Kids Book Index
Jack Wong
Children and families spend time swimming outdoors, encountering both the pleasures and fears of water. The book follows children learning to swim while exploring water in nature. Pastel and watercolor illustrations show families together outside, pairing swimming with the varied feelings that can arise as children become more familiar with water.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
Things in the BasementBen HatkeAfter moving into a new home, Milo goes into the basement to look for a missing sock. His search leads him to another world filled with unfamiliar creatures. In this strange place, Milo must face what he does not know and discover how to act bravely. The basement becomes a passage from his new house into a mysterious realm, where the ordinary task of finding a sock develops into an encounter with unexpected beings and uncertainty.All readersLexile Text Measure 261LATOS Book Level 2.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean FloorMartin W. SandlerThis nonfiction book examines shipwrecks and the histories they can reveal beneath the ocean’s surface. Some wrecks are found unexpectedly, while others require patient, collaborative searches and waiting for dangerous seas to settle. The investigation of these vessels involves solving mysteries about what lies below the water. Sidebars, archival images, photographs, diagrams, maps, and sources accompany the account of discoveries on the ocean floor.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 1300LATOS Book Level 8.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Window FishingDK DysonA boy lowers a paperclip tied to string from his window. An artist downstairs responds by drawing a colorful fish for him to pull back up. Their small exchange becomes an idea that spreads through their East Harlem neighborhood, bringing art into the windows around them. The story follows an artist who hopes to make work that gives people joy, while showing how a playful act can create connection across generations and throughout a community.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details