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Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring

Written by Sandra Jordan and Illustrated by Brian Floca

This book tells the story of three artists who worked together to create the ballet Appalachian...

1st - 5th

Buffalo Song

Written by Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth

By the late 1800s, American buffalo (bison) were nearly extinct. Drawing on Native Indian history...

1st - 6th

Diego Rivera: His World and Ours

Written and Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

This book tells the story of Diego Rivera, one of the most famous painters of the 1900s. He painted...

1st - 4th

First Peas to the Table: How Thomas Jefferson Inspired a School Garden

Written by Susan Grigsby and Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell

This story connects Thomas Jefferson’s garden pea contest to a gardening contest in a classroom 200...

1st - 4th

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

Iggy Peck, Architect

Written by Andrea Beatty and Illustrated by David Roberts

Iggy Peck loves to build things and solve problems, sometimes out of the strangest materials. His...

K - 4th

It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw

Written by Don Tate and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

A former slave, Bill began drawing at the age of 83. His drawings were based upon his memories of...

1st - 6th

S Is for Scientists: A Discovery Alphabet

Written by Larry Verstraete and Illustrated by David Geister

From Galileo and his theory on measurement to Rachel Carson and her environmental book Silent Spring...

1st - 4th

The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales

Written by Dawn Casey and Illustrated by Anne Wilson

In this anthology of folktales, readers will learn about how different cultures live in harmony with...

K - 6th

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

Track that Scat!

Written by Lisa Morlock and Illustrated by Carrie Ann Bradshaw

As Finn and her dog Skeeter venture through the woods, they discover which animals are close by from...

1st - 4th

Volcano Rising

Written by Elizabeth Rusch and Illustrated by Susan Swan

Volcano Rising, a differentiated text with a read-aloud portion, tells the story of how volcanoes...

1st - 4th

What in the Wild?: Mysteries of Nature Concealed . . . and Revealed

Written by David Schwartz and Yael Schy and Illustrated by Dwight Kuhn

A mystery animal lurks behind each page. Readers will use the accompanying riddles to gather clues...

1st - 4th

Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story

Written and Illustrated by S.D. Nelson

Born in 1839, Buffalo Bird Girl, Waheenee, was a member of the Hidatsa tribe of the Great Plains...

1st - 5th

Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table

Written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Illustrated by Eric Shabazz Larkin

Will Allen is no ordinary farmer. A former basketball star, he's as tall as his truck, and he can...

1st - 4th

Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems

Written by Paul B. Janeczko and Illustrated by Melissa Sweet

This collection of poems moves the reader through the seasons. Each poem describes an element that...

1st - 4th

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

Jingle Dancer

Written by Cynthia Leitich Smith and Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu

Dreaming of continuing the tradition that has been a part of her family for generations, a young...

Pre-K - 5th

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

Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11

Written and Illustrated by Brian Floca

A look back at the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. This nonfiction book takes the reader on the eight-day...

Pre-K - 5th

On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein

Written by Jennifer Berne and Illustrated by Vladmir Radunsky

Curious about the mysteries of the world, young Albert is full of questions. This picture book...

1st - 4th

Tasunka: A Lakota Horse Legend

Written and Illustrated by Donald F. Montileaux

In this Lakota legend, a young warrior sets out on a search for food and instead discovers a...

1st - 4th

The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

Written by Crystal Hubbard and Illustrated by Robert McGuire

This book tells the true story of Jimmy Winkfield, the last black jockey to win the Kentucky Derby...

1st - 4th