# Books like Kakapo Rescue

**10** books similar to *Kakapo Rescue* by Sy Montgomery, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

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## Similar books

- [Almost Astronauts](https://readinglist.school/book/almost-astronauts) by Tanya Lee Stone _(Grades 5–9)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).
- [An American Plague](https://readinglist.school/book/an-american-plague) by Jim Murphy _(Grades 6–10)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (6–10), and the same era (2010s).
- [Balloons over Broadway](https://readinglist.school/book/balloons-over-broadway) by Melissa Sweet _(Grades 1–4)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (1–4), and the same era (2010s).
- [Black Potatoes](https://readinglist.school/book/black-potatoes) by Susan Campbell Bartoletti _(Grades 6–10)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (6–10), and the same era (2010s).
- [Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon](https://readinglist.school/book/bomb) by Steve Sheinkin _(920L · Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2010s).
- [Funny Bones](https://readinglist.school/book/funny-bones) by Duncan Tonatiuh _(Grades 2–5)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2010s).
- [The Girl Who Drew Butterflies](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-drew-butterflies) by Joyce Sidman _(Grades 5–9)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).
- [The Voice That Challenged a Nation](https://readinglist.school/book/the-voice-that-challenged-a-nation) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 6–10)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (6–10), and the same era (2010s).
- [The Wall](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wall-peter-sis) by Peter Sís _(Grades 5–9)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).
- [Twelve Days in May](https://readinglist.school/book/twelve-days-in-may) by Larry Dane Brimner _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s).

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