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Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball

Written by John Coy and Illustrated by Joe Morse
What can you do with a bunch of rowdy college boys in the winter when it’s cold outside? John...
2nd - 6th

Marching With Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women's Suffrage

Written by Claire Rudolf Murphy and Illustrated by Stacey Schuett
It’s 1896, and women in America don’t have the right to vote in elections. Follow along with one...
1st - 5th

All-of-a-Kind-Family

Written by Sydney Taylor and Illustrated by Helen John
The story of an immigrant Jewish family living in New York's Lower East Side at the turn of the...
3rd - 7th

Locomotive

Written and Illustrated by Brian Floca
This exquisitely illustrated book makes trains come to life in sound and color as it tells the...
Pre-K - 5th

March: Book One

Written by John Lewis and and Andrew Aydin and Illustrated by Nate Powell
This graphic novel is a first-hand account of Congressman John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil...
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March: Book Two

Written by John Lewis and and Andrew Aydin and Illustrated by Nate Powell
Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil rights movement...
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Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People

Written by S. D. Nelson
Sitting Bull (c. 1831–1890) was one of the greatest Lakota/Sioux warriors and chiefs who ever lived...
3rd - 7th

The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial

Written by Susan E. Goodman and Illustrated by E. B. Lewis
In 1847, an African American girl named Sarah Roberts attended school in Boston. One day she was...
1st - 4th

The Youngest Marcher

Written by Cynthia Levinson and Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963...
K - 5th

Ice Mummy

Written by Mark Dubowski and Cathy East Dubowski
In 1991, two tourists hiking in the Alps saw something very odd sticking out of the snow. At first...
2nd - 4th

La pistolera Annie Oakley/Annie Oakley Sharpshooter (Read It Readers En Espanol: Tall Tales Green)

Written by Eric Blair and Illustrated by Micah Chambers-Goldberg
This book for beginner readers provides the story of Annie Oakley, and explains how she became a...
K - 4th

Judy Moody Declares Independence

Written by Megan McDonald
When a visit to Boston spurs Judy's interest in Revolutionary heroes and heroines, she's soon on a...
1st - 4th

Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years

Written by Stacy McAnulty and Illustrated by David Litchfield
"Hi, I’m Earth! But you can call me Planet Awesome." Prepare to learn all about Earth from the...
Pre-K - 3rd

Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World

Written by Penelope Bagieu
Throughout history and across the globe, one characteristic connects the daring women of Brazen...
9th - 12th

Finding the Music

Written by Jennifer Torres and Illustrated by Renato Alarcao
A young Latina girl accidentally breaks her grandfather's vihuela and searches for someone in the...
1st - 3rd

The Night Diary

Written by Veera Hiranandani
Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition...
3rd - 7th

Us, In Progress: Short Stories About Young Latinos

Written by Lulu Delacre
A dynamic short story collection that focuses on and delves into the nuances of the lives of young...
3rd - 7th

You Bring the Distant Near

Written by Mitai Perkins
From 1965 through the present, an Indian American family adjusts to life in New York City...
7th - 12th

On This Spot: An Expedition Back Through Time

Written by Susan E. Goodman and Illustrated by Lee Christiansen
See buildings soar and traffic zoom, a kaleidoscope of color and movement. Now turn the page and...
3rd - 5th

Hello Lighthouse

Written and Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Watch the days and seasons pass as the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Outside...
K - 3rd

DKfindout! World War II

Written by Brian Williams
Discover World War II facts and hear from people who lived through the war that shaped the modern...
1st - 4th

DKfindout! Vikings

Written by Philip Steele
Meet Viking warriors and explorers in this children's book full of photographs and illustrations...
1st - 4th

DKfindout! Ancient Rome

Written by Peter Chrisp
From the creators of DK findout!, the free online resource for kids, comes an exciting new book...
1st - 4th

DKfindout! World War I

Written by Brian Williams
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I with this children’s book full of...
1st - 4th

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