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The Magical Yet is developmentally appropriate for children in Pre K-3rd grade. This story is about a magical yet that helps children realize they are capable of doing anything! The author uses rhyme to create an engaging read aloud and foster vocabulary comprehension. The sentence structure is simple, but includes tier two words (introduce, rearrange, babbled, crawled) that make the sentence more advanced. The illustrator also does a great job in creating images that flow with the story. You could push in and pull out vocabulary terms by doing activities that incorporate the theme of self love and confidence. This is a great book to include in the classroom, so children know that it's important to love yourself and set your mind on anything you want to achieve!
K.FFL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

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Owl Love You is developmentally appropriate for children in Pre K-3rd grade. This story is about an owl and her baby, and the special bond that a mother has with her child. This story is somewhat complex. It contains mostly compound and simple sentences. This would be a great book to introduce in a text set about owl, because it brings up ideas about them being nocturnal and how they live in a nest. I also think it would be a great book to discuss family structure. The rhythm and rhyme makes for a great read aloud that is engaging for children. Some activities that would enhance children's literacy skills such as comprehension, would be to have the children make up their own story about their family.
3.FL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including capitalization and punctuation, when writing.

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Lexile Level: AD710L
Under My Hijab is developmentally appropriate for children in kindergarten. This story talks about the powerful women in Muslim cultures who wear Hijabs. It talks about the different careers these women have, and how powerful they are wearing their Hijabs. This would be a great book to include in the classroom when talking abut different cultures and diversity. This story includes advanced vocabulary such as tier two words like tidy, funky, silky, streaked that describe the hijabs. As you read this story to children, you can stop and talk about these terms to explain them more and why hijabs are so special. A fun literacy activity the children could do after reading this story would be to write about the culture they are from.
K.FFL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

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Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez- Neal 

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Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez- Neal 

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Lexile Level: 490L
Alma and How She Got Her Name is developmentally appropriate for children in K-2nd grade. This story is about a little girl who has a very long name. One day she asks her dad why her name is so long. He gives her the story about their family history and all the strong, confident, and brave relatives they have in their family. He tells her that he gave her the name Alma, because she will make her own story! This story is somewhat complex. The sentences are mostly simple and complex. The theme of the story makes this story more complex, because is talks about family history and uniqueness. I think this would be an engaging read aloud because it would get children thinking about their own family history. A fun activity to do with children after reading this story would be to write abut their own family history and how they got their name.
3.FL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including capitalization and punctuation, when writing.

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Lexile Level: 400L
I Am Enough is developmentally appropriate for children in K-2nd grade. This story discusses the importance of self love, diversity, uniqueness, and friendship. The author uses rhythm and rhyme that creates fluency throughout the text. This book would foster discussions about self love and self worth. A fun activity the children could do to enhance literacy skills would be to have them write a poem about what they love about themselves!
K.FFL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including capitalization and punctuation, when writing with adult support.

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Lexile Level: AD680L
The Invisible Boy is developmentally appropriate for children in K-2nd grade. his story is about a young kid named Brian who feels like he's invisible. Nobody ever picks him for games or to sit next to him at lunch. When a new friend joins his school, Brian is so excited to meet him. Justin includes Brian in everything and shows other kids that you need to be kind to everyone! The sentence structure in this story is mostly made up of simple sentences. However, the author includes tier two (greedy, scaling, quickly, invisible, imagination) and tier three words (intergalactic) making the sentence structure more advanced. The content in this story would create conversations about inclusivity and friendships in the classroom.
K.FFL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

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Lexile Level: AD630L
Thank You, Omu is developmentally appropriate for children in Pre K-3rd grade. This book tells a story about Omu (grandma) who makes stew for the whole neighborhood. She shares her stew with all the kids, before she even takes some for herself. This story would be great to incorporate in the classroom to teach children about sharing and selflessness. This book is mainly moderately to very complex. The sentence structure in this story is made up of mostly simple and compound sentences, and vary in complexity due to the tier two and tier three words used. A fun activity that would help push in and pull out vocabulary words would be to have the children make up their own recipes.
K.FFL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including capitalization and punctuation, when writing with adult support.

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The Undefeated is developmentally appropriate for children in 1st-4th grade. This story is made to encourage African American communities to and show respect to the people the people that have made leaps and bounds of justice for their community. This text is moderately complex. The use of rhythm and rhyme makes for an engaging read aloud for young readers. The use of tier two (undeniable, fate, sophisticated) make the story more complex in nature. These words could be pushed in and pulled out by doing activities in the classroom that relate to diversity.
K.FFL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

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The Purple Balloon is developmentally appropriate for children in kindergarten. This story introduces children to death in a way it's easily understandable. This text is somewhat complex. Chris does not use a lot of complex sentences or advanced vocabulary. However, I think the topic being introduced in this story is a hard idea for children to grasp in general. Chris does a great job explaining that death is a part of life and surrounding yourself with people you love makes death a little bit easier to deal with. I think this would be a great book to introduce in the classroom to introduce children to a tough concept like death.
K.FFL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

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The Adventures of Beetle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat

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The Adventures of Beetle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat

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Lexile Level: AD480L
The Adventures of Beekle is developmentally appropriate for children in Pre K-3rd grade. This story is about an imaginary friend that hasn't been imagined yet. Beekle travels to the real world in search of a friend to imagine him. He goes through crazy adventures in search of his friend. One day, he finally meets Alice. Beekle and Alice become best friends and imagine the greatest adventures. Beekle didn't feel so alone anymore! This story is somewhat complex. The sentence structure is mostly simple, but the use of tier two words (eagerly, unimaginable, imaginary, imagined) make the story more complex for young readers. I think this book would be great to incorporate in the classroom to talk about the importance of friendship. I could push in and pull out vocabulary by doing activities that relate to friendship in the classroom.
K.FFL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including capitalization and punctuation, when writing with adult support.

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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick 

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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick 

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Lexile Level: AD590
Finding Winnie is developmentally appropriate for children in Pre K-3rd grade. Lindsay Mattick writes about the true story of how her grandfather found and owned the bear we all know and love, Winnie the Pooh. Harry Colebourn was a vet for the horses in the war. One day he comes across a baby bear and decides to take it with him. Winnie traveled to camp with him, where she would stay their and hangout with the men as they prepared for war. When it was time for Harry to go off, he decided Winnie would be happier in a zoo where she had room to roam and play. This is where Christopher Robin finds her and writes the famous stories of Winnie the Pooh. This text is moderately complex due to its sentence structure and use of tier two and three words (veterinarian, regiments, mascot). The illustrator paints a clear picture of what is happening in the story, making it easier for children to comprehend the plot. I think this would be a great book to incorporate in the classroom, because I think it would be a fun book that would foster a child's interest in reading. The content provided would make great conversations abut different bears and wildlife.
K.FFL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including capitalization and punctuation, when writing with adult support.

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Name Jar is developmentally appropriate for children in K-3rd grade. This story is about a young girl name Unhei. Her family had just moved from Korea and she attends a new school. At first the children don't know how to pronounce her name and she gets embarrassed and ashamed. She asks her mother if she can have an American name, because she doesn't want to be different. Her mother explains to her that being different is an amazing thing and it's what makes her unique! When Unhei got to school the next day, the other children had filled a jar up with names to help her pick one she liked, but nothing sounded right. In the end, Unhei chose to keep her name and all the children were happy! This story in very complex. Due to the complex sentence structure and use of tier two and tier three words, you might need to discuss the meanings of each word as you read along. This book would be great to incorporate in the classroom when talking about diversity and inclusion. A fun activity you could do with the children to foster phonemic awareness would get the children to pronounce each persons name slowly and correctly.
K.FFL.PA.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

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Lexile Level: AD510L
Hello Lighthouse is developmentally appropriate for children in Pre K-3rd grade. This story is about a lighthouse keeper and all the task he has to do while he's at sea. It tells an amazing story of the hard work that goes into keeping a lighthouse running. This story is moderately complex. Sophie Blackall does an amazing job capturing the story in her illustrations, making the story more engaging for young children. The author mainly uses simple and compound sentences, but includes tier two words (beam, tender, disappear, wrecked) making the sentence more complex. The author also does a great job providing information about lighthouses in the back of the book for children to learn more about them. This book would be a great story to introduce to children when talking about ideas about the ocean! A fun activity you could do with children would be to have children create their own lighthouses and writing what they would do in the lighthouse.
K.FFL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including capitalization and punctuation, when writing with adult support.

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Lexile Level: AD540L
I Can Save the Ocean is developmentally appropriate for children in Pre K- K. It's about a little green monster that helps clean up the ocean. This story would be great to include in a classroom to teach children about pollution, climate change, and the importance of keeping our earth clean! This text is moderately and somewhat very complex. This text is very organized and easy to follow. Ideas throughout the story highlight the main idea of saving the ocean. The illustrations in this story enhance the plot and ideas that are being pointed out. For example, Viviana Garofoli, includes pictures of soap being washed in the gutter to show how pollution travels to the ocean. The sentences in this story are mostly simple or compound sentences. The author includes a lot of tier two and tier three vocabulary about different science terms, making the story more complex. I would push in these tier two and tier three words when the children are doing activities related to the ocean and the earth.  For example, I could teach the children about reduce, reuse, and recycling by having the children make something out of plastic water bottles or canvas bags.
K.FFL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including capitalization and punctuation, when writing with adult support.

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Lexile Level: 570L
Grace for President is developmentally appropriate for children in kindergarten. Grace for President is about a little girl who is determined to be the President of the United States one day. Grace is a young girl of color who wants to go on to do great things in our country.  In Graces class, her teacher holds up a poster with all of our President’s. Grace realizes that there are no girls on the poster. She becomes angry and determined to become the first women President. When Grace tells her teacher, she decides it’s a great idea to have an election so kids can get an idea of how democracy and the election works in our country. Two classes combine and Grace runs against a boy names Thomas. Grace put in a lot of work fundraising, creating clubs, putting up signs, and giving speeches to her class. When it came down to the end, Grace ended up winning the election. I think this is a great story to introduce to children to show that women of color and women in general can be successful! The author uses tire two words such as (snickered, announcement, and determined), and tire three words such as (democracy, representative, and electoral.)  Even though this story had some advanced vocabulary words, the language used made it easy to follow. The content provided children to explore ideas about democracy, elections, and race. After reading this book to the class, I think it would be fun to have your own presidential election in the classroom!
K.FFL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

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Same, Same but Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw 

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Same, Same but Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw 

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Lexile Level: 460
Same, Same but Different is developmentally appropriate for Pre K-2nd grade children.  Same, Same but Different is a book about a young boy who lives in America (Elliot), and his friend (Kailash) who lives in India. Kailash and Elliot are pen pals who send letters back in forth to communicate to each other. I these letters, Kailash and Elliot describe their families, friends, activities they enjoy, and the world around them. Although they have different color of skin and live in two different cultures, they realize that they are the same but different. They both have families, things they love, and similar things they do in everyday life. This is a great story that represents friendship of color! This book is appropriate for preschool and kindergarten children. The simple vocabulary used in the text makes it easy for children in preschool and kindergarten to comprehend. The story is broken up into very short sentences making for a nice flow of language. The author does not introduce a lot of tier two or tier three words in this text. However, the topic of culture, ethnicity, and race make this story developmentally appropriate for kindergarteners.
K.FFL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

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Lexile Level: AD600L
Sit-In is developmentally appropriate for children in kindergarten. Sit-In is a true story about how four black men started sitting at segregated restaurants to peacefully protest for against segregation in public places. David, Joseph, Franklin, and Ezell decided to follow Dr. Martin Luther Kings strong words and sit at an all white lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina and order food. Their peaceful and polite acts inspired many young people to follow in their footsteps and take apart in peaceful protest all across the south. This ultimately led to President Kennedy putting the Civil Rights Act in action in 1964. By July of 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson made the act a law and banned segregation in public places.  This book is developmentally appropriate for kindergartens. Due to the heavy topic about the history of segregation in America, I think it would be hard for children younger than kindergarten to comprehend this text. The author highlights tier two words (invisible, ignored, refused, determined, and demonstrate) by putting these words in bold letters. Doing this will help children recognize these words more clearly and ask questions about them. The author also uses tier three words such as (integration and segregation) in the text that incorporate more advanced vocabulary. Although the book is historical fiction, the flow of language makes for an engaging read aloud with the class. This book allows children to ask questions and explore topics about segregation, inclusion, and culture.
K.FFL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

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Let the Children March by Monica Clark Robinson 

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Lexile Level: 650L
Let the Children March is developmentally appropriate for children in kindergarten. It describes the events that happened in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963. Martin Luther was leading a march to help end segregation where parents were too scared to march because they might lose their jobs. It shows the courage of young children marching in place of their parents for freedom.  It includes tier two words throughout the story such as (freedom, frightened, disperse, reassured, and swelled.) Although there were quite a few tier two words, I don’t think it interfered with comprehension. There were not a lot of tier 3 words, but there were some (revolution and ancestors.)  The rhymes in the text promotes literacy fluency and engagement. This novel explains discrimination in a way that makes it easy for a child to understand and ask questions about diversity and culture.
K.FFL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

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Lexile Level: 480L
Hair Love is developmentally appropriate for children in Pre K-K. Hair Love is a story about an African American child’s hair (Zuri) and her father who makes her feel confident, beautiful, and special. Zuri is a confident little girl who loves her hair. It’s a special day and she wants the perfect hairstyle to match the day. Her Dad tries and tries to create the perfect hairstyle that Zuri feels confident in. After pulling out some tools, he finally creates the perfect style. The vocabulary used is not too complex, making it easy to read aloud. The author uses tier two words such as (professional. special, and gathered.) The author does not include any tier three words in this text, making it easy for preschoolers to comprehend. This text provides opportunities to ask questions about ethnicity, culture, and diversity in families. I think a fun activity that involves the theme of this story would be to have children bring in a picture of their families an tell us about each family member. We could then hang it on the walls of our classroom!
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Lexile Level: 1120L
Hidden Figures is developmentally appropriate for children in K-3rd grade. It describes the true story of four black women Katherine, Dorothy, Mary, and Christine who were amazing at math and wanted to serve their country by working at NASA during the cold war. These women were limited to what they could do in NASA because of their skin color, even though they were some of the top mathematicians in the world. They continued to prove their skills and were chosen to be apart of the team to help get the astronauts to space. This book also includes discussion about Brown Vs. Board of Education when it was ruled unconstitutional to have separate schools for black and white students. This law allowed the black women in the space program to get their degree in order to work at NASA. This book includes tier two words such as (tunnels, improve, blasted, and segregated.) This book also included a lot of tier three words that describes science terms. These terms included (laboratory, aeronautics, astronaut, engineer, satellite, and trajectory.) Even though this book included a lot of advanced vocabulary, I do not think it gets in the way of comprehension knowledge. Margot did a great job of explaining complicated words in the text so the child can understand the words more easily. The flow of the language makes this book very engaging and easy to read aloud. This content provides children with ideas to explore topics about space, discrimination, culture, and inclusivity.
K.FFL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.