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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