Written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld

As they fix up their new house, Herbie and his sister discover how many things that we use every day were designed by black inventors. Individual biographies accompany each invention.

3rd - 7th

Written by Deborah Underwood

A porcupine on a mission, Isabel wants a balloon at her graduation just like her classmates will...

Pre-K - 2nd

Written by Tom Lichtenheld

Cloudette is a small cloud who wants to do big things. When a big storm blows her into an unknown...

Pre-K - 2nd

Written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer

A boy in a drought-ravaged village in Africa wonders how things work. Teaching himself English from...

1st - 5th

Written by Ann Malaspina

Meet Alice Coachman, whose parents think she needs to act more like a lady. Alice doesn’t give up...

1st - 4th

Written by Julie Cummins

A beauty queen gets the itch to fly across the Atlantic. When her plane lands in the ocean, her...

1st - 4th

Written by Monica Edinger

Magulu is only nine years old when she is taken by slave traders and brought to the Americas. She...

5th - 7th

Written by Cynthia Chin-Lee

This book introduces an alphabet of 26 amazing male artists, explorers, athletes, and activists who...

3rd - 6th

Written by Jill Robinson and Marc Bekhoff

Jasper is a moon bear, kept in a small cage by bear farmers who plan to sell his bile for profit....

1st - 4th

Written by Claire Rudolf Murphy

It’s 1896, and women in America don’t have the right to vote in elections. Follow along with...

1st - 5th

Written by Claire A. Nivola

A Kenyan woman fights to save her country, one tree at a time. This is the story of Wangari...

K - 3rd

Written by Laurie Ann Thompson

Though he was born with a physical disability, Emmanuel quickly proves that he is just as capable...

Pre-K - 3rd

Written by JaNay Brown-Wood

Imani is teased by the other children in her tribe for being so small. With the love and...

1st - 4th

Written by Peter Sis

This book tells the story of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of the classic children’s book The...

K - 3rd

Written by Chris Barton

As a young boy, Lonnie was always building things, from bamboo shooters to rockets—he even built...

2nd - 5th

Written by Bill Wise

This book tells the story of Louis Sockalexis, one of the first American Indian players in Major League Baseball.

Written by Ashley Spires

This book follows a young girl and her best friend as she attempts to create the most magnificent...

Pre-K - 2nd

Written by Katheryn Russell-Brown

Ever since she was a little girl, Melba Doretta Liston loved music. One day, her momma bought her a...

1st - 3rd

Written by Tim Tingle

A Choctaw boy shares memories of his grandmother and the lessons she taught him.

K - 5th

Written by Watty Piper

After a train carrying toys breaks down, it enlists the aid of a little blue train that agreed to...

Pre-K - 2nd

Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Woof, woof! Biscuit needs a bath! Everything is ready for Biscuit's bath; everything except...

Pre-K - 2nd

Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

When Biscuit meets two little kittens, he wants to be friends. He wants to play ball and run...

Pre-K - 2nd

Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Biscuit doesn't want to play fetch the ball-until the ball lands in a mud puddle. Then Biscuit can't wait to show off his new trick!

Pre-K - 2nd

Written by Tedd Arnold

"Flies can't play football," says the coach. But Fly Guy and Buzz are determined to prove him...

Pre-K - 3rd