Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles (Children's Story Books, Sea Turtle Gifts, Moon Books for Kids, Children's Environment Books, Kid's Turtle Books)

9 best books like Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles (Children's Story Books, Sea Turtle Gifts, Moon Books for Kids, Children's Environment Books, Kid's Turtle Books) (Philippe Cousteau): My Heart, Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, The Great Pet Escape, Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, A Bike Like Sergio's, Excellent Ed, The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes, Unidentified Suburban Object, Little Cat's Luck

My Heart

Author	Corinna Luyken
ISBN	0735227934

From the author-illustrator of The Book of Mistakes comes a gorgeous picture book about caring for your own heart and living with kindness and empathy.

My heart is a window. My heart is a slide. My heart can be closed...or opened up wide.

Some days your heart is a puddle or a fence to keep...

Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay

Author	Susan Hood
ISBN	1481430955

From award-winning author Susan Hood and illustrator Sally Wern Comport comes the extraordinary true tale of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, an orchestra made up of children playing instruments built from recycled trash.

Ada Ríos grew up in Cateura, a small town in Paraguay built on...

The Great Pet Escape

Author	Victoria Jamieson
ISBN	1627791051

The class pets at Daisy P. Flugelhorn Elementary School want OUT . . .

and GW (short for George Washington), the deceptively cute hamster in the second-grade classroom, is just the guy to lead the way. But when he finally escapes and goes to find his former partners in crime, Barry and Biter, he...

Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions

Author	Chris Barton
ISBN	1580892973

A cool idea with a big splash.

You know the Super Soaker. It’s one of top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners, impressive inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the...

A Bike Like Sergio's

Author	Maribeth Boelts
ISBN	0763666491

Finders keepers, right? When Ruben picks up someone’s lost money, he finds out how hard it can be to do the right thing.

Ruben feels like he is the only kid without a bike. His friend Sergio reminds him that his birthday is coming, but Ruben knows that the kinds of birthday gifts he and Sergio receive...

Excellent Ed

Author	Stacy McAnulty
ISBN	0553510231

Dog lovers will adore this imperfect yet lovable mutt and his quest for excellence!
 
Everyone in the Ellis family is excellent--except Ed.
 
Ed wonders if this is why he isn’t allowed to eat at the table or sit on the couch with the other children. So he’s determined to find his...

The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes

Author	Duncan Tonatiuh
ISBN	1419721305

Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico’s cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat...

Unidentified Suburban Object

Author	Mike Jung
ISBN	0545782260

The next person who compares Chloe Cho with famous violinist Abigail Yang is going to HEAR it. Chloe has just about had it with people not knowing the difference between someone who's Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. She's had it with people thinking that everything she does well -- getting good grades,...

Little Cat's Luck

Author	Marion Dane Bauer
ISBN	1481424882

From Newbery Honoree Marion Dane Bauer comes a heartwarming novel in verse that's a companion to the "wholly satisfying&" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) Little Dog, Lost.

When an indoor calico cat named Patches spots a golden autumn leaf fluttering past her window, she can't help...