Kids Book Index
Nell C. Beckerman, illustrated by David Litchfield
This nonfiction picture book explores why natural events can make the sky appear luminous. It addresses sunrise and lightning alongside rainbows, volcanoes, meteors, and eclipses. Rather than focusing on a single event, the book brings together a range of light-filled natural phenomena and explains the science that accounts for their glowing appearances.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Her Name Was Mary Katharine: The Only Woman Whose Name Is on the Declaration of IndependenceElla Schwartz, illustrated by Dow PhumirukThis picture-book biography focuses on Mary Katharine Goddard, born in 1738 in colonial Connecticut as the country moved toward the American Revolution. It recounts how she became the only woman whose name appeared in print on the Declaration of Independence. Her story is set against the changing politics of the colonial era and the nation’s approach to revolution.Third to Fifth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
InvestiGators: Heist and SeekJohn Patrick GreenWhen paintings disappear from a museum, the InvestiGators are called to investigate the theft. Mango and Brash are alligators who work as a crime-fighting pair. Their adventures feature puns, silly supervillains, and giant talking chickens. In an earlier adventure, the duo goes undercover in a bakery to find chef Gustavo after he is kidnapped and to keep his recipes out of the wrong hands.Kids Favorites — 3rd–5th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Animal BFFsSophie Corrigan, illustrated by Sophie CorriganAnimal BFFs looks at best friendships in the animal world. It describes animal companions who are there for one another in hard times and good ones alike. These pairs help each other in the familiar ways friends do, presenting animals as having close, dependable bonds. The book follows The Not Bad Animals and focuses on what it means for animals to have a best friend in their lives and relationships.Kids Favorites — 3rd–5th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details