Tag Archives: Culture

This is the Dream

Author: Diane Z. Shore & Jessica Alexander Illustrator: James Ransome Published: Harper Collins 2009 Pages: 40 Tags: Jamal Jackson, Historical Fiction, Family, Culture, Diversity, Juvenile Fiction, k-5,Diane Z. Shore, Jessica Alexander, Award Winning Genre: Historical Fiction Analysis: The story is … Continue reading

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Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-ins

Author: Carole Boston Weatherford Illustrator: Jerome Lagarrigue Published: Puffin Books 2007 Pages: 32 Tags: Family, Culture, Realistic Fiction, historical Fiction, picture book, k-5, Race, Carole Boston Weatherford Genre: Realistic Fiction Analysis: The story follows a brief time period in Connie’s childhood … Continue reading

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Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream For Me

Author: Daniel Beaty Illustrator: Bryan Collier Published: Little, Brown and Company 2013 Pages: 40 Tags: Award Books, Culture, Diversity, Family, Realistic Fiction, Fiction, Father, Emotion, 2-3, 4-5, Jamal Jackson, Genre: Realistic Fiction Analysis: The story follows a young African American … Continue reading

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Mirror

Author: Jeannie Baker Illustrator/Photographer: Jeannie Baker Publisher and Year: Candlewick Press, 2010 Number of pages: 48 Tags: Culture, Family, Realistic Fiction, Jamal Jackson, k-5, Genre: Realisitic Fiction Analysis: Mirror is a wordless picture book that uses pictures to go through … Continue reading

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One Plastic Bag

Title: One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of Gambia Author(s): Miranda Paul Illustrator/Photographer: Elizabeth Zunon Publisher and Year: Millbrook Press, 2015 Number of pages: 28 Tags: Culture, Diversity, Non-Fiction, Picture Book, K-5, Morgan Houk Genre: Non-Fiction Analysis:  This … Continue reading

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Malala: Activist for Girls’ Education

Title: Malala: Activist for Girls’ Education Author(s): Raphaele Frier Illustrator/Photographer: Aurelia Fronty Publisher and Year: Charlesbridge, 2017 Number of pages: 35 Tags: Diversity, Family, Culture, Emotion, 6-8, Picture Book, Morgan Houk Genre: Non-Fiction Analysis: The plot of this book tells … Continue reading

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Freedom Over Me

Title: Freedom Over Me Author(s): Ashley Bryan Illustrator/Photographer: Ashley Bryan Publisher and Year: Simon & Schuster, 2016 Number of pages: 46 Tags: Culture, Family, Emotion, 4-5, 6-8, Picture Book, Morgan Houk, Award Book Genre: Historical Fiction Analysis:                 This book … Continue reading

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Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey

Title: Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey Author(s): Margriet Ruurs Illustrator/Photographer: Nizar Ali Badr Publisher and Year: Orca Book Publishers, 2016 Number of pages: 18 Tags: Diversity, Family, Culture, Emotion, K-8, Picture Book, Morgan Houk Genre: Realistic Fiction This story … Continue reading

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Where the Shadbush Blooms

Title: Where the Shadbush Blooms Author(s): Carla Messinger Illustrator/Photographer: David Kanietakeron Fadden Publisher and Year: Tricycle Press, 2007 Number of pages: 27 Tags: Culture, Diversity, Family, K-5, Morgan Houk Genre: Realistic Fiction Analysis: This story is about a little girl … Continue reading

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Grandma’s Gift

Title: Grandma’s Gift Author & Illustrator: Eric Velasquez Publisher: Walker Publishing Company, 2010 Number of pages: 29 Tags: Culture, Family, Non-fiction, Holidays, Picture Book, Social Science, Grace Sheley Genre: Non-fiction Eric Velasquez’s story centers on his childhood experience of making … Continue reading

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