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Everybody Cooks Rice
This book is a good fiction book for this set because it shows how rice is an important ingredient in foods from all over the world. All of the families in the story are living in America but they come from all over the world. From Barbados, to China, to France, to Puerto Rico all of these families use rice in their cooking because it is part of their culture.

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https://www.getepic.com/app/read/49625

This text describes the tradition and history of celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Emphasis in this text is put on the teamwork between the United States and Mexico and how the holiday is celebrated in both countries. Information is given about how people celebrate cinco de mayo (Dancing, food, parades, music).

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Informational Text "Food Around the World" 

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Informational Text "Food Around the World" 

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This book explores the different the different types of food that are eaten around the world. This book includes places such as China, South Africa, Mexico, Greece, and much more. This book would be a good asset to the classroom because it exposes students to so many different kinds of food that are eaten by others around the world. This book will help to teach students that it is normal to have traditions that are different from our own.

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Informational Text "Every Month is a New Year 

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Informational Text "Every Month is a New Year 

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This is a valuable text to include because it explores different cultures and their new year's traditions. This book highlights the places around the world that have a different date for the beginning of their new year. Students will be able to make connections to this story, as they can be given the opportunity to share some of their own traditions for the New Year. This will also immerse students in other cultures and the similarities and differences we share with them.

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This is the book that will start off the unit. It covers vocabulary that will occur frequently (Ex: traditions, beliefs, and customs)

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"Let's Celebrate: Special Days Around the World" - covers a sub-area of culture, holidays.

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1. Give examples of why the United States is called “a nation of immigrants”.
Clarification Statement: This topic continues the theme of diversity from grade 1. It
lends itself to many connections with language arts and an exploration of books about
diversity and immigration. Students will learn more about the diversity of the United
States in grades 3 through 5, 8, and high school