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Through Georgia's Eyes

Written by Rachel Rodriguez and Illustrated by Julie Paschkis
From roaming the prairie as a young child with a sketch pad in her hand, to art school in the city...
K - 3rd

A Balloon for Isabel

Written by Deborah Underwood and Illustrated by Laura Rankin
A porcupine on a mission, Isabel wants a balloon at her graduation just like her classmates will...
Pre-K - 2nd

A House in the Woods

Written and Illustrated by Inga Moore
Two pigs go on a nature walk, returning to find their friends Bear and Mouse have inhabited and...
Pre-K - 2nd

Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad

Written by Monica Edinger and Illustrated by Robert Byrd
Magulu is only nine years old when she is taken by slave traders and brought to the Americas. She is...
5th - 7th

Buffalo Song

Written by Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth
By the late 1800s, American buffalo (bison) were nearly extinct. Drawing on Native Indian history...
1st - 6th

Cloudette

Written and Illustrated 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

Coyote Places the Stars

Written and Illustrated by Harriet Peck Taylor
In this retelling of a Wasco Indian legend about the constellations, a curious coyote sets out to...
Pre-K - 3rd

First Peas to the Table: How Thomas Jefferson Inspired a School Garden

Written by Susan Grigsby and Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell
This story connects Thomas Jefferson’s garden pea contest to a gardening contest in a classroom 200...
1st - 4th

Iggy Peck, Architect

Written by Andrea Beatty and Illustrated by David Roberts
Iggy Peck loves to build things and solve problems, sometimes out of the strangest materials. His...
K - 4th

It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw

Written by Don Tate and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
A former slave, Bill began drawing at the age of 83. His drawings were based upon his memories of...
1st - 6th

Lucky Ducklings

Written by Eva Moore and Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
When a duck takes her ducklings for a walk, the last thing she expects is for them to fall down a...
K - 2nd

Memoirs of a Hamster

Written by Devin Scillian and Illustrated by Tim Bowers
Seymour is an energetic hamster who thinks he has it all until Pearl the cat entices him with...
Pre-K - 2nd

My First Day

Written by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page and Illustrated by Steve Jenkins
How do newborn animals spend their first day on the planet? Do they all have parental interaction...
Pre-K - 3rd

No Monkeys, No Chocolate

Written by Melissa Stewart and Allen Young and Illustrated by Nicole Wong
This book traces how chocolate gets from the tropical rainforest and into our stomachs. You may be...
K - 3rd

Rosie Revere, Engineer

Written by Andrea Beatty and Illustrated by David Roberts
Rosie Revere is quiet by day but at night she is dreaming about creative inventions. When she gets a...
K - 2nd

Snow School

Written by Sandra Markle and Illustrated by Alan Marks
A rare look the endangered life of snow leopards in Pakistan. A mother leopard helps her newborn...
Pre-K - 3rd

Tea Cakes for Tosh

Written by Kelly Starling Lyons and Illustrated by E.B. Lewis
This book is about a young boy named Tosh who helps his aging grandmother remember the family...
K - 3rd

The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales

Written by Dawn Casey and Illustrated by Anne Wilson
In this anthology of folktales, readers will learn about how different cultures live in harmony with...
K - 6th

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer and Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
A boy in a drought-ravaged village in Africa wonders how things work. Teaching himself English from...
1st - 5th

The Day the Crayons Quit

Written by Drew Dywalt and Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
Duncan has a serious problem—his crayons have quit! Read each of the letters from the individual...
Pre-K - 2nd

The Favorite Daughter

Written and Illustrated by Allen Say
Yuriko does not like that other children are making fun of her name. A girl who used to love art...
Pre-K - 3rd

The Honeybee Man

Written by Lela Nargi and Illustrated by Krysten Brooker
In the morning Fred greets his dog and his cat, then travels to the top of his brownstone in...
Pre-K - 3rd

The Patchwork Garden/ Pedacitos de huerto

Written by Diane de Ande and Illustrated by Oksana Kemarskaya
After finding her own patch of dirt to plant a garden, a young girl inspires her neighbors to follow...
K - 3rd

Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper

Written by Ann Malaspina and Illustrated by Eric Valasquez
Meet Alice Coachman, whose parents think she needs to act more like a lady. Alice doesn’t give up...
1st - 4th

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