Kids Book Index
Raúl the Third
El Toro and La Oink Oink form a lucha libre tag team. After a wrestling match, the two work together to clean the stadium and arena. The bilingual early reader includes Spanish phrases within its text and uses comic-book-style illustrations. Its clean-up adventure follows the pair as their wrestling partnership becomes practical teamwork after the event has ended.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of DoomMatthew SwansonAfter reading a fortune-cookie message, Ben Yokoyama believes that he has only one day left to live. Taking its advice literally, he creates a bucket list of unfinished tasks and long-held wishes, including building a model of the Taj Mahal and eating a whole cake. His list becomes increasingly outlandish as he gets into and out of trouble, takes risks, makes friendships, and comes to know neighbors.All readersLexile Text Measure 630LATOS Book Level 4.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Thanks a Lot, UniverseChad LucasBrian and Ezra tell alternating, intersecting stories about friendship, identity, and difficult changes. Brian, who has social anxiety, is struggling after his father disappears amid legal trouble and his mother is hospitalized following an overdose. He and his younger brother enter foster care and run away. Ezra, who is biracial, faces a shifting friendship when a close friend begins making racist comments. Noticing that Brian seems stressed and unhappy, Ezra reaches out to him.All readersLexile Text Measure 580LATOS Book Level 3.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Ten Animals in Antarctica: A Counting BookMoira CourtThis collage-illustrated counting book introduces ten animals that live on land and in the sea in Antarctica. Each animal is described through details of its traits and habitat, using alliteration and internal rhyme. The book centers the distinctive wildlife of Antarctica while inviting readers to count from one through ten. Its animal portraits connect the continent's environments with the creatures that inhabit them.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details