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"Hair Love"                   by Matthew A. Cherry (2019)

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"Hair Love"                   by Matthew A. Cherry (2019)

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Hair Love, a story about a father and daughter trying to figure out how to style hair, explores the themes of love, patience, and culture.
Its text structure is moderately complex, language features are slightly to moderately complex, the meaning is moderately complex, and knowledge demands are moderate to very complex.
It is recommended for grades Pre-K (with the help of an adult) to 3rd grade.
The book allows for vocabulary growth and comprehension skills, like making inferences.
Activities could include a discussion/project about what you love about yourself and how you and your family members show love. Children could also share writings or a comic strip of a challenge they had to figure out as well.

Based on the Oscar-Winning Short Film.

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children’s / teenage fiction: family and home stories

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children’s / teenage fiction: general fiction

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children’s / teenage general interest: places and peoples

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children’s / teenage personal and social topics: families and family members

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children’s / teenage personal and social topics: self-awareness and self-esteem

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family - general (see also headings under social themes)

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general (see also headings under social themes)

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juvenile fiction / family / general (see also headings under social themes)

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juvenile fiction / social themes / self-esteem & self-reliance

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juvenile fiction/people & places - united states - african american & black

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juvenile fiction/social themes - self-esteem & self-reliance

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people & places - united states - african american & black

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social themes - self-esteem & self-reliance

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teenage fiction: family and home stories

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teenage general interest: places and peoples

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teenage personal and social topics: families and family members

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teenage personal and social topics: self-awareness and self-esteem

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black girl books; black childrens books; books for black girls; love book; african american children books; black baby books; hair; black kids books; black books for kids; baby name book; toddler girl books; baby girl book; picture books; new dad gifts; new dad; black and white baby books; black authors; snow day book; books for black kids; love books; black childrens book authors; book for 5 year old boy; 4 year old books; books for toddler girls; dad book; black girl magic book; dad books; black and white baby book

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juvenile fiction / family / general (see also headings under social themes)

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juvenile fiction/people & places - united states - african american & black

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juvenile fiction/social themes - self-esteem & self-reliance

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children’s / teenage fiction: family and home stories

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children’s / teenage fiction: general fiction

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Hair Love [Cherry, Matthew A., Harrison, Vashti] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Hair Love

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"Wangari's Trees of Peace"                     by Jeanette Winter (2008)

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"Wangari's Trees of Peace"                     by Jeanette Winter (2008)

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This informational book recounts the true story of Wangari Maathai, an environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004, whose passion and determination inspired change. The book's text structure is slightly to moderately complex, language features are moderately complex, the purpose is slightly complex, and the knowledge demand is moderately complex.
The recommended grades would be Pre-K to 3rd grade.
The book offers the opportunity to explore cause and effect and what one might do in her shoes. Activities could include a discussion on protecting the environment and community, planting a class tree/plant, or creating a timeline/sequence of events using transition words.

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wangari's trees of peace: a true story from africa

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biography & autobiography - cultural heritage

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juvenile nonfiction / biography & autobiography / cultural heritage

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juvenile nonfiction / people & places / africa

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juvenile nonfiction / science & nature / environmental conservation & protection

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juvenile nonfiction / science & nature / trees & forests

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juvenile nonfiction / social science / politics & government

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Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa

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Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa [Winter, Jeanette] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa

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"Each Little Bird that Sings"                         by Deborah Wiles (2006)

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"Each Little Bird that Sings"                         by Deborah Wiles (2006)

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This book tells the story of a girl's struggles as she learns about life and loss and how she prevails with the help of family and friends.
The text structure of the book is overall very complex, except the use of graphics is only slightly complex. The language features are very complex; The meaning is moderately to very complex as well as the knowledge demands. Because of the overall high complexity and themes,.the suggested grade levels are 3rd grade to 6th grade.
There are many second-tier and some third-tier words to use as sight words to grow vocabulary. The story also explores multiple themes and allows the opportunity for students to have parts to read within a group. Activities could include character mapping and discussion for strategies on how to deal with loss, stress, etc.

The book won the 2006 Association of Booksellers for Children E. B. White Read Aloud Award for older children and the California Young Reader Medal in 2008.

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Can I just say how much I lovedlovedloved this book? Incredible characterization. Quirky, unique names. Heart-wrenching speeches. Wow.

Deborah Wiles has such talent. I was in Snapfinger, Mississippi. I could see the inside of Snowberger's Funeral Home. I was terrified on the rock with Comfort and Dismay. (And annoying Peach.) I wanted to slap Declaration's snooty face. And I was most definitely inside Comfort's closet with her as she sat with her mayonnaise jar of freshly-sharpened pencils.

I can...more

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Can I just say how much I lovedlovedloved this book? Incredible characterization. Quirky, unique names. Heart-wrenching speeches. Wow. Deborah Wiles has such talent. I was in Snapfinger, Mississippi. I could see the inside of Snowberger's Funeral Home. I was terrified on the rock with Comfort and Dismay. (And annoying Peach.)

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"Owls"                         by Gail Gibbons (2006)

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"Owls"                         by Gail Gibbons (2006)

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This informational text details the life of an owl and the different types of owls.
Within text structure, the organization is slightly complex, but the text features and graphics are moderately complex. Language features and knowledge features are moderately complex, while the purpose is slightly complex.
This book is recommended for grades Pre-K to 3rd grade.
The book allows for the expansion of vocabulary and practice with labels, diagrams, and end pages.
Activities could include "what we know, want to know, learned" charts, owl pellet dissection, and discussion/action on protecting the environment.

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This is a non-fiction picture book about owls. The first part shows illustrated pictures of different breeds of owls in North America and describes owls general physiology and shows how the body design of owls help them be better predators. It talks about owl pellets and explains how scientists study pellets to understand more about the diets of different types of owls. It then discusses the different hoots of owls and how they mate.
The book also talks about how there are fewer owls today than...more

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This is a non-fiction picture book about owls. The first part shows illustrated pictures of different breeds of owls in North America and describes owls general physiology and shows how the body design of owls help them be better predators.

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"Now You Know How it Works"                        by Valorie Fisher (2018) 

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"Now You Know How it Works"                        by Valorie Fisher (2018) 

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This informational text explores how things, such as paper airplanes, straws, crayons, kites, and pencils work. It explores the scientific process that goes into each one.
The text structure is very complex because the information is scattered around each picture/page. The language features are moderately complex while the purpose and knowledge ideas are slightly complex.
The suggested grades for this book range from Pre-K to 3rd grade.
Activities could explore the scientific process by creating items from the book.

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general (see also headings under animals or technology)

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juvenile nonfiction / technology / how things work-are made

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juvenile nonfiction / transportation / general

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valorie fisher; infographics; photographs; illustrations; mixed media; how things work; engineering; paper airplanes; kite; questions; everything i need to know before i'm five; i can do it myself; how high can a dinosaur count?; stem; steam; rosie revere engineer; ada peck architect; bicycle; shadow; rubber ball; light bulb; flashlight; straw; whistle; toilet; garbage; blender; pencil; pencil sharpener; toaster; thermometer; soap; crayon; boat; paper boat; screw; zipper; glossary; nonfiction; picture book

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Now You Know How It Works [Fisher, Valorie, Fisher, Valorie] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Now You Know How It Works

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"Brave Irene"                by William Steig (1986)

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"Brave Irene"                by William Steig (1986)

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This story portrays a girl whose sick mother cannot deliver a package so the girl decides to face the snowstorm to do it for her.
The book uses italics and onomatopoeia within its' text which allows children to practice their fluency. The text structure, language,  meaning, and knowledge demands are moderately complex.
The recommended grades for this book are 1st to 3rd. Activities could include character mapping, plot mapping, discussion on appropriate clothing (have children pack a bag based on different weather types), or writing/drawing about a time in their life that they had to be courageous.

This book won New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year (1986).

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Well, hmm, this book is sort of weird. I saw it on a shelf at the library and I liked the cover illustration and so I gave it a try.

I did like the pictures. My favorite is of Irene by the fire eating and the two dogs looking at her, and most of the outdoor scenes, but all of the illustrations were ones I'd have loved as a kid, including all the details of Irene's and her mother's house and the palace interior and people also.

But why the heck doesn't the duchess send her people to come get the go...more

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Lisa (not getting friends updates) Vegan

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Well, hmm, this book is sort of weird. I saw it on a shelf at the library and I liked the cover illustration and so I gave it a try. I did like the pictures.

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"Salamander Rescue"      by Pamela McDowell (2016)

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"Salamander Rescue"      by Pamela McDowell (2016)

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This chapter book explores the themes of salamanders, conservation, wildlife preservation, and migration while following the main character named Alberta. It also provides facts about bears, cats, deer, orcas.
The text structure, language features, purpose, and knowledge demands are all moderately complex.
This short chapter book would be great for grades 2nd to 3rd. Activities could include discussion on you convince the government to build tunnels for salamanders? (perhaps have the class practice writing letters), creating a map based on the story, outlining the lifecycle of a salamander, or doing a researched venn diagram on reptiles versus amphibians.

This book received an award for the CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens in 2016 and the Children's Book Council Best STEM Trade Books in 2019.

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juvenile fiction / social themes / friendship

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nature & the natural world - environment

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science; animals; waterton lakes national park; salamander; conservation; rescue; ecology; nature; wildlife preservation; migration; earth day; amphibian; wildlife protection; animal rescue; kid activist; first chapter book; beginner reader; independent reader; activism; kid ecologist

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Amazon.com: Salamander Rescue (Orca Echoes) (9781459811232): McDowell, Pamela, Charko, Kasia: Books

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"King for a Day"             by Rukhsana Khan (2014)

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"King for a Day"             by Rukhsana Khan (2014)

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This book tells the story of a kite-flier and his siblings participating in the Basant festival.
The text structure, meaning, and knowledge demands are all moderately complex. The language features are simple to moderately complex.
This book is suggested for grades Kindergarten to 2nd. Activities could include discussion on teamwork, comparing other festivals to Basant, and understanding the socio-emotional aspects by making a timeline.

This book has been nominated for many awards and was highly commended in 2015 by the South Asia Book Award.

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King for a Day [Rukhsana Khan, Christiane Kromer] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. King for a Day

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"We're Going on a Bear Hunt"                          retold by Michael Rosen (2003)

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"We're Going on a Bear Hunt"                          retold by Michael Rosen (2003)

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This is a story about a family overcoming natural obstacles to find a bear.
The repetition and onomatopoeia usage help aid fluency. The text structure, language features, meaning, and knowledge demands are all slightly complex. This book is recommended for Pre-K children and kindergarteners.
Activities could include making binoculars and going on a scavenger hunt for animals around the school, creating a sensory activity based on the environments described in the book, discussing bears and their habitats, and making a class list of what you might need if you were to go on a bear hunt.

This book has won many awards including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize.

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Read 1,803 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Come along on a bear hunt in this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxe...

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"Moonshot"                   by Brian Floca (2019)

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"Moonshot"                   by Brian Floca (2019)

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This is an informational book that recounts the story of the astronauts involved with Apollo 11.
It can be used to build on second and third-tier vocabulary and understanding figurative language. Overall the text structure is slightly complex, but the use of graphics is moderately complex. The language features and knowledge demands are moderately complex while the purpose is lightly complex.
This book is suggested for preschoolers (with help) to 2nd graders.
Activities could include making a timeline of the event, comparing and contrasting the moon to the earth, or imagining that you are an astronaut and writing from that perspective.

This book has been awarded many awards including the ALA Notable Children's Book and Robert F. Sibert Medal in 2010.

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Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of Locomotive, winner of the Caldecott Medal; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 (revised and expanded in 2019 for the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing); Lightship; The Racecar Alphabet; and Five Trucks. His most recent book, Keeping the City Going, is a tribute to the essential workers who stayed on the streets and on the job during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Brian has illustrated Avi's Poppy Stories series, Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan's Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring, Laura Amy Schlitz's Princess Cora and the Crocodile, Maria Gianferrari's Hawk Rising, and other titles.

In addition to the Caldecott, Brian's books have received four Robert F. Sibert Honor awards for distinguished informational books, a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators, and have three times been selected for the annual New York Times Best Illustrated Books list.

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Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover)) [Floca, Brian, Floca, Brian] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover))

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"Julián is a Mermaid"      by Jessica Love (2018)

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"Julián is a Mermaid"      by Jessica Love (2018)

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This is a story about a boy named Julian who loves mermaids and wants to become one, but is unsure about his grandmother approval.
The book explores the themes of identity, creativity, self-awareness, and open-mindedness. The dependence on the pictures allows inferring practice. It also allows for pushing vocabulary (i.e. school of fish) and focusing on the character's thoughts and feelings.
The language features and purpose are slightly complex; The knowledge demands are slightly to moderately complex. The text features are mainly slightly complex, though the use of pictures is very complex.
This book could be recommended for Pre-K to 1st grade classrooms.
Activities could include holding a parade for the children to show off their favorite dress or creating drawings/writings of what the children want to be.

This book has received many awards including the Stonewall Book Award and the Klaus Flugge Prize in 2019.

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Amazon.com: Julián Is a Mermaid: 9780763690458: Love, Jessica, Love, Jessica: Books

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"And Tango Makes Three" by Justin Richardson (2005)

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"And Tango Makes Three" by Justin Richardson (2005)

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This informational book follows the story of two male penguins who adopt an egg. The book explores the themes of responsibility, devotion, caring, and persistence. It would be a good tool to use to discuss chronological order and cause and effect.
The language features, purpose, and knowledge demands are all slightly complex. The text structure is slightly to moderately complex.
The recommended grades range from Pre-K to 1st grade. Activities could include making family trees, making a field trip to the zoo, brainstorming what it takes to take care of a baby, or making a timeline of the events.

This book has won multiple awards, including the ALA Notable Children's Book Nominee in 2006.

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"The Big Book of the Blue" by Yuval Zommer (2018)

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"The Big Book of the Blue" by Yuval Zommer (2018)

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This is an informational book about the ocean and all the creatures that live inside of it, keeping the attention of children by using some humor. It includes a table of contents and an index to introduce children to. The text structure and purpose are slightly complex. The language features and knowledge demands are moderately complex. This book is recommended for Pre-K to 3rd grade. Activities could include a discussion and compare and contrast chart on the animals in the sea. Children could also draw and label parts of their favorite animal.

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Read 78 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Following The Big Book of Bugs and The Big Book of Beasts , the hugely successful series ta…

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"The Princess and the Warrior"                       by Duncan Tonatiuh (2016)

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"The Princess and the Warrior"                       by Duncan Tonatiuh (2016)

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This is a Mexican tale that includes details about indigenous peoples and their governmental structure, culture, and history while following a love story.
The text structure and meaning are slightly to moderately complex. The language features are moderately complex and the knowledge demands are very complex.
This book is suggested for grades 1st through 4th. This book can help introduce the use of a glossary and legends/tales. Activities could connect to learning about volcanoes (the two lovers become volcanoes). The class could also discuss the concept of the beginning, middle, and end of a story or create their own legend about a natural feature.

This book won the Pura Belpré Award in 2017.

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The Princess and the Warrior book. Read 316 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one o...

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"Grand Canyon"             by Jason Chin (2017)

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"Grand Canyon"             by Jason Chin (2017)

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This informational text explores how the grand canyon came to be, the animals that reside in it, and more.
It includes notes within the margin, labels, graphs, and more to support the reading. The text structure and language features are moderately complex while the purpose is slightly complex. The knowledge demands are moderately to very complex depending on the knowledge of national parks and ecosystems. The grades recommended are 1st grade to 3rd grade.
Activities can connect, compare and contrast other national parks. Erosion and weather can be discussed, as well as animal habitats.

The book was awarded a 2018 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations and a 2018 Sibert Honor for its informative text.

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Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin is the author and illustrator of numerous award-winning picture books. His newest book is WATERCRESS by Andrea Wang, received the 2022 Caldecott Medal, a Newbery Honor and APALA Award. His most recent authored title, YOUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE, won the Cook Prize and was a 2020 Horn Book Fanfare title. His book GRAND CANYON received both a Caldecott Honor and a Sibert Honor, and won the 2018 Orbis Pictus Award.

He is the author of the award-winning books REDWOODS; ISLAND: A Story of the Galápagos (winner of the 2013 Gryphon Award), and GRAVITY(a Gryphon Honor book). WATER IS WATER, written by Miranda Paul, was a 2016 ALA Notable Book and CORAL REEFS was nominated for the Texas Bluebonnet Award.

Jason lives in Vermont with his wife, Deirdre Gill, and their two children.

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Grand Canyon [Chin, Jason] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Grand Canyon

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"Fly Eagle Fly!"              by Christopher Gregorowski (2008)

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"Fly Eagle Fly!"              by Christopher Gregorowski (2008)

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This is an African tale about an eagle that learns its' true purpose. The book explores the themes of being who we truly are and fulfilling our destiny. It's also full of second and third-tier words which children can try to figure out using context clues. The text structure and language features are moderately complex, while the meaning is slightly complex. The knowledge demands are moderately to very complex depending on the child's knowledge of farms and animals. This book is suggested for grades Pre-K (with help) to 3rd grade. Activities could connect back to eagles and their habitat. The class could also discuss the use of parables, tales, folktales, etc. The book's understanding could be supported by making a timeline as well.

This book was awarded the SACBF Vivian Wilkes Award for 2000 and was nominated as a South African IBBY Honour Book for illustration.

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juvenile fiction/fairy tales & folklore - country & ethnic - general

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Fly, Eagle, Fly: An African Tale [Gregorowski, Christopher, Daly, Niki, Tutu, Archbishop Desmond] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Fly, Eagle, Fly: An African Tale

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"Last Stop on Market Street"                        by Matt de la Peña (2015)

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"Last Stop on Market Street"                        by Matt de la Peña (2015)

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This is a story of a boy and his grandma taking the bus to a soup kitchen. Along their ride, the book explores the themes of kindness, empathy, gratitude, and finding joy in differences.  The text structure, language features, meaning, and knowledge demands are all moderately complex because some children may not be as familiar with public transportation or understand all the differences and underlying themes.
The grade-levels recommended are Prek (with assistance) to 2nd grade.
Activities could include making inferences on CJ's moods and examining how they change. You could also define the word beauty as a class and share what each child values or explore the school grounds for something that they find beautiful. This book is also helpful in beginning a conversation on transportation.

This book has been recognized and has won many awards like the 2016 Newbery Medal, 2016 Caldecott Honor Book, and 2016 Coretta Scott King Honor Book for the illustrator.

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Read 3,277 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. "Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beauti...

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"Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera"           by Candace Fleming (2020)

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"Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera"           by Candace Fleming (2020)

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This informational book tells the lifecycle of a bee and what exactly that entails. The text structure, purpose, and knowledge demands are moderately complex. The language features are moderately to very complex due to the specific vocabulary used to describe the honeybee. The grades suggested for this book rage from 1st grade (with support) to fourth grade. The book utilizes the components of a free verse poem to keep readers engaged, along with dramatic transitions, and close-up illustrations. Activities could include creating a life cycle diagram or looking at cause and effect between the environment, humans, and the bees. You could also discuss how different animals can see and the teamwork which is essential to how a bee lives.

This book was awarded the 2021 Robert F. Sibert Medal and was an honor book for the National Council of English Teachers’ Orbis Pictus Award.

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I have always been a storyteller. Even before I could write my name, I could tell a good tale. And I told them all the time. As a preschooler, I told my neighbors all about my three-legged cat named Spot. In kindergarten, I told my classmates about the ghost that lived in my attic. And in first grade I told my teacher, Miss Harbart, all about my family's trip to Paris, France.

I told such a good story that people always thought I was telling the truth. But I wasn't. I didn't have a three-legged cat or a ghost in my attic, and I'd certainly never been to Paris, France. I simply enjoyed telling a good story... and seeing my listener's reaction.

Sure, some people might have said I was a seven-year old fibber. But not my parents. Instead of calling my stories "fibs" they called them "imaginative." They encouraged me to put my stories down on paper. I did. And amazingly, once I began writing, I couldn't stop. I filled notebook after notebook with stories, poems, plays. I still have many of those notebooks. They're precious to me because they are a record of my writing life from elementary school on.

In second grade, I discovered a passion for language. I can still remember the day my teacher, Miss Johnson, held up a horn-shaped basket filled with papier-mache pumpkins and asked the class to repeat the word "cornucopia." I said it again and again, tasted the word on my lips. I tested it on my ears. That afternoon, I skipped all the way home from school chanting, "Cornucopia! Cornucopia!" From then on, I really began listening to words--to the sounds they made, and the way they were used, and how they made me feel. I longed to put them together in ways that were beautiful, and yet told a story.

As I grew, I continued to write stories. But I never really thought of becoming an author. Instead, I went to college where I discovered yet another passion--history. I didn't realize it then, but studying history is really just an extension of my love of stories. After all, some of the best stories are true ones -- tales of heroism and villainy made more incredible by the fact they really happened.

After graduation, I got married and had children. I read to them a lot, and that's when I discovered the joy and music of children's books. I simply couldn't get enough of them. With my two sons in tow, I made endless trips to the library. I read stacks of books. I found myself begging, "Just one more, pleeeeease!" while my boys begged for lights-out and sleep. Then it struck me. Why not write children's books? It seemed the perfect way to combine all the things I loved: stories, musical language, history, and reading. I couldn't wait to get started.

But writing children's books is harder than it looks. For three years I wrote story after story. I sent them to publisher after publisher. And I received rejection letter after rejection letter. Still, I didn't give up. I kept trying until finally one of my stories was pulled from the slush pile and turned into a book. My career as a children's author had begun.

For more information visit my website: www.candacefleming.com.

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Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera

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Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera [Fleming, Candace, Rohmann, Eric] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera

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"Dreamers"                   by Yuyi Morales (2018)

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"Dreamers"                   by Yuyi Morales (2018)

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This book depicts the immigrant story and explores the themes of resilience, dreams, and culture.
The text structure is slightly to moderately complex with organization, while the graphics are exceedingly complex because the book mostly relies on the images. The language features and knowledge demands are very complex and the meaning is moderately complex. This book utilizes lyrical text, illustrations that provide symbolism, and new English vocabulary as well as Spanish vocabulary.
The grades suggested for this book are Pre-K (with assistance) to 3rd grade.
Activities could include discussing what it means to dream and creating a book about your life and dreams. Discussions about immigration (and for older children policies) could also take place.

This book has won many awards including the Pura Belpre Illustrator Award 2019.

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Born in Mexico and raised among giant grandmothers, mossy house walls, and rampaging feral gardens, Yuyi Morales fostered a strong bond with the magical stories that ran in her family. Since having immigrated to the USA in 1994, she has drawn from her family's legacy and her heritage to create some of the most celebrated Latino works for children's books.

Yuyi is the 2004 winner of the Pura Belpre Medal for Illustration for her book Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book as well as the 2008 winner for Los Gatos Black on Halloween (written by Marissa Montes), given to a Latino illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.

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Her book Harvesting Hope; The story of Cesar Chavez (written by Kathell Krull), was the recipient of the Christopher Award and the Jane Adams Award, and was deemed one of the best books of 2003 by Child Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, and School Library Journal.

Yuyi is also the creator of ALA notable book, Little Night, co-released in Spanish as Nochecita, and winner of the 2008 SCBWI Golden Kite Medal.

Some of other recognitions her work has received include the Americas Award, the California book Award, and the Tomas Rivera Award won in 2004 and 2008.

Asked about her work Yuyi says, "I strive to capture the incredible beauty of the every day forms using textures and colors as another way to reveal the heart of the story. I also pursue glow and luminosity with resolve. If I could ask for a talent, it would be to become a color genius."

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Dreamers [Morales, Yuyi] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Dreamers

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"Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site"          by Sherri Rinker (2011)

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"Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site"          by Sherri Rinker (2011)

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This story shows different kinds of trucks at a construction site, what they do, and follows with the trucks going to sleep. It employs rhyming and vibrant colors to draw eyes into the pictures.
The text structure, meaning, and knowledge demands are slightly complex. The language features are slightly to moderately complex, depending on the knowledge of construction sites and trucks.
This book would be recommended for grades Pre-K to Kindergarten.
Activities could include truck matching games or sorting (multi-color) trucks by color/type. You could also you blocks (taped with an image of a truck) to "put together" a truck, to help with motor function.

This book was awarded the

Notable Children's Books for 2012.

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goodnight construction site (board book for toddlers

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juvenile fiction / stories in verse (see also poetry)

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juvenile fiction/stories in verse (see also poetry)

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juvenile fiction/transportation - cars & trucks

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juvenile fiction / stories in verse (see also poetry)

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juvenile fiction/stories in verse (see also poetry)

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juvenile fiction/transportation - cars & trucks

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Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site (Board Book for Toddlers, Children's Board Book)

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Amazon.com: Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site (Board Book for Toddlers, Children's Board Book) (9781452111735): Rinker, Sherri Duskey, Lichtenheld, Tom: Books