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When the Schools Shut Down

Written by Yolanda Gladden and Dr. Tamara Pizzoli and Illustrated by Keisha Morris

Most people think that the Brown vs. Board of Education decision of 1954 meant that schools were...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Malala Yousafzai (Rookie Biographies®)

Written by Jodie Shepherd

Meet Malala Yousafzai!

When she was growing up in Pakistan, girls were not allowed to go to school...

K - 2nd
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Teacher (Cool Careers)

Written by Kevin Cunningham

Introduces readers to the cool career of teaching by giving a better understanding of this important...

4th - 8th
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Interactive Whiteboards

Written by John Matthews
Learn more about the Interactive WhiteBoards, how they are made and how they end up in schools and...
4th - 8th
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The Girl from the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement

Written by Teri Kanefield
Before the Little Rock Nine, before Rosa Parks, before Martin Luther King Jr. and his March on...
3rd - 7th
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World

Written by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick
On October 9th, 2012 young Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban while riding a bus home from...
8th - 11th
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Matilda

Written by Roald Dahl and Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Matilda is a highly intelligent child whose parents mistreat her and don't appreciate her talents...
3rd - 7th
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Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai

Written and Illustrated by Claire A. Nivola
A Kenyan woman fights to save her country, one tree at a time. This is the story of Wangari Maathai...
K - 3rd

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