Circle
Illustrator
Jeannie Baker
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9780763679668
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Follows the migration of the bar-tailed godwits from Australia and New Zealand to their breeding grounds in the Arctic.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Lexile Measure
AD610L
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Physical disability; wheelchair user
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother
Awards
Children's Book of the Year Award, 2017, Notable Book, Picture Book
English 4-11 Picture Book Award, 2017, Short List, Picture Book
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books, 2017, Notables, Informational Books
Picture Book of the Year, 2017, Notable Book, Picture Book
Riverby Award, 2017, Winner
Keywords
migration; healing; Arctic; New Zealand; journey; foxes; godwits; birds
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Baker, Jeannie, "Circle" (2016). Diverse Families. 1861.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1861