Skip to main content

Secondary navigation - Literacy Central

  • SIGN IN
  • REGISTER
  • SEARCH
Home Literacy Central Literacy Central Literacy Network
Reading is Fundamental
DONATE

Main navigation Literacy Central

  • Find a Book
  • Tools
    • Activity Calendars
    • Puzzle Creator
    • Graphic Organizers
    • Literacy Tracker
    • Reading Incentives
    • BeeLine Reader
    • Mobile Apps
    • eBooks
  • Centers
    • Early Childhood Education
    • Well-Being
    • Sustainable Futures
    • Sense of Belonging
    • Independent Reading
    • Virus and Germ
  • Resources
    • Rally to Read
    • Daily Book Bites
    • Lesson Plans
    • Puzzles
    • Read Aloud Videos
    • Reading Passages
    • Author Interviews
  • DONATE

Secondary navigation - Literacy Central

  • SIGN IN
  • REGISTER
  • SEARCH

Secondary navigation - Literacy Central - Logged

Sign up for our Newsletter

  1. Home
  2. Literacy Central
1-16 of 16 results for All Resources
Image

The United States v. Jackie Robinson

Written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Jackie Robinson broke boundaries as the first African American player in Major League Baseball. But...

Pre-K - 3rd
Image

Grandma's Hands

Written by Bill Withers (Contributor) and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

"Grandma's Hands" is a timeless, universal song originally featured on Bill Withers' 1971 album,...

3rd - 6th
Image

The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

Written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

In the 1930s, Lewis's dad, Lewis Michaux Sr., had an itch he needed to scratch―a book itch. How to...

2nd - 5th
Image

Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968

Written by Alice Faye Duncan and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

This award-winning book will help kids understand the life and legacy of Civil Rights leader Dr...

2nd - 5th
Image

Jazz Baby

Written by Lisa Wheeler and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

With a simple clap of hands, an itty-bitty beboppin' baby gets his whole family singing and dancing...

Pre-K - K
Image

Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan's Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal

Written by Karyn Parsons and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Before Garrett Morgan became a successful inventor and saved countless lives with his creations, he...

Pre-K - 3rd
Image
20434

Cheetah Girls: Off the Hook ( Books 13-16 )

Written by Deborah Gregory
Galleria finds out that her mean old neighbour's pooch is about to have puppies - and her dog is the...
3rd - 7th
Image
20042

A True Book™—Biographies: Steve Jobs

Written by Joshua Gregory
In the late 1970s, Steve Jobs and his partner, Steve Wozniak, founded a company called Apple...
3rd - 5th
Image
18138

The Chalk Box Kid

Written by Clyde Robert Bulla
Gregory moves to a dismal neighborhood, but when he discovers an abandoned chalk factory, the artist...
3rd - 4th
Image
18035

Scholastic Reader Level 2: Solar System

Written by Gregory L. Vogt
Vocabulary and sentences for beginning readers.
1st - 3rd
Image

Gregory, the Terrible Eater

Written by Mitchell Sharmat and Illustrated by Jose Aruego & Ariane Dewey

Gregory isn't like most goats. Instead of indulging in delicacies like old shoes, boxes, and bottle...

Pre-K - 3rd
Image
16516

Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution

Written by Gretchen Woelfle and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Even as American Patriots fought for independence from British rule during the Revolutionary War...
4th - 7th
Image
15470

The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread

Written by Kate DiCamillo and Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering
The story of Despereaux, a mouse who falls in love with a human named Princess Pea who is being held...
2nd - 5th
Image
15253

Rich

Written by Nikki Grimes and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Dyamonde Daniel and her friend Free learn the real meaning of the word “rich.”
2nd - 4th
Image
15128

It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw

Written by Don Tate and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

The inspiring biography of self-taught (outsider) artist Bill Traylor, a former slave who at the age...

1st - 6th
Image
15134

Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom

Written by Steven Sellers Lapham and Eugene Walton and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

An enslaved person and talented artisan, Philip Reid solves the problem of how to dismantle the...

3rd - 6th

FILTER

Resources

  • (-) Book Resource

Grades

  • Pre-K
  • K
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th

Lexile Range

  • Birth-500
  • 501-900
  • 901-1200

Genre

  • fiction
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • narrative nonfiction
  • picture book

Themes

  • animals
  • slavery
  • african american
  • african american history
  • african americans
  • american patriots
  • biography
  • black history
  • civil rights
  • content area & nonfiction
  • determination
  • family
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • folk art
  • friendship
  • homelessness
  • humor
  • music
  • poetry
  • pop culture
  • problem-solving
  • resilience
  • revolutionary war
  • stem
  • story collection
  • transitions

Donate

Your contribution will help us to provide free books and literacy resources to children across the nation.

Donate

  A Trusted Charity

RIF AwardsGuideStarLibrary of Congress - Literacy AwardsCharity Navigator
Home Literacy Central Literacy Central Literacy Network
Reading is Fundamental

Reading Is Fundamental

750 First Street, NE

Suite 920

Washington, DC 20002

1 (877) RIF-READ

1 (877) 743-7323

  • FAQ
  • CONTACT US   
  • CAREERS
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • TERMS OF USE     
  • FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CONNECT

Sign up for our Newsletter

Since 1966

RIF LogoRIF LogoRIF LogoRIF Logo

© Reading Is Fundamental. All rights reserved. RIF is a 501(c)(3).


The logo for Macy's. A white star sits to the left of the company name, Macy's. The apostrophe in the name is replaced with a smaller star.

Literacy Central is a free resources for parents, teachers and children thanks in part to the generous support of Macy’s.