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The Mangrove Tree
Written by
Susan L. Roth & Cindy Trumbore
and Illustrated by
Susan L. Roth
Scientist Dr. Sato helps the villagers of Hargigo find a way to harvest mangrove trees to feed...
2nd - 5th
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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
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Amelia to Zora: Twenty Six Women Who Changed the World
Written by
Cynthia Chin-Lee
Learn about the amazing accomplishments of women from Amelia Earhart to Zora Neale Hurston.
This...
3rd - 7th
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom
Written by
Steven Sellers Lapham
and
Eugene Walton
and Illustrated by
R. Gregory Christie
A slave and talented artisan, Philip Reid solves the problem of how to dismantle the Statue of...
3rd - 6th
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Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World
Written by
Laurie Lawlor
and Illustrated by
Laura Beingessner
At an early age, Rachel Carson developed a love of nature. Through tough economic times she took...
2nd - 5th
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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
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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
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The Eye of the Whale: A Rescue Story
Written and Illustrated by
Jennifer O'Connell
This true story tells of four divers who saved a humpback whale off the coast of San Francisco...
2nd - 6th
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The Secret Pool
Written by
Kimberly Ridley
and Illustrated by
Rebekah Raye
What secrets lie within the small pools of water that appear during the spring and evaporate at...
2nd - 7th
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World
Written by
Elizabeth Rusch
and Illustrated by
Oliver Dominguez
From a very young age, Nikola Tesla was enchanted by electricity. This is the story of his journey...
2nd - 5th
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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
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