Kids Book Index
Rajani LaRocca, MD
Poetry and science come together in this nonfiction picture book about the human heart and what it does. Lyrical language, cut-paper art, colorful images, text boxes, and diagrams present information about this vital organ. The book places complex details beside familiar experiences as it explores the heart’s power and function.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
The Smallest OwletGeorgia Grahm, illustrated by Georgia GrahmTwo great horned owls raise three owlets in an aspen grove through winter, spring, and summer. The book shows the parents caring for their young and repeatedly bringing them prey. It also describes the hunting abilities that make this possible, including strong eyesight, sound-absorbing feathers, and powerful talons. Detailed realistic illustrations accompany the family’s changing seasons, and back matter extends the subject.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Power of SnowBob RaczkaRhyming text follows a snowy landscape as the number of snowflakes increases exponentially. Each page includes math formulas that track the multiplying flakes and asks how long it will take to pass one hundred. Paper-collage and digital illustrations show the land becoming more deeply covered in snow, with endnotes providing additional material.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Yukie’s Island: My Family’s World War II StoryYukie Kimura, K–odo Kimura, Steve SheinkinIn 1943, six-year-old Yukie Kimura moves with her family to Bentenjima, an island off Japan’s coast, where her father is a lighthouse keeper. She remembers playing with her brother and sister before the war reaches their home and the family shelters from nearby bombing. After the war, empty classroom seats reveal losses in the community, while childhood play continues to shape Yukie’s memories.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details