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What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors
Written by
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
and
Raymond Obstfeld
and Illustrated by
Ben Boos & A.G. Ford
As they fix up their new house, Herbie and his sister discover how many things that we use every day...
3rd - 7th
Flying Solo: How Ruth Elder Soared Into America’s Heart
Written by
Julie Cummins
and Illustrated by
Malene Laugesen
A beauty queen gets the itch to fly across the Atlantic. When her plane lands in the ocean, her...
1st - 4th
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
Akira to Zoltan
Written by
Cynthia Chin-Lee
and Illustrated by
Megan Halsey
This book introduces an alphabet of 26 amazing male artists, explorers, athletes, and activists who...
3rd - 6th
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
Jasper's Story: Saving Moon Bears
Written by
Jill Robinson
and
Marc Bekhoff
and Illustrated by
Gijsbert Franenhuyzen
Jasper is a moon bear, kept in a small cage by bear farmers who plan to sell his bile for profit...
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
Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness into Light
Written by
Tim Tingle
and Illustrated by
Karen Clarkson
A Choctaw boy shares memories of his grandmother and the lessons she taught him.
K - 5th
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
Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super Soaking Stream of Inventions
Written by
Chris Barton
and Illustrated by
Don Tate
As a young boy, Lonnie was always building things, from bamboo shooters to rockets—he even built a...
2nd - 5th
Hooray for Fly Guy
Written by
Tedd Arnold
"Flies can't play football," says the coach. But Fly Guy and Buzz are determined to prove him wrong...
Pre-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
Eagle Doesn't Give Up
Written by
Aldo Paltlan
and Illustrated by
Mike Martell
Getting a kite airborne is harder than it looks! Eagle practices perseverance with high-flying...
K - 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
Malala's Magic Pencil
Written by
Malala Yousafzai
and Illustrated by
Kerascoet
Malala wishes for a magic pencil—to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city...
K - 3rd
Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School
Written by
Janet Halfmann
and Illustrated by
London Ladd
Lilly Ann Granderson, who was enslaved, secretly learned to read and write as a child and passed on...
K - 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
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
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