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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

A Balloon for Isabel

Written by Deborah Underwood and Illustrated by Laura Rankin
A porcupine on a mission, Isabel wants a balloon at her graduation just like her classmates will...
Pre-K - 2nd

Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad

Written by Monica Edinger and Illustrated by Robert Byrd
Magulu is only nine years old when she is taken by slave traders and brought to the Americas. She is...
5th - 7th

Cloudette

Written and Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
Cloudette is a small cloud who wants to do big things. When a big storm blows her into an unknown...
Pre-K - 2nd

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

Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer

Written by Bill Wise and Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth
This book tells the story of Louis Sockalexis, one of the first American Indian players in Major...
1st -

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 Most Magnificent Thing

Written and Illustrated by Ashley Spires
This book follows a young girl and her best friend as she attempts to create the most magnificent...
Pre-K - 2nd

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

The Little Engine That Could

Written by Watty Piper and Illustrated by Doris Hauman
After a train carrying toys breaks down, it enlists the aid of a little blue train that agreed to...
Pre-K - 2nd

Bathtime for Biscuit

Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Illustrated by Pat Schories
Woof, woof! Biscuit needs a bath! Everything is ready for Biscuit's bath; everything except Biscuit...
Pre-K - 2nd

Biscuit Wants to Play

Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Illustrated by Pat Schories
When Biscuit meets two little kittens, he wants to be friends. He wants to play ball and run around...
Pre-K - 2nd

Biscuit's New Trick

Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Illustrated by Pat Schories
Biscuit doesn't want to play fetch the ball-until the ball lands in a mud puddle. Then Biscuit can't...
Pre-K - 2nd

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

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