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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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A House in the Woods

Written and Illustrated by Inga Moore
Two pigs go on a nature walk, returning to find their friends Bear and Mouse have inhabited and...
Pre-K - 2nd
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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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15118

Blackout

Written and Illustrated by John Rocco
Using the blackout of 2003 as inspriation, the author follows a fictional family on a hot summer...
Pre-K - 1st
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The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred

Written by Samantha Vamos and Illustrated by Rafael Lopez
Animals help the farm maiden cook up a special recipe. While the pot simmers, the friends dance and...
K - 3rd
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The Patchwork Garden/Pedacitos de huerto

Written by Diane de Ande and Illustrated by Oksana Kemarskaya

After finding her own patch of dirt to plant a garden, a young girl inspires her neighbors to follow...

K - 3rd
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E-I-E-I-O How Old MacDonald Got His Farm (with a Little Help from a Hen)

Written by Judy Sierra and Illustrated by Matthew Myers
Old MacDonald is tired of mowing his yard. He brings in a smart hen that helps him turn his piece of...
Pre-K - 3rd
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15305

Anne of Green Gables

Written by L. M. Montgomery
When Anne Shirley, an orphan, is adopted by brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, she...
3rd - 7th
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15281

Make Way for Ducklings

Written and Illustrated by Robert McCloskey
A lovely story of how a family of ducks searches until they find the right place to raise their...
Pre-K - 2nd
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The Other Side

Written by Jacqueline Woodson
Noticing Annie, a white girl, sitting on a fence watching Clover and her black friends play, Clover...
K - 3rd
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Swimmy

Written and Illustrated by Leo Lionni
Swimmy, the only black fish in a school of red ones, is left alone after the others are eaten by a...
Pre-K - 2nd
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15806

I Read Signs

Written by Tara Hoban
Thirty familiar signs fill the pages of this handsome book, and invite the viewer to come in!
Pre-K - 3rd
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Robert the Rose Horse

Written by Joan Heilbroner and Illustrated by P.D. Eastman
An allergy to roses causes this city horse many problems until, one time, his sneezes save the day.
Pre-K - 2nd
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Super Fly Guy!

Written by Tedd Arnold
The second book in a humorous, easy-to-read series about a boy and his fly! Fly Guy loves the school...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Story of Babar the Little Elephant

Written by Jean de Brunhoff
The classic story of literature’s most beloved elephant. After his mother is killed by a hunter...
Pre-K - 3rd
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16512

March: Book One

Written by John Lewis and and Andrew Aydin and Illustrated by Nate Powell

This graphic novel is a first-hand account of Congressman John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil...

- 12th
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March: Book Three

Written by John Lewis and and Andrew Aydin and Illustrated by Nate Powell
By Fall 1963, the Civil Rights Movement is an undeniable keystone of the national conversation, and...
- 12th
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March: Book Two

Written by John Lewis and and Andrew Aydin and Illustrated by Nate Powell
Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil rights movement...
- 12th
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Now or Never!—54th Massachusetts Infantry’s War to End Slavery

Written by Ray Anthony Shepard

Here is the riveting dual biography of two little-known but extraordinary men in Civil War history...

5th - 12th
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The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial

Written by Susan E. Goodman
In 1847, an African American girl named Sarah Roberts attended school in Boston. One day she was...
1st - 4th
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The Youngest Marcher

Written by Cynthia Levinson and Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963...
K - 5th
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16515

This Land is Our Land: A History of American Immigration

Written by Linda Barrett Osborne
American attitudes toward immigrants are paradoxical. On the one hand, we see our country as a haven...
7th - 12th
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Dear Mr. Blueberry

Written and Illustrated by Simon James
When Emily sees a blue whale in her pond on vacation, she writes to her teacher Mr. Blueberry with...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Extra Yarn

Written by Mac Barnett and Illustrated by Jon Klassen
A girl and her box of magical yarn bring color and life to her community.
Pre-K - 3rd

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