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The Hero Next Door: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes another...

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Readers Edition)

Written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer and Illustrated by Anna Hymas

When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of...

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William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad

Written and Illustrated by Don Tate
William Still’s parents escaped slavery but had to leave two of their children behind, a tragedy...
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Leveled Reading Passages Supporting A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams

This set of leveled reading passages can be used to supplement the book A River of Words: The Story...

The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind (Young Readers Edition): Word Search

Look for vocabulary words from The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind. Circle or click on words across, down...

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Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze

Written by Elizabeth Lewis and Illustrated by William Low
Young Fu is from a small rural village, so when he first arrives in Chungking, a bustling city, he...
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Sounder

Written by William H. Armstrong
Set in the Deep South in the 19th century, the story is about a poor African American sharecropper...
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A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams

Written by Jen Bryant
A picture biography of William Carlos Williams, the poet from Paterson, New Jersey. Inspired by the...
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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

Written and Illustrated by William Steig
Sylvester is thrilled to find a pebble that grants him his every wish. The possibilities are endless...
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