyÁgnes Keleti loves gymnastics until a new Hungarian law bars Jewish athletes from the gym. After German soldiers enter Budapest, she obtains identity papers from a Christian woman and hides in a farming village. There, she does housework for a family that supports the Nazis while holding onto her hope of competing at the Olympics. Years after the Holocaust, she reunites with her partner and achieves her goals.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details