Kids Book Index
G. Neri
Opposites attract in this picture-book account of two Jewish boys from Queens who begin making music together as young teens. Jokester Paul and “math geek” Artie hit it off as cast members in the sixth-grade production of Alice in Wonderland.
Water Land: Land and Water Forms Around the WorldChristy HaleA lake turns into an island.A cozy bay into a secluded cape.A gulf with sea turtles transforms into a peninsula surrounded by pirate ships.This unique information book for the very young switches between bodies of water and corresponding land masses with the simple turn of a page.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, a Changing India, and a Hidden World of ArtBarb RosenstockA 2019 Orbis Pictus Honor BookThe incredible story of the world’s largest visionary environment: the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, kept secret by outsider artist Nek Chand for fifteen years.After the partition of India in 1947, Nek Chand Saini settled in the city of Chandigarh, with nothing but stories brought from his homeland.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth CottenLaura VeirsAs a child in rural North Carolina in the early 20th century, Libba Cotten “heard music everywhere.” She borrowed her brother’s guitar when he wasn’t home and played it upside-down and backwards, because she was left-handed. “Nobody else played that way, but it was the way that felt right to Libba.” Libba composed the song “Freight Train” around age 11, inspired by the sounds of…The ArtsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details