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Songs Children Sing - I Love Books (Official Music Video)

Use this music video to encourage the love of books and reading. Music and lyrics written by Aline...

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How to Read a Book

Written by Kwame Alexander and Illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Find a tree—a 

black tupelo or 

dawn redwood will do—and 

plant yourself. 

(It’s okay if you prefer a...

Pre-K - 3rd

There Was a Party for Langston: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge. 

There Was a Party for Langston: Word Search

After reading There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds, use this printable and interactive...

There Was a Party for Langston: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with There Was a Party for Langston by...

There Was a Party for Langston: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading. 

There Was a Party for Langston: Vocabulary Guide

Use this Vocabulary Guide to identify Tier 2 vocabulary words in the book. 

The Book Itch: Guide for Families (Español)

The Book Itch printable Guide for Families provides hands-on activities and ideas for extension...

The Book Itch: Guide for Educators

The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore printable guide for educators provides...

The Book Itch: Guide for Families

The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore printable guide for families provides...

The Book Itch: Extension Activities for Educators

The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore printable extension activities for...

The Book Itch: Vocabulary Scaffold

The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore printable vocabulary scaffold guide...

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Finding Langston

Written by Lesa Cline-Ransome

It's 1946. Langston's mother has just died, and now they're leaving the rest of his family and...

4th - 7th
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Read for Success: Perspectives & Perseverance
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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
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There Was a Party for Langston

Written by Jason Reynolds and Illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey & Jarrett Pumphrey

Back in the day, there was a heckuva party, a jam, for a word-making man. The King of Letters...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Celebration of Light
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Visiting Langston

Written by Willie Perdomo and Illustrated by Bryan Collier
It's a special day when a little girl and her father go to visit the house where the great poet...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Swim Bark Run

Written by Brian & Pamela Boyle and Illustrated by Beth Hughes
Daisy the Bulldog has gone to every one of her owner’s triathlons. She’s proud of his athletic...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Little Kids First Big Book of Animals (National Geographic Kids)

Written by Catherine D. Hughes

An informational text with colorful pictures and fun facts about a variety of animals. It can be...

Pre-K - 3rd
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The Best Love Poems Ever (Scholastic Classics)

Written by David Levithan (editor)
The beauty. The pain. Being together. Being separated. Love has long been one of the greatest...
6th - 12th
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National Geographic Kids—Look & Learn: Dig

Written by Catherine D. Hughes
A colorful series that builds important skills including naming, sorting, rhyming, counting...
Pre-K - K
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Look & Learn: Ocean Creatures (National Geographic Kids)

Written by Catherine D. Hughes
A colorful series that builds important skills including naming, sorting, rhyming, counting...
Pre-K - K

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