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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Small World
by Ishta Mercurio
Illustrator: Jen Corace
Ages: 6+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Abrams BFYR
ISBN: 978-1-4197-3407-6
Keywords: Diversity, Indian-Americans, Astronauts, engineering, and mathematics), technology, STEM (science
Nanda grows from a baby to a young woman, learning and interacting with the world, until she is ready to blast into space. Radiant gouache, ink, and pencil illustrations.