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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
From Jewish delis to bagpipes, bodegas and Zen Buddhism, this joyful ABC journey is a celebration of immigrants: the vibrant, multifaceted people who share their heritage and traditions to enrich the fabric of our daily lives.
2) Say my name
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Six people from different corners of the world celebrate the history, culture, and beauty behind their names.
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Finding out about the different foods people eat is a great way to get young readers interested in learning about different cultures around the world. Colorful photographs supplement simple and engaging text, helping readers develop a stronger understanding of the content.
4) All of us
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Friends can help us understand the world and ourselves, opening our eyes to unique cultures and ideas. In a story that travels the globe, it's easy to see how the world is a community made up of people who are more similar than we are different" --
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"With almost 7.8 billion people sharing the earth, it can be a little hard to picture what the human race looks like all together. But if we could shrink the world down to just 100 people, what could we learn about the human race? What would we look like? Where and how would we all be living? This book answers all of these questions and more! Reliably sourced and deftly illustrated, If the World Were 100 People is the perfect starting point to understanding...
6) Wutaryoo
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Wutaryoo enjoys hearing other animal's origin stories but wants to learn her own, so she sets out on a journey on which she meets many strange creatures and learns important truths.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
Traces the story of Mokhtar Alkhanshali, a Yemeni-American in San Francisco, and his dream of resurrecting the ancient art of cultivating, roasting, and importing Yemeni coffee, an endeavor that is challenged by the brutal realities of Yemen's 2015 civil war.
10) What are you?
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A puggle and two poodles discuss what things they are good at and why.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Told in a new Who HQ NOW format for trending topics, this Who Was? biography details NBA superstar Kobe Bryant's legendary career and the impact of his legacy on the sports world and beyond.
Kobe Bryant was just an eighteen-year-old high-school basketball player when he decided to enter the National Basketball Association's draft. Though he was the thirteenth overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets, he would never play a single game...
Kobe Bryant was just an eighteen-year-old high-school basketball player when he decided to enter the National Basketball Association's draft. Though he was the thirteenth overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets, he would never play a single game...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In her amazing diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges and dreams common for any young girl. But Hitler brought her childhood to an end and forced her and her family into hiding. Who Was Anne Frank? looks closely at Annes life before the secret annex, what life was like in hiding, and the legacy of her diary. Black-and-white illustrations including maps and diagrams provide historical and visual reference in an easy-to-read biography...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Much like The Boy In the Striped Pajamas or The Book Thief," this remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holocaust on Oskar Schindler's list, "brings to readers a story of bravery and the fight for a chance to live" (VOYA).
This, the only memoir published by a former Schindler's list child, perfectly captures the innocence of a small boy who goes through the unthinkable. Leon Leyson...
This, the only memoir published by a former Schindler's list child, perfectly captures the innocence of a small boy who goes through the unthinkable. Leon Leyson...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Mona Hasan is a young Muslim girl growing up in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the first Gulf War breaks out in 1991. The war isn't what she expects--especially when the ground offensive is over so quickly...Over the course of one year, Mona falls in love, speaks up to protect her younger sister, loses her best friend to the new girl at school, has summer adventures with her cousins in Pakistan, immigrates to Canada, and pursues her ambition to...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"The true story of Black activist Opal Lee and her vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone will inspire children to be brave and make a difference. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth, but she soon discovered that most Americans had never heard of the holiday that represents the nation's creed of "freedom for all.""--
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