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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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