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Won Ton and Chopstick: A Cat and Dog Tale Told in Haiku

Written by Wardlaw and Lee and Illustrated by Eugene
Won Ton has a happy life with his Boy, until… Ears perk. Fur prickles. Belly low, I creep…peek...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Bee-Bim Bop!

Written by Linda Sue Park and Illustrated by Ho Baek Lee

Bee-bim bop (the name translates as “mix-mix rice”) is a traditional Korean dish of rice topped, and...

Pre-K - 2nd

Beauty and the Beak: Author Interview – Deborah Lee Rose

This is an interview with Deborah Lee Rose about her book Beauty and the Beak.

Beauty and the Beak: Educational Guide

This is the companion guide to the book Beauty and the Beak. It includes a word list, additional...
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Beauty and the Beak

Written by Deborah Lee Rose and Jane Veltkamp
Beauty and the Beak is a nonfiction picture book about Beauty, the wild bald eagle that made world...
1st - 7th

It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on definitions of the vocabulary words from It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor...

It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw: Memory Match

After reading It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw, use this Memory Matching puzzle...

It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw: Word Search

Look for vocabulary words from It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw. Circle or click...
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How Joe The Bear And Sam The Mouse Got Together

Written by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
``Boo hoo, boo hoo,'' cry Joe the big bear and Sam the small mouse throughout this story. picture...
K - 2nd
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As Fast As Words Could Fly

Written by Pamela M. Tuck and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Mason Steele is proud of his father's work with a civil rights group and writes handwritten notes...
2nd - 7th
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Catching the Moon

Written by Crystal Hubbard and Illustrated by Randy Duburke
Marcenia Lyle had a dream: to play baseball. But in the 1930s, for a girl to do this was a long shot...
1st - 5th
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Rent Party Jazz

Written by William Miller and Illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb
It's the 1930s in New Orleans. Sonny and his mother are barely getting by, and then his mother loses...
1st - 4th
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The House That Jane Built

Written by Tanya Lee Stone and Illustrated by Kathryn Brown
This is the story of Jane Addams, who transformed her house in Chicago into a community center...
1st - 4th

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel: Word Search

After reading Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton use this printable and...

The Birthday Swap: Teacher's Guide

The Teacher’s Guide provided by Lee & Low Books includes a book summary, background, discussion...

Dreaming Up: Teacher's Guide

This downloadable and printable Teacher's Guide for Dreaming Up provides background, focus questions...

It Jes’ Happened: Lee & Low Teacher's Guide

This printable and downloadable Teacher's Guide from Lee & Low Books for It Jes' Happened provides...

Parrots Over Puerto Rico: Teacher's Guide

This printable and downloadable educator guide for Parrots Over Puerto Rico provides background...

Seeds of Change: Teacher's Guide

This printable and downloadable educator guide for Seeds of Change provides background, focus...

The Mangrove Tree: Classroom Guide

This printable and downloadable educator guide for The Mangrove Tree provides background, focus...

Sing Aloud: Singing & Rhyming Together

This handout for parents recommends book titles and activity ideas related to engaging young readers...
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Cinder Edna

Written by Ellen Jackson and Illustrated by Kevin O'Malley
Cinderella and her neighbor Cinder Edna, share a similar fate – tending to the needs of an evil...
Pre-K - 3rd

It Jes' Happened: Extension Activities for Educators

It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw's printable extension activities for educators...

It Jes' Happened: Guide for Community Coordinators

It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw's printable community coordinator guide is...

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