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This book is about a little girl that learns to love herself.  It teaches us that we are all here for a purpose. We are more than enough. We just need to believe it.

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I love love love this picture book. What a great celebration of this little girls' confidence and belief in her capabilities. I loved the graphics - her afro - the children of different cultural backgrounds and capabilities. The message was one of loving yourself and loving others who are different.
I choked up on this line, "we are right here to live a life of love, not fear... " I read it again and again. It really resonated within me.
Highly recommend....more

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I love love love this picture book. What a great celebration of this little girls' confidence and belief in her capabilities. I loved the graphics - her afro - the children of different cultural backgrounds and capabilities.

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This is a must read for my class every single year. It is about girls from different cultures who have to learn new things about one another and the culture. We always discuss the importance of accepting everyone, their differences, and friendship.

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Lily and Salma are best friends. They like doing all the same things, and they always eat lunch together. Lily eats peanut butter and Salma eats hummus-but what's that between friends? It turns out, a lot. Before they know it, a food fight breaks out. Can Lily and Salma put aside their difference...

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Those Shoes
This book is about a boy who wants to fit in by having the same kind of shoes that "everyone" else has. He lives with his grandmother so they don't have very much money. He is wearing "baby" shoes that the teacher/counselor gave him and is embarrassed.  He does finally get a pair of the shoes but he gets them at a thrift store and they are too small but he wants them so badly he suffers for a few days.  He then decides to give them to a friend "anonymously" because he notices his shoes are held together with tape that is coming off. I think this book show kindness and empathy, struggle to fit in, struggle to have what others have/want what others , kindness between teacher/counselor and student, grandparent to child, and child to child.  It also shows a lot of empathy!!

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Wonder
Wonder definitely show empathy, compassion, and kindness throughout but also real life struggles with issues that we can take and apply to a lot of different issues.

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It Was Supposed to Be Sunny - S. Cotterill

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It Was Supposed to Be Sunny - S. Cotterill

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A young girl has a hard time dealing with disappointment and uncontrollable things at her birthday party. This is a cute book that helps kids deal with big feelings like disappointment and worrying about things that we can't control. Most kids can relate to a birthday party or situation that did not go as they wanted. Many of my students with SEL difficulties have a hard time thinking about things that they can control and things that they can't control. This is a good book to open up a discussion about those things.

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Little Senses Story Time | It Was Supposed To Be Sunny | Read Aloud

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Each Kindness is about a new girl who comes to school, Maya, and Chloe and her friends won't play with her. Every time Maya tries to join Chloe and her friends, they reject her. Eventually Maya stops coming to school. When Chloe's teacher gives a lesson about how even small acts of kindness can change the world, Chloe is stung by the lost opportunity for friendship, and thinks about how much better it could have been if she'd shown a little kindness toward Maya.

I love to use this book in the middle of the year as a reminder to be kind to others. This is especially important in the middle of the year because students have become comfortable with each other and aren't always kind in every situation.

(Chelsea Ganske)

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A Long Walk to Water - by Linda Sue Park

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A Long Walk to Water - by Linda Sue Park

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This book teaches students about the disturbing water conditions in South Sedan, Africa.  The book is partly based on the true story of a boy named Salva Dut who was separated from his family during civil war in South Sedan and leads about 1,500 other lost boys to a refugee camp over time.
The other part of the story is fictional about a young village girl named Nya whose job is to fetch water twice a day for her family since they live so far away from water. She walks two hours each way for a total of eight hours a day to get water from unsafe water holes, but that is all the water they had. Sickness prevails among so many from the contaminated water.
By the end of the story the two characters meet. Salva ends up in New York and wants to get safe drinking water to South Sedan. With help, a well is built in her village and so is a school. The local people are taught to take care of the well and keep it in good repair so that all can have fresh drinking water.
After our 5th graders read this story, they walk on the track with jugs of water in their arms, to get a little feel for what Nya did daily.
(Joanna Dill)

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This book is about a day in the life of 7 different kids from around the world. It shows how they live (homes), what they eat, how they get to school, how they play, how they sleep, and many other things about their daily lives.

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In Japan, Kei plays Freeze Tag, while in Uganda, Daphine likes to jump rope. While the way they play may differ, the shared rhythm of their daysandmdash;and this one world we all shareandmdash;unites them.

This genuine exchange provides a window into traditions that may be different from our own as well as mirrors reflecting our common experiences. Inspired by his own travels, Matt Lamonthe transports readers across the globe and back with this luminous and thoughtful picture book.

Perfect for kids learning about new cultures and customs

Educates children on the importance of similarities and differences

Gives kids a unique look into the lives of others across the globe

If you enjoyed Carson Ellis' Home , you're sure to enjoy the window into the world provided by This is How We Do It .

This children's picture book is ideal for parents or teachers looking for the following:

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This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World (Easy Reader Books, Children Around the World Books, Preschool Prep Books)

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This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World (Easy Reader Books, Children Around the World Books, Preschool Prep Books) [Lamothe, Matt] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.

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This book is about when Trisha finds out her class at the new school is known as "The Junkyard," she is devastated.  But then she meets her teacher, Mrs. Peterson, and her classmates, an oddly brilliant group of students each with his or her own unique talent. And it is here in The Junkyard that Trisha learns the true meaning of genius, and that this group of misfits are, in fact, wonders, all of them.  I love reading this book to my class because it encourages students to find their inner genius.

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A heartwarming story of friendship and celebrating our differences--and the teachers who help us shine--from master storyteller Patricia Polacco, author of Thank You, Mr. Falker .
In this story based on the author-illustrator's own childhood, Patricia Polacco once again celebrates the power teachers have to help us discover the potential we each hold.

Young Trisha is devastated when she finds out that her class at her new school is known as the junkyard. It is a special class, and she had moved from where she used to live so she wouldn't be in a special class anymore! But then she meets her teacher, the amazing Mrs. Peterson, and her classmates, an oddly brilliant group of misfit kids, whom the other kids in school call the junkyard kids. Much to her own surprise, it is here in the junkyard that Trisha discovers the true meaning of genius, and that this group of misfits are, in fact, Junkyard Wonders, each and every one of them.

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The Junkyard Wonders [Polacco, Patricia, Polacco, Patricia] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Junkyard Wonders

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This book is about a little boy whose family moves from Korea to West Virginia. He struggles to adjust and fit in. He eventually begins to learn English and make friends. He even finds a flower native to his home country in his friend's backyard and takes a shoot home to his grandma to plant "a piece of home" in their new garden.

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A Piece of Home [Watts, Jeri, Yum, Hyewon] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Piece of Home

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This is a book about making conscious appropriate choices instead of getting upset or displaying other unexpected. Being in a self-contained classroom that focuses on behaviors this is a great book that gives appropriate choices that a student can choose instead of displaying the negative behavior.

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My Magical Choices (The Magic of Me Series)

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My Magical Choices (The Magic of Me Series): Becky Cummings, Zuzana Svobodova, Zuzana Svobodova + Free Shipping

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This book is about a little girl who is excited to go to school and make new friends but upon introducing herself, no one can pronounce her name correctly. Many children try to say her name but no one says it just right. She tells her mom that she wants to change it but her mom tells her what her name means in Arabic and why she gave her that name. It makes her proud of how special her name is. She goes back to school and teaches the kids how to say it correctly.

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That's Not My Name! [Syed, Anoosha, Syed, Anoosha] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. That's Not My Name!

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This book is about the first day of school and how important it is to be inclusive, different and unique. It is about standing up for individuality and is a book for all to help ease worries leading up to the first day of school. It is a great book to help build a classroom community and begin conversation on what makes us each different and unique, and what makes you...you!

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The Day You Begin [Woodson, Jacqueline, López, Rafael] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Day You Begin

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This book is about a little boy on a football team. The little boy is smaller than the other boys so he sits on the beach. Mo's team is loosing and the coach decides to put him in. The other team laughs because he is so small and will not be able to catch the ball. Mo's coach tricks the other team by having Mo run down the field. The other players do not run after him because Mo's teammates do not throw the ball to him. On the third try, Mo's coach tells the players to throw the ball to Mo because the other team will not think it will happen. Mo catches the ball and his team wins the game. I love this because it show that no matter your size you can accomplish anything.

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Winner of the 2016 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

Mo is the youngest kid on the Robins, his football team. His classmates don't mind, but the kids on their rival team tease him for being a "butterfingers" who's too tiny to catch the ball. But Mo's coach has a plan to turn Mo's little size into a big win for the Robins! This Level 2 reader about a little African-American boy with a big passion for sports was the winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award in 2016.

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Amazon.com: Don't Throw It to Mo! (Mo Jackson): 9780448480091: Adler, David A., Ricks, Sam: Books

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My love for this book came from students getting mad because the speech therapist took 3 specific children three times a week and she was faithful. The students didn’t understand why they couldn’t go so they were upset. This book Fair is Fair by Sunny Varela is a story about 3 zoo animals who discover they all have needs. Fairness doesn’t mean getting the same. Fair is getting what you need, not what you want.

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This is a sweet book about a girl who moves to America from South Korea. She is embarrassed about having a name no one can pronounce, so the class makes a name jar. It's a great story about understanding how even something like a name can cause anxiety and how making an effort to pronounce someone's name can make a big difference.