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We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge. 

We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands: Vocabulary Guide

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

We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands...

We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands: Word Search

After reading We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands by Rafael Lopez, use this printable and...

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We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands / Tenemos el mundo entero en las manos

Written by Rafael López and Illustrated by Rafael Lopez

Award-winning illustrator Rafael Lopez breathes new life to the famous spiritual with a bilingual...

Pre-K - K
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The Year We Learned to Fly

Written by Jacqueline Woodson and Illustrated by Rafael Lopez

On a dreary, stuck-inside kind of day, a brother and sister heed their grandmother’s advice: “Use...

K - 3rd
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Drum Dream Girl

Written by Margarita Engle and Illustrated by Rafael Lopez

Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule—until...

Pre-K - 3rd
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My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/la vida de Celia Cruz

Written by Monica Brown and Illustrated by Rafael Lopez

This bilingual book allows young readers to enter Celia Cruz's life as she becomes a well-known...

K - 3rd
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Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood

Written by F. Isabel Campoy & Theresa Howell and Illustrated by Rafael Lopez

In this exuberant picture book about transformation through art, Mira lives in a gray urban...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln

Written by Margarita Engle and Illustrated by Rafael Lopez
As a little girl, Teresa Carreño loved to let her hands dance across the beautiful keys of the piano...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Day You Begin

Written by Jacqueline Woodson and Illustrated by Rafael Lopez
There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from...
K - 3rd
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Book Fiesta

Written by Pat Mora and Illustrated by Rafael Lopez

Children from around the world celebrate a love of reading throughout the year. Features text in...

Pre-K - 3rd
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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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