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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation
Author and Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh Publisher and Year: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014 Number of pages: 40 Genre: Biography This story is about desegregation in 1940s California, anti-Latinx racism, and how one one girl’s family decided to never give … Continue reading
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Tagged 4-5, 6-8, 8-12, Award Book, Codie Ford, Culture, Diversity, Family, Non-fiction
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A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History
Author and Illustrator: Lynne Cherry Publisher and Year: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1992 Number of pages: 25 Genre: Informational Nonfiction This story is about the history of the Nashau River in Massachusetts and its pollution and eventual clean up by environmentalists. … Continue reading
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Gracias / Thanks
Author: Pat Mora Illustrator: John Parra Publisher and year: Lee & Low Books, 2009 Number of pages: 32 pages Genre: Picture Book The book Gracias/Thanks is about the celebration of family, friendship, and many other things in life we can … Continue reading
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A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Author: Philip C. Stea Illustrator: Erin E. Stead Publisher and year: Roaring Brook Press, 2010 Number of pages: 32 pages Genre: Picture Book A Sick Day for Amos McGee describes a story that happened between a friendly zookeeper, Amos McGee … Continue reading
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The Colors of Us
Author: Karen Katz Illustrator: Karen Katz Publisher and year: Square Fish, 2002 Number of pages: 32 pages Genre: Picture Book The book The Colors of Us tells the story of how seven-year-old Lena and her mother observe the variations in … Continue reading
Knit Together
Author: Angela Dominguez Illustrator: Angela Dominguez Publisher and year: Dial Books, 2015 Number of pages: 32 pages Genre: Picture Book The book Knit Together uses illustration board with gouache, tissue paper, ink, colored pencil, and a dab of digital to … Continue reading
If You Plant a Seed
Author: Kadir Nelson Illustration: Kadir Nelson Publisher and year: Balzer + Bray, 2015 Number of pages: 32 pages Genre: Picture Book With nice oil paintings, the book If You Plant a Seed tells the story about the power and rewards … Continue reading
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My Dream Playground
Author: Kate M. Becker Illustrator: Jed Henry Publisher and year: Candlewick, 2013 Number of pages: 32 pages Genre: Picture Book My Dream Playground is a story of a dream come true. A girl dreams about having a playground and she … Continue reading
Remembering Grandpa
Author: Uma Krishnaswami Illustrator: Layne Johnson Publisher and year: Boyds Mills Press, 2007 Number of pages: 32 pages Genre: Picture Book Remembering Grandpa is a beautiful story of death and remembrance. It teaches children that we don’t have to be … Continue reading
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The Dot
Author: Peter H. Reynolds Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds Publisher and year: Candlewick, 2003 Number of pages: 32 pages Genre: Picture Book The picture book The Dot tells a story of the power of encouragement for students. Vashti thought she could … Continue reading
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