Kids Book Index
Yamile Saied Mendez
A young girl is repeatedly asked what she hopes to become when she is older. With her abuela beside her, she imagines a range of possible futures. The book centers on their conversation and the girl's freedom to picture many directions for her life, moving between the question she is given and the possibilities she creates with her grandmother's help.
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THAOThao Lam, illustrated by Thao LamAfter moving from Vietnam to Canada as a young child, Thao starts school with a name that others repeatedly mispronounce. Other children call her by wrong names and use teasing labels, leaving her to wonder whether she should become someone else. She tries an easier name, but her Vietnamese spring rolls and her attachment to her own name bring her cultural identity back into view.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD420LATOS Book Level 2.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Kuan Yin: The Princess Who Became the Goddess of CompassionMaya van der MeerTwo sisters encounter love and compassion in a princess adventure drawn from an old Chinese tale. This modern version recounts Kuan Yin, an enlightened Buddhist figure associated with compassion and love. The setting is visually linked to the Tang Dynasty through elaborate artwork. An author’s note accompanies the retelling, which brings a traditional story and its spiritual subject into a contemporary picture-book form.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
What’s in Your Pocket?: Collecting Nature’s TreasuresHeather L. MontgomeryThrough biographical sketches, it introduces nine scientists and explains how they got their start. It links childhood curiosity to the discoveries of nine scientists. Jane Goodall, Charles Darwin, and George Washington Carver are described as curious children with pockets full of treasures. Digital illustrations portray them as children and as adults. It also includes back matter and notes from its author and illustrator.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details