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I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl by Betty K Bynum

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I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl by Betty K Bynum

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Lucia the Luchadora by Cynthia Leonor Garza

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Lucia the Luchadora by Cynthia Leonor Garza

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Ron's Big Mission by Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden 

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Ron's Big Mission by Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden 

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I had not heard of this story, but loved the cover. Mia is a pretty little black girl. Mia is happy with who she is, she is a very happy girl. Mia has a lot of friends and she describes her friends and what they look like. Mia tells of her friends she does not just tell you their names she describes them by using different colors such as sweet mocha, has skin like taffy. The author gives great details of how each girl looks and act and it is ok to look different. They can be friends and hope that they can stay that way.

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Loved this book! It was a very positive message to children that beauty lies within your actions and talents, not looks. It was engaging with continued sentences on the following pages. It also acknowledges differences and uniqueness, and has a good representation of different cultures/ values. It also accurately reflects current socio-cultural attitudes, but in a playful way that remains positive and whimsical throughout the whole story.

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My Name is Sangoel by Karen Lynn William

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My Name is Sangoel by Karen Lynn William

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I was drawn to this book because I have many students that come from Sudan (Dinka Tribe). I think this story acknowledges the diversity of experiences within a particular group. It reflects some values that are inherent such as passing down names from generation to generation. The book also exemplifies good storytelling. Very cute book, and I would love to add it to my collection!

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I thought the book's usage of the two languages was spot on for students to see the differences. The book also shared illustrations of traditional dress and activities. I believe that the values and beliefs were an important aspect of the book. And what I found most informative was author's note on the back page at the end of the book. It helped explain the name sake of many Native Americans as their relationship between human and animal. Great book that would lead into a great exploration and explanation phase of the 5 E's.

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I chose this book knowing nothing about it. I loved it and find it very relevant to the students I teach since we have a Sudanese population in Guymon. The story shows the importance of tradition and of keeping tradition even when going to a new place - keeping his name. It explains the history of why many people come to America as refugees without being graphic. It shows the struggle many kids have when they have a foreign name and a possible solution to help others in pronouncing it. I liked how it explained the importance within the tribe of passing down his name.

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Bowwow Powwow would be a grat book for any teachers library. Especially being from Oklahoma I can see many exploring ideas of the different Nations represented in Oklahoma and how they got here. A good example would be The Trail of Tears.

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This is a lovely book. I had to read it a couple of times in conjunction with our jam board comments/discussion and readings. I love how bravery is broadly defined in the book and most importantly the idea that anyone can be brave. I felt like the students represented a multicultural school/classroom community without stating one over another. This is a great topic for discussion at any grade level. Younger students would be drawn to the pictures however, I could see using this story without showing the pictures to older students.

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I would choose to add "Brave" to my library because it goes well with a growth mindset something many of our younger students need to here especially when they try new and difficult tasks.

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I chose this book because of a former student that is from Sudan. The events in this book are historically accurate. It includes words from the Dinka culture. This book also reflects the values of this culture and explains the naming process. The story explained that Sangoel had to learn how to do certain things that were not needed in his village, such as using a fork, how to cross the street, etc. I thought the note from the author was particularly helpful in explaining to the reader what a refugee camp is and what it is like to live there.

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At first, this book seems shallow in the use of "black/white people." Yet, it does prove to students the struggle that African American's experienced during the Equal Right's Movement on their intellectual level as far as how they can relate to Ron being a child that loves to read. If I read this book to my class, I would read the facts about Ron before reading the rest.

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I liked this book for many reasons. I felt like it showed diversity it many ways. The story itself was great, but the deeper understanding came from the illustrations which really engage the students. I love the theme of it! Beauty is in so many things, and especially for young girls it's a great book that would help open them to so many possibilities. It reminds me of a book that I read to me kids called "Dear Boy" and "Dear Girl".

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I love this book! It shows the "busy culture" many people live. People believe that being busy correlates with being successful, but when we are forced to slow down, we can see that our families and loved ones, especially children, crave and need quality time together. The most successful people know when to rest. At the end of the story, the child sees how everyone proceeded with their busy culture, and decided to do something about it. I would select this story to read to my class because it shows people from all different ethnicities and backgrounds participating in this "busy culture."

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I enjoyed this so much!!! I will definitely be buying this for my classroom library! I can see myself using it to teach onomatopoeias!

SIDE NOTE: Onomatopoeias always stick out to me because I learned to spell that word in the 4th grade for the spelling bee. Then they told me to spell "refrigerator" and I misspelled it. I feel like I always accidentally find ways to plug that into conversations! :)

When I teach onomatopoeias I usually use the book "Gerald McBoingboing", but this one will me much better!! Not only will the kids love it because it is such an engaging story, but I can turn it into a cultural experience for my class as well.

This book not only shines a light on the hispanic culture, but on girls as "superheroes". It is respectful of hispanic culture and shows a beautiful relationship between Lucia and her Abuela who she calls "Abu". It shows the importance of family within that culture.

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The author of this book is from the culture being depicted. He explains his and the illustrator's connection to the culture. This is a comforting book about grieving and exemplifies excellent storytelling with beautiful illustrations.

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This book made me smile :)
I love how the characters were from different ethnic backgrounds. Some of the characters had physical disabilities and many different body types were represented. I appreciate how the author and illustrator broke stereotypes of girls...they showed them being messy, having fun, doing things that used to be reserved for boys (they were interested in science and building things). I believe this book would be a big confidence builder for all types of young girls.

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The book that I would like to own for my classroom is The Forever Sky. Coping with grief is a difficult task. The beautiful storytelling and illustrations in this book are powerful, meaningful, and comforting.

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Great message for all kids!

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I really like this as an introduction to Native American cultures. I have had kids come to school and talk about POW wows and many didn’t have any background knowledge. We also have dancers come yearly and this would be a good introduction to the types of dress and names of the dances.

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Great message!

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Powerful stuff! Why can’t he check out books? He had a dream and what a wonderful dream it was! Near to read the story and then find out it was about a real person at the end!

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This book seems to be an outstanding multicultural book.
It features good storytelling, it amuses and tackles a big theme relevant to children- parents (guardians) having meaningful experiences with their children, in the middle of our "busy", modern society. It features many different ethnicities and has a positive message. This could serve as a springboard for many authentic conversations!

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Although short, this book was very insightful. The pictures incorporate students with cultural backgrounds all over the world. Students can build connections through the pictures that EVERY child can be brave. I also loved that it not only had a myriad of cultures represented, but also students with special needs... and those students were shown as BRAVE!!! I believe this book is a great candidate for a culturally responsive book, and I am getting it for my classroom library!

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I would choose Brave. I am creating a library for lower elementary after being in upper for years, and Brave seemed like a great leveled read with a wonderful message. I love how it incorporated students from all walks of life! There are several extensions with this book, just through the pictures.

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This one was a bit harder for me to pay attention to and in class I would struggle pronouncing words correctly so showing the video would probably be better. I do like that it is a great example of a story passed from one generation to another by word of mouth and shares the Native language.

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This book is awesome. It features children from many different ethnic cultures and has an empowering message for all kids: There are lots of ways you can be brave each and every day. Great message, lots of real-world experiences that students can empathize from prior knowledge. It can be used to encourage students to share their own experiences when they too had to be brave.

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I think all the books would make great additions to a class library.
The one I would choose specifically would be "Blackout". I really enjoyed the situation of the family finding ways to spend meaningful time together in creative ways- without fancy technology. I love the creativity it promotes and would encourage my students to come up with other creative activities they could do with their family during a blackout!

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I loved this book! It was very neat and interesting. I can see my third graders loving this book. I feel like this meets the criteria that we set earlier today. This is a book about a family from Italy. I felt uplifted by the narrator's story about the matchboxes. I think it does portray respect and caring. I hope to extend my classroom library with books that are positive. Although this family was separated, it focused on the journey to their reunion.

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I really enjoyed this book, it was a very quick read, but had a wonderful message of different ways to show bravery. It had several children from culturally diverse backgrounds, even some special needs children, doing many different things. The illustrations are fun and I think any age could identify with it and make connections with their own experiences. This would lend itself well to discussion, writing, etc. and is a good example of culturally responsive. It is fair and respectful and is a good story. I want to get this book for my classroom library and use it in the beginning of the year, as going back to school requires students to be brave!

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I had trouble all afternoon opening this and just decided to promote Esperanza Rising. It's not a picture book or lower elementary book. It's a 250 page chapter book designed for upper elementary to JH students but I got to teach it once and it really resonated with a group of students who needed a lot of literary support but they saw themselves in the story. I manage the whole Reading Remediation (aka Title I library) and I personally have only gotten to teach a few of the books we have as class sets/small group sets and this book ranked number two in engagement after Le Petit Prince. The little prince is an awesome book for teaching so many themes of humanity, but Esperanza Rising does so much within a cultural context my students understand. Many of their parents are immigrants and the mixture of english and spanish in the text appeals to them. Because it is how their experience language in their own home: mixed.

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I like how this shows many different types of beauty, not just one standard.  It didn't set the girls agaist each other in any way, but celebrated their differences.

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I liked the readers on this video as much as the story! :D

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I love the growth mindset hidden in the book. This book goes perfectly in line with the word I chose which is possibility. It defines clearly what bravery is and implies every kid can be brave.

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I would love to have Ron's Big Mission, and Brave for my classroom. The true story of Ron's Big Mission could lead to so many different lessons and Brave is an awesome message.

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I had commented on this one last night, but deleted it. I love the message in this book about all girls being so many wonderful colors and how she compares them to food. She also talks about them working together. I don't know how comfortable I would feel reading it in my class though. If a student went home and said I was saying pretty little black girl would it offend someone if they didn't know the whole meaning of the story? I tend to air on the side of caution even though this book has a beautiful message.

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I would love to add "My Name is Sangoel" to my classroom library.

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I would gladly take Ron's Big Mission.

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Based on these comments, all of these books would be a great add!

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I would take "My name is Sangoel"