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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
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
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
Written by
Laurie Ann Thompson
and Illustrated by
Sean Qualls
Though he was born with a physical disability, Emmanuel quickly proves that he is just as capable as...
Pre-K - 3rd
Imani's Moon
Written by
JaNay Brown-Wood
and Illustrated by
Hazel Mitchell
Imani is teased by the other children in her tribe for being so small. With the love and...
1st - 4th
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
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
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
Written by
Katheryn Russell-Brown
and Illustrated by
Frank Morrison
Ever since she was a little girl, Melba Doretta Liston loved music. One day, her momma bought her a...
1st - 3rd
The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Written and Illustrated by
Peter Sis
This book tells the story of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of the classic children’s book The...
K - 3rd
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
Ron's Big Mission
Written by
Rose Blue & Corinne J. Naden
and Illustrated by
Done Tate
Ron loves going to the library and looking at the books, but living in South Carolina in the 1950s...
1st - 3rd
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
Dara's Clever Trap
Written by
Liz Flanagan
and Illustrated by
Martina Peluso
Meet a cunning princess who is known for her brains, not her beauty. Dara uses her talent as an...
K - 6th
Mama Panya's Pancakes
Written by
Mary and Rich Chamberlin
and Illustrated by
Julia Cairns
On market day, Mama Panya's son Adika invites everyone he sees to a pancake dinner. How will Mama...
K - 5th
Princess of the Springs
Written by
Mary Finch
and Illustrated by
Martina Peluso
A brave young princess sets out on a dangerous adventure to rescue both her mother and her baby son...
K - 6th
The Hungry Wolf
Written by
Lari Don
and Illustrated by
Melanie Williamson
When a hungry young wolf spots a tasty-looking animal in the field above the river, he thinks he has...
K - 4th
Wild Swans
Written by
Xanthe Gresham Knight
and Illustrated by
Charlotte Gastaut
Young Eliza and her eleven brothers’ lives are transformed when a plague ravages the Kingdom of the...
K - 5th
Baseball Saved Us
Written by
Ken Mochizuki
and Illustrated by
Dom Lee
For a young Japanese-American boy sent to an internment camp during World War II, baseball becomes a...
K - 6th
Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum
Written and Illustrated by
Megan McCarthy
It's the 1920s and the Fleer Corporation is trying to create a new kind of gum, but they aren’t...
Pre-K - 3rd