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Queen of Tejano Music: Selena

Selena Quintanilla's music career began at the age of nine when she started singing in her family's...

1st - 4th
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Mamie Tape Fights to Go to School

Written by Traci Huahn and Illustrated by Michelle Jing Chan

Meet Mamie Tape, 8-year-old Chinese American changemaker who fought for the right to go to school in...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Henry Ford: Driving Change

Written by Lisa Greathouse

Engage students and bring history to life in the classroom with this script about Henry Ford's...

4th - 8th
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Rocket Says Speak Up!

Written by Nathan Bryon and Illustrated by Dapo Adeola

When Rocket finds out that her town's library is closing, she knows something must be done. Inspired...

Pre-K - 2nd
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How to Make a Better World: For Every Kid Who Wants to Make a Difference

Written by Keilly Swift and Illustrated by Rhys Jefferys

If you are a kid with big dreams and a passion for what is right, you just might be a world-changer...

2nd - 4th
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Not All Heroes

Written by Josephine Cameron

Even though her family moved across the country for a “fresh start” after her little brother’s death...

3rd - 4th
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A Kids Book About Change

Written by David Kim

Change is impossible to avoid because it happens ALL the time! In this book, the author speaks on...

K - 8th
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Kira-Kira

Written by Cynthia Kadohata
Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, has a wonderful way of looking at the world. Everything is kira-kira...
5th - 9th
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Lovely Reckless

Written by Garcia and Kami
She used to care about being the good girl. Haunted by the memory of her boyfriend's death, Frankie...
9th - 12th
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Hill & Hole Are Best Friends

Written by Kyle Mewburn (author) and Anna Roberto (editor) and Illustrated by Vasanti Unka
Hill can see the world all around him. Hole feels the earth breathing. Hill wonders what it's like...
Pre-K - K
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Written and Illustrated by Eric Carle
The story of the life cycle of a butterfly, told from the perspective of a hungry, growing...
Pre-K - 1st
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At the Same Moment, Around the World

Written and Illustrated by Clotilde Perrin

Readers will visit different time zones to see what’s happening at the same moment around the world...

K - 3rd

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