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Antiracist Baby:

Antiracist- a person who opposes racism and promotes racial tolerance.

Neutrality- the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartiality.

Equity- the quality of being fair and impartial.

Racism- prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.

Policies- a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual.

Diverse- showing a great deal of variety; very different.

Disrupts- interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.

Transcend- be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division).

Transform- make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of.

Kendi, I. (2020). Antiracist
baby. Kokila.

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Ada Twist, Scientist:

Scientist- a person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences.

Chaos- complete disorder and confusion.

Conked- faint or go to sleep.

Frazzled- cause to feel completely exhausted; wear out.

Quivered- tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion.

Dazed- unable to think or react properly.

Wreaked- cause (a large amount of damage or harm).

Havoc – widespread destruction.

Stench- a strong and very unpleasant smell.

Pungent- having a sharply strong taste or smell.

Quest- a long or arduous search for something.

Hypothesis- a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Goo- a sticky or slimy substance.

Beaty, A. (2016). Ada Twist, Scientist. Harry N. Abrams.

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Antiracist baby by Ibram X. Kendi talks about how children are taught how to be antiracist or racist. Then the book gives nine steps to help prevent racism. It gives many different steps that help talk about the subject, but also show why the steps are important. It is a book for parents/teachers to use to show children why being antiracist should be a priority and be accepted by all.

Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty is a book about a young second grader who always has a question to ask. She starts doing experiments to answer her questions she has. One day she is playing outside when she smells an unpleasant smell. She then is determined to find out where the scent came from. She does an experiment where she covers, her cat in perfume and cologne, then tries to put it in the washing machine. Her parents were not happy with this experiment and send her to the thinking chair. In the thinking chair she does a lot of thinking and starts writing he questions on the wall. She just keeps gaining more why, what, who, when, and where’s and creates a great thinking hall. Ada’s parents figured out a way so she could ask questions, perform experiments, and continue to be a curious scientist.

Beaty, A. (2016). Ada Twist, Scientist. Harry N. Abrams.

Kendi, I. (2020). Antiracist
baby. Kokila.

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Ada Twist, Scientist:
While reading this book, I thought about girls in science. I know that there has been some connotations about girls in science and how they do not think they should do it because it is considered a "boy thing." On February 11, it is National Day of Women and Girls in Science. That day celebrates all the things girls have done in science and also gender equality in the science realm. This would be a great book to read during that time of year to really learn about the topic. It is also a great books for girls to read and understand that they can and are welcome to do science.

Antiracist Baby:
While reading this book, I instantly thought about the matter that is going on today. The Black Lives Matter movement is one of the biggest things to happen in this country and this world in a long time. It has been long awaited and I think this book goes along well with this. This book can help students realize what they can do to have a voice in the matter. This can also help students wrap their head on what might be going on in their community. This book could also be a great read during Black History Month and really every time throughout the year.

Beaty, A. (2016). Ada Twist, Scientist. Harry N. Abrams.

Kendi, I. (2020). Antiracist baby. Kokila.

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Ada Twist, Scientist:
While reading this book, I thought about girls in science. I know that there has been some connotations about girls in science and how they do not think they should do it because it is considered a "boy thing." On February 11, it is National Day of Women and Girls in Science. That day celebrates all the things girls have done in science and also gender equality in the science realm. This would be a great book to read during that time of year to really learn about the topic. It is also a great books for girls to read and understand that they can and are welcome to do science.

Antiracist Baby:
While reading this book, I instantly thought about the matter that is going on today. The Black Lives Matter movement is one of the biggest things to happen in this country and this world in a long time. It has been long awaited and I think this book goes along well with this. This book can help students realize what they can do to have a voice in the matter. This can also help students wrap their head on what might be going on in their community. This book could also be a great read during Black History Month and really every time throughout the year.

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Antiracist Baby:

I think Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi is a story that I would use for upper elementary. Before reading this book, I thought it would be for lower elementary grades due to the pictures and not having much text. After reading it, I realized that this story has some hard concepts for younger elementary grades to understand, so I think this book could best be used for fourth through sixth grade. I still think younger elementary students could read it as well, but it would require a lot more explaining. It can also be enjoyed by students who are in older if they want to learn more about ways to be antiracist. If I was personally using this story, I would use it in those upper elementary grades. Overall, this book had powerful steps to become antiracist. I think the second one is the one that stood out to me the most. According to Kendi (2020), we won’t see racism if we don’t speak out. This is a great message to discuss with our students. What happens if we don’t speak up? What happens if we do?

Kendi, I. (2020). Antiracist baby. Kokila.

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Ada Twist, Scientist:

I think Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty, is a great book to use for younger elementary grades. I would say Pre-K through second grade is a great range. This would be roughly five to nine year olds. I think this book fits that age group because of the story and the images. The story goes over a young girl being curious about the world. My favorite scene from the story is when she is trying to solve the stinky smell. Beaty (2016) writes that Ada thinks the cat may be the source of the smell and tries to put the cat in the washing machine. I loved this scene because I think every young kid has had a bad idea where the parents have to quickly tell them no!

Beaty, A. (2016). Ada Twist, Scientist. Harry N. Abrams.

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Andrea Beaty is the author of Ada Twist, Scientist. Published in 2016

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I was raised in southern Illinois in a town so small I knew everybody and their pets. And they all knew me. I was one of six kids and we spent our summer days traipsing through the fields and forests hunting for adventure. We often found it. And sometimes it found us. Always, it was fun and often, we laughed so hard we blew Orange Crush or Grape Nehi Soda out our noses. I still avoid Grape Nehi ... just in case.

I was a big reader as a kid and LOVED Nancy Drew and Trixie Beldon Mysteries. Then I moved on to Agatha Christie books and then the classics. Don't tell anyone, but my secret ambition is to star in a Broadway musical and I am often tempted to break into song and dance at very odd moments. Mostly in the frozen food section of my grocery store. They have very good lighting.

I attended Southern Illinois University and studied Biology and Computer Science. After that, I worked for a computer software company. I helped people with their computer problems ("Did you try turning it off and on again?") and some technical writing. I didn't know at the time, but tech writing was great training for writing for kids because it taught me to be a fierce self-editor.

Now, I live in Chicago with my family. I visit lots of schools each year to share my love of reading and my writing journey with kids and educators.

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I was raised in southern Illinois in a town so small I knew everybody and their pets. And they all knew me. I was one of six kids and we spent our summer days traipsing through the fields and forests hunting for adventure. We often found it. And sometimes it found us.

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Ibram X Kendi is the author of Anti Racist Baby. Published in 2020

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DR. IBRAM X. KENDI is one of the world's foremost historians and leading antiracist scholars. He is a National Book Award-winning author of sixteen books for adults and children, including ten New York Times bestsellers-five of which were #1 New York Times bestsellers. His books have been translated into multiple languages and republished throughout North America, South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Dr. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities and the Founding Director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research in the United States. Dr. Kendi is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a CBS News Racial Justice Contributor. In 2020, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship, popularly known as the "Genius Grant."

Dr. Kendi's first book, The Black Campus Movement, a history of Black student activism in the late 1960s and early 1970s, won the W.E.B. Du Bois Book Prize. His second book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 2016. At 34 years old, Dr. Kendi was the youngest ever winner of the NBA for Nonfiction. He grew up dreaming about playing in the NBA (National Basketball Association), and ironically, he ended up joining the other NBA. The film adaptation came out on Netflix in 2023. Stamped from the Beginning debuted on the top 10 watched movies on Netflix and was honored on the Oscar shortlist for Documentary Feature Film. It was nominated for a NAACP Image Award and won the Best Documentary from the African American Film Critics Association.

In 2019, Dr. Kendi authored How to Be an Antiracist, a #1 New York Times bestseller and international bestseller. It made several Best Books of 2019 lists and was described in the New York Times as "the most courageous book to date on the problem of race in the Western mind." The next year, Dr. Kendi partnered with Jason Reynolds on a young adult remix of Stamped from the Beginning, which they titled Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You. Stamped Jr.-as they call it -was a #1 New York Times bestseller and won the GoodReads Choice Award and was a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Book of the Year, Jane Addams Children's Book Award, the Kirkus Prize, and a NAACP Image Award. In 2020, Dr. Kendi also authored the board book and picture book, Antiracist Baby. Illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky, Antiracist Baby debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and became a widely popular introduction to antiracism for the youngest of people.

In 2021, Dr. Kendi edited with Dr. Keisha N. Blain, Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019. They assembled a Black community of 80 writers and 10 poets to write the history of a community. Four Hundred Souls debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and became a finalist for the prestigious Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction from the American Library Association. Months after Four Hundred Souls, Dr. Kendi, Jason Reynolds, and Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul published Stamped for Kids. An adaptation of Stamped Jr. for middle graders that found to be "exhilarating, excellent, necessary," Stamped for Kids became a #1 New York Times bestseller.

In 2021, Dr. Kendi launched three major media projects. He hosted the first season of his action podcast Be Antiracist. He worked with his colleagues at the BU Center for Antiracist Research to found The Emancipator, a multimedia digital platform inspired by the first abolitionist newspaper in the 19th century that strives to reframe the conversation on racial justice and equity. Dr. Kendi also launched his production shingle, Maroon Visions, to produce film and television projects. The first project was Skin in the Game, a docuseries examining the intersection of race, sport, and society, co-produced by Religion of Sports and Andscape that debuted on ESPN+ in 2023.

In 2022, Dr. Kendi published two instant New York Times bestsellers: How to Raise an Antiracistand Goodnight Racism, a picture book illustrated by Cbabi Bayoc. An accessible and thoroughly researched book for parents, caregivers and educators, the Los Angeles Times praised How to Raise an Antiracist for combining "his personal experience as a parent with his scholarly expertise in showing how racism affects every step of a child's life." The San Francisco Book Review lauded Goodnight Racism as a "lovely goodnight prayer for children" while Kirkus Reviews called it "an inspiring read to help realize dreams for a better future for all."

That year, Dr. Kendi also published Magnolia Flower, a picture book illustrated by Loveis Wise, about an Afro-Indigenous girl who longs for freedom and love-and finds both. This is the first of a series of six children's books that Dr. Kendi is adapting based on the writings and collected folklore of the legendary Zora Neale Hurston. The second, The Making of Butterflies, illustrated by Kah Yangni, came out on March 7, 2023. This board book, which opens the imagination of babies about the work of creation and how the world came to be, is based on a fun folktale Hurston collected.

Weeks before The Making of Butterflies arrived, Dr. Kendi partnered with Nic Stone on a young adult adaption of How to Be an Antiracist. This book, How to Be a (Young) Antiracist, became an instant sensation, debuting on the New York Times bestseller list. Dr. Kendi and Stone also produced The (Young) Antiracist's Workbook for young changemakers, not unlike Be Antiracist, a workbook Dr. Kendi wrote for adults. In 2023, Kendi also published Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America, with cartoonist Joel Christian Gill, which was nominated for a NAACP Image Award.

Dr. Kendi has published fourteen academic essays in books and academic journals, including The Journal of African American History, Journal of Social History, Journal of Black Studies, Journal of African American Studies, and The Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics and Culture. He co-edits the Black Power Series at NYU Press with historian Ashley Farmer.

Dr. Kendi has published op-eds in numerous periodicals, including The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Guardian, Washington Post, London Review, Time, Salon, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, Paris Review, Black Perspectives, Time, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. He commented on a series of international, national, and local media outlets, such as CNN, ABC, CBS, MSNBC, NPR, Al Jazeera, PBS, BBC, Democracy Now, OWN, BET, and Sirius XM. A sought after public speaker, Dr. Kendi has delivered thousands of addresses over the years at colleges and universities, bookstores, festivals, conferences, libraries, churches, museums, and other institutions in the United States and around the world.

Dr. Kendi enjoys joking it up with friends and family, partaking in African American culture, weight-lifting, reading provocative books, discussing the issues of the day with open-minded people, and hoping and pressing for the day the New York Knicks will win an NBA championship and for the day this nation and world will be ruled by the best of humanity.

In 2013, he changed his middle name from Henry to Xolani (meaning "Peace" in Zulu) and surname from Rogers to Kendi when he wed Dr. Sadiqa Kendi, a pediatric emergency physician. They chose their new name together and unveiled "Kendi," meaning "loved one" in Meru, to their family and friends at their wedding. Their wedding photos were featured in Essence Magazine, including the bride's stunningly beautiful gold dress.

Dr. Kendi was born in 1982 to parents who came of age during the Black power movement in New York City. They were activist Christians inspired by Black liberation theology. While Dr. Kendi was in high school, his family moved from Jamaica, Queens, to Manassas, Virginia. He traveled further south and attended Florida A&M University, where he majored in journalism. He initially aspired for a career in sports journalism, freelancing for several Florida newspapers, and interning at USA Today Sports Weekly, as well as in the sports sections of the Mobile Register and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. By the end of his tenure at FAMU, he had become alienated from sports journalism and increasingly became interested in engaging in racial justice work. He picked up a second major in African American Studies and graduated in 2004.

After interning for six months at The Virginian Pilot, Dr. Kendi pursued his graduate studies. At 27 years old, he earned his doctoral degree in African American Studies from Temple University in 2010.

Kendi has taught at SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Albany, the University of Florida, and American University. In 2017, he became a full professor, the highest professorial rank, at 34 years old. In 2020, Boston University awarded him an endowed professorship, the highest academic award a University can bestow on a faculty member. BU's endowed Andrew W. Mellon Professorship has been held by only one other person in the University's history: Elie Wiesel, the late Holocaust survivor and 1986 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who died in 2016.

Dr. Kendi has been visiting professor at Brown University, a 2013 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow, and postdoctoral fellow at the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis. He has also resided at The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress as the American Historical Association's 2010-2011 J. Franklin Jameson Fellow in American History. In the summer of 2011, he lived in Chicago as a short-term fellow in African American Studies through the Black Metropolis Research Consortium. He has received research fellowships, grants, and visiting appointments from a variety of other universities, foundations, professional associations, and libraries, including the Lyndon B. Johnson Library & Museum, University of Chicago, Wayne State University, Emory University, Duke University, Princeton University, UCLA, Washington University, Wake Forest University, and the historical societies of Kentucky and Southern California. He was also the 2020-2021 Frances B. Cashin Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for the Advanced Study at Harvard University.

100 listed him as the tenth most influential African American between the ages of 25 and 45 and the most influential college professor. Dr. Kendi was awarded the distinguished Guggenheim Fellowship. He was elected to the prestigious Society of American Historians and named a Young Global Leader, the World Economic Forum's annual class of the most promising leaders around the globe under the age of 40.

Kendi's newest book is an adaptation for young readers of Zora Neale Hurston's , which debuted as a New York Times Best Seller. Barracoon was Kendi's tenth best seller. He is one of the most widely read and esteemed authors in the world.

He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

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DR. IBRAM X. KENDI is a National Book Award-winning author of thirteen books for adults and children, including nine New York Times bestsellers-five of which were #1 New York Times bestsellers. Dr. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, and the director of th

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Ada Twist Scientist:
-What do you think the theme of the story is?
- How would you integrate this story into a lesson for science?
Anti Racist Baby:
- Did this book teach you something new that you had not thought about before?
- What kind of discussions do you feel this book would spark within your classroom?

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Kendi, I. (2020). Antiracist Baby. Kokila.

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Beaty, A. (2016). Ada Twist, Scientist. Harry N. Abrams

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Anti-Racist Baby

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Ada Twist Scientist