
Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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The Fourteenth Goldfish
by Jennifer L. Holm
Illustrator: Tad Carpenter
Ages: 9+
Published: 2014
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
ISBN: 978-0-375-87064-4
Keywords: Grandparents
When a strange boy shows up at her house and turns out to be her grandfather, eleven-year-old Ellie's life changes and her interest in science grows. Cheerful black-and-white illustrations of goldfish.