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).
Our online Searchable Best Books List draws from the committee's annual Best Children's Books of the Year-beginning with the list of books published in 2000-with each featuring more than 600 high-quality titles for young readers.
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We the Sea Turtles: A Collection of Island Stories
Michelle Kadarusman
Illustrator: Doug Panton
Ages: 9+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Pajama Press
ISBN: 978-1-77278-285-1
Keywords: Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, Komodo dragon, tsunami, environmental issues, refugees
The lives of young people intersect with the natural world, including the turtles that inhabit it and the effects of climate change. Black-and-white illustrations.