Kids Book Index
James E. Ransome, illustrated by James E. Ransome
In this wordless picture book, a mother collects her son after school. They eat at a food court, spend the evening at the library while he works on homework, and later sleep on a park bench. By morning, they use a fountain to get ready before she takes him back to school. The story follows their routine while revealing that they do not have a home.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
BeansproutSarah Lynne ReulDuring a classroom seed-planting project, one student carefully tends a mystery seed and expects it to grow. While classmates’ seeds begin to sprout, this one does not. Disappointed, the student declares they will never grow another seed. When leftover seeds are about to be discarded, the student reconsiders and joins classmates in planting a garden for everyone to enjoy.Picture BooksLexile Text Measure AD590LATOS Book Level 3.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Before I Lived HereStacy S. JensenA boy investigates the history beneath the home and neighborhood where he lives. He moves backward from the building and its construction to the planning of the neighborhood, earlier ranchers and log cabins, and the Indigenous people who were evicted from the land. The journey continues as far back as dinosaurs. Each layer shows that the ground beneath an ordinary home has held many different lives and histories over time.Picture BooksWord Count 215On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
And There Was MusicMarta PantaleoThis book explores music’s many forms and the roles it can play in people’s lives around the world. Musical sounds can offer comfort, bring tears, mark an important day, or help people find courage, strength, and hope. Music can also recall a person’s origins and earlier generations. Gospel choirs, piano concertos, mariachi bands, and gamelan orchestras appear among the forms that connect people across languages and places.Picture BooksOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details