Kids Book Index
Elizabeth-Irene Baitie
In Ghana, twelve-year-old Ato and his friends start an organic garden because they hope to earn access to a bird sanctuary. Their effort brings them into conflict with a religious leader who works against their community. Ato has also heard claims that a woman is a witch, and his mother warns him to stay away from the old couch on her porch.
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LoteríaKarla Arenas ValentiEleven-year-old Clara is drawn into a dangerous game of Lotería involving Life and Death. Marked for la Lotería without realizing it, she must try to rescue her cousin from Las Pozas. The story moves through cobbled streets and jacaranda trees before the game reaches Clara, with black-and-white illustrations accompanying her struggle against its dangers.Grades 3–5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
EVERYTHING AWESOME ABOUT SPACE AND OTHER GALACTIC FACTS!Mike LoweryA fact-filled book about the universe and human exploration of it. Playful illustrations accompany information about space, presenting the subject through a lighthearted visual approach. The book explores the universe’s unusual secrets and brings together astronomical facts with images designed to make space exploration the central focus. Its content ranges across our universe and the ways people investigate it.Grades 3–5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Egg Marks the Spot (Skunk and Badger series)Amy Timberlake, illustrated by Jon KlassenSkunk and Badger set out on a field expedition for Badger’s rock research. Skunk is an inexperienced but eager backpacker, carrying an oversized pack to their campsite, while Badger searches for an agate. Instead, Badger discovers a dinosaur egg with a baby about to hatch. Badger’s cousin Fisher wants the rare egg and enlists Norway rats to remove it from its cave. Agatha and the other chickens, along with Skunk and Badger, work to protect the young creature.Grades 3–5Lexile Text Measure 619LATOS Book Level 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details