Tag Archives: Culture

Divali Rose

Divali Rose Written by Vashanti Rahaman Illustrated by Jamel Akib Boyds Mills Press, 2008 27 pages, Realistic Fiction Divali Rose is the story of a boy named Ricki who learns about stereotypes and overcoming hatred when he experiences prejudice from … Continue reading

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Home Now

  Title: Home Now Author: Lesley Beake Illustrator: Karin Littlewood Publisher: Charlesbridge Year: 2006 Number of Pages: 28 Tags: Animals, Culture, Emotion, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Picture Book, K-5, Taylor Krueger Genre: Fiction Children’s Book Analysis: This book shares the story … Continue reading

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We came to America

Title: We came to America Author(s): Faith Ringgold Illustrator/Photographer: Amy Bates Publisher and Year: Random House Children’s Books 2016 Number of pages: 32 Genre:  Fiction, Family, Diversity Analysis: 1)    Summary: This book is about different cultures and races coming over … Continue reading

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Fly Free!

Title: Fly Free! Author(s): Roseanne Thong Illustrator/Photographer: Enjin Kim Neilan Publisher and Year: Boyds Mills Press, 2010 Number of Pages: 30 Genre: Fiction Analysis: Fly Free! is the story of a little Vietnamese girl named Mai. Mai loves to feed … Continue reading

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Halmoni and the Picnic

Author: Sook Nyul Choi Illustrator: Karen M. Dugan Length: 26 pages Genre: Realistic fiction Analysis: Halmoni and the Picnic is a touching book about Yunmi and her grandmother Halmoni, who immigrated from Korea. Yunmi’s class was having a field trip … Continue reading

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Girls Hold Up This World

Author: Jada Pinkett Smith Photos by: Donyell Kennedy-McCullough Publisher: Scholastic, Cartwheel Books, 2005 Length: 30 Genre: Non-fiction Analysis: Girls Hold up this World is a beautiful book which uses poetry to convey the message that girls are strong, capable, and … Continue reading

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A Place Called Freedom

Title: A Place Called Freedom Author: Scott Russell Sanders Illustrator/Photographer: Thomas B. Allen Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Year: 1997 Number of Pages: 32 Tags: Culture, Emotion, Family, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, K-5, Taylor Krueger Genre: Picture Book Historical … Continue reading

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The Ledgerbook of Thomas Blue Eagle

The Ledgerbook of Thomas Blue Eagle Written by Jewel Grutman and Gay Matthaei, illustrated by Adam Cvijanovic Lickle Publishing, 1994 71 pages, Historical fiction The Ledgerbook of Thomas Blue Eagle is the story of a young Lakota Sioux boy who … Continue reading

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The Journey

The Journey Written and illustrated by Francesca Sanna Flying Eye Books, 2016 40 pages, Realistic Fiction The Journey is a story about a family who lives in a country plagued with war and the consequences of wars. The narrator, a … Continue reading

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To Market, To Market

To Market, To Market Written and illustrated by Nikki McClure Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2011 40 pages, Realistic Fiction In To Market, To Market, Nikki McClure describes her experiences visiting a farmer’s market to buy fresh food to celebrate … Continue reading

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