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Perfect Match: The Story of Althea Gibson and Angela Buxton

Written by Lori Dubbin and Illustrated by Amanda Quartey

When Althea Gibson first dreamed of joining the big American tennis leagues, she was denied because...

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Spring After Spring: How Rachel Carson Inspired the Environmental Movement

Written and Illustrated by Stephanie Roth Sisson

As a child, Rachel Carson lived by the rhythms of the natural world. Spring after spring, year after...

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Chicken Butt!

Written by Erica S. Perl and Illustrated by Henry Cole

You know what?
What?
Chicken butt!

The classic schoolyard joke has been recast as an irreverent picture...

Pre-K - 1st
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Pirate Bob

Written by Kathryn Lasky and Illustrated by David Clark

Bob is a pirate. Bob's friend, Yellow Jack, is also a pirate. Which means they both yearn for buried...

K - 3rd
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The Trouble with Sisters and Robots

Written and Illustrated by Steve Gritton

Digging for treasure in their yard, Kyle and his pesky sister, Lizzy, find a robot head. Kyle adds...

2nd - 4th
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Halloween Forest

Written by Marion Dane Bauer and Illustrated by John Shelley

If you take your trick-or-treat sack and venture into the dark woods on Halloween night, you'll find...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji

Written by Farhana Zia and Illustrated by Ken Min

Aneel's grandparents have come to stay, all the way from India. Aneel loves the sweet smell of his...

K - 5th
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She Persisted: 13 American Women who Changed the World

Written by Chelsea Clinton and Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger

Throughout United States history, there have always been women who have spoken out for what's right...

Pre-K - 3rd
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A Planet is a Poem

Written by Amanda West Lewis and Illustrated by Oliver Averill

Science and poetry combine in an out-of-this-world exploration of the wonders of our solar system.

Fr...

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My Mom

Written by Susan Quinn and Illustrated by Sarah Mathew

My Mom says that when I arrived
I was like a star
drifting
down
from the sky
and into her life.

The story...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Will the Pigeon Graduate?

Written and Illustrated by Mo Willems

The Pigeon had better graduate! He did the work! He paid attention to the little details! He...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Bruce Saves the Planet: A Disney Planet Possible Book (Mother Bruce Series)

Written and Illustrated by Ryan T. Higgins

From unwitting mother to unwitting . . . environmental activist?

Bruce was a bear who liked to be by...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

Written by Susan Hood and Illustrated by Sophie Blackall, Emily Winfield Martin, Shadra Strickland, Melissa Sweet, LeUyen Pham, Oge Mora, Julie Morstad, Lisa Brown, Selina Alko, Hadley Hooper, Isabel Roxas, Erin Robinson and Sara Palacios

Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women...

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I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark

Written by Debbie Levy and Illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has spent a lifetime disagreeing: disagreeing with...

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Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos

Written by Monica Brown and Illustrated by John Parra

Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos, written by Monica Brown and illustrated by John Parra, is based on...

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Stacey's Extraordinary Words

Written by Stacey Abrams and Illustrated by Kitt Thomas

Stacey is a little girl who loves words more than anything. She loves reading them, sounding them...

Pre-K - 3rd
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She Persisted in Science: Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference

Written by Chelsea Clinton and Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger

Throughout history, women have been told that science isn’t for them. They’ve been told that they’re...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Dear Black Boy

Written by Martellus Bennett (reimagined by Mr. Tomonoshi!)

With dreamlike illustrations that invite children to place themselves in the pages’ scenes, this...

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The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States

Written by Alliah L. Agostini and Illustrated by Sawyer Cloud

On June 19, 1865—more than two years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation—the...

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100 Days of Cool (MathStart 2)

Written by Stuart J. Murphy and Illustrated by John Bendall-Brunello

When Mrs. Lopez tells her class that they're going to celebrate ""100 Days of School,"" Maggie hears...

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Happy 100th Day

Written by Susan Milord and Illustrated by Mary Newell Depalma

Birthdays meet 100th Day in a school celebration unlike anything you've seen before!

Graham doesn't...

Pre-K - 3rd
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100 Bugs!: A Counting Book

Written by Kate Narita and Illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman

How many bugs can you count? From walking sticks to spittlebugs, dragonflies to katydids...

K - 2nd
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Ready, Set, 100th Day!

Written by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

Soon it will be the one-hundredth day of school. Minna wants to come up with a really, really...

Pre-K - 1st
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Stacey Speaks Up

Written by Stacey Abrams and Illustrated by Kitt Thomas

Stacey and her friends can’t wait for lunchtime on Friday, also known as TacoPizza FryDay!

But when...

Pre-K - 3rd

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