Diversity Titles for Poston by Loreal Edmondson https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18 en-us 2022-07-11 18:04:03 UTC 2022-07-12 17:50:00 UTC hello@padlet.com ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241197433 Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He’s finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he’s a great jumper, so he’s not scared at all. “Looks easy,” says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly appealing tale of overcoming your fears, Gaia Cornwall captures a moment between a patient and encouraging father and a determined little boy you can’t help but root for. 


]]> 2022-07-11 18:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241197433 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241970080 Six-year-old Bilal is excited to help his dad make his favorite food of all-time: daal! The slow-cooked lentil dish from South Asia requires lots of ingredients and a whole lot of waiting. Bilal wants to introduce his friends to daal. They’ve never tried it! As the day goes on, the daal continues to simmer, and more kids join Bilal and his family, waiting to try the tasty dish. And as time passes, Bilal begins to wonder: Will his friends like it as much as he does? 

]]> 2022-07-12 16:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241970080 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241971715 Evelyn Del Rey is Daniela’s best friend. They do everything together and even live in twin apartments across the street from each other: Daniela with her mami and hamster, and Evelyn with her mami, papi, and cat. But not after today—not after Evelyn moves away. Until then, the girls play amid the moving boxes until it’s time to say goodbye, making promises to keep in touch, because they know that their friendship will always be special. 

]]> 2022-07-12 16:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241971715 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241974516 Rescue thought he’d grow up to be a Seeing Eye dog — it’s the family business, after all. When he gets the news that he’s better suited to being a service dog, he’s worried that he’s not up to the task. Then he meets Jessica, a girl whose life is turning out differently than the way she'd imagined it, too. Now Jessica needs Rescue by her side to help her accomplish everyday tasks. And it turns out that Rescue can help Jessica see after all: a way forward, together, one step at a time. An endnote from the authors tells more about the training and extraordinary abilities of service dogs, particularly their real-life best friend and black lab, Rescue.]]> 2022-07-12 16:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241974516 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241975668 Every day, Momofuku Ando would retire to his lab--a little shed in his backyard. For years, he'd dreamed about making a new kind of ramen noodle soup that was quick, convenient, and tasty for the hungry people he'd seen in line for a bowl on the black market following World War II. Peace follows from a full stomach, he believed. Day after day, Ando experimented. Night after night, he failed. But Ando kept experimenting.
With persistence, creativity, and a little inspiration, Ando succeeded. This is the true story behind one of the world's most popular foods.

]]> 2022-07-12 16:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241975668 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241976513 The word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. Beginning in the fall with the new year and ending in summer, follow a full Cherokee year of celebrations and experiences. Written by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, this look at one group of Native Americans is appended with a glossary and the complete Cherokee syllabary, originally created by Sequoyah.]]> 2022-07-12 16:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241976513 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241979239 When a young boy visits his grandfather, their lack of a common language leads to confusion, frustration, and silence. But as they sit down to draw together, something magical happens—with a shared love of art and storytelling, the two form a bond that goes beyond words. 

]]> 2022-07-12 16:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241979239 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241980283 Poignant and powerful ode to the resilience and strength of black life and history in America. Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated in 2016, the poem adopts a picture book format with a new title, accompanied by stunning oil paintings in Nelson's trademark photorealistic style. On some spreads, the focus is on a single expressive portrait; others feature collages of African American icons from various disciplines, or refer to significant historical moments. The art functions in perfect harmony with the poet's spare, striking verse to electrify the Black American experience, and to celebrate black athletes, writers, musicians, activists, and heroes. From the unspeakable trauma of American slavery and the transatlantic slave trade to the brave service of black troops during the Civil War, from the fierce and unwavering fight for civil rights to the Black Lives Matter movement, from Selma to Birmingham to Harlem, this book is both a soaring tribute to the enduring perseverance and achievements of the past and a stirring call to action to "the dreamers and the doers" of the present and the future.

]]> 2022-07-12 16:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241980283 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241982280 Shorty and his family, along with thousands of other Japanese Americans, have been forced to relocate from their homes to a camp after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Fighting the heat, dust, and freezing cold nights of the desert, Shorty and the others at the camp need something to look forward to, even if only for nine innings. So they build a playing field, and in this unlikely place, a baseball league is formed. Surrounded by barbed-wire fences and guards in towers, Shorty soon finds that he is playing not only to win, but to gain dignity and self-respect as well.


]]> 2022-07-12 16:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241982280 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241984159 A young girl, who is visually impaired, finds much to celebrate as she explores the city she loves. A young girl and her father spend a day in the city, her city, traveling to the places they go together: the playground, the community garden, the market, an outdoor concert. As they do, the girl describes what she senses in delightfully precise, poetic detail. Her city, she says, “rushes and stops, and waits and goes.” It “pitters and patters, and drips and drains.” It “echoes” and “trills,” and is both “smelly” and “sweet.” Her city also speaks, as it “dings and dongs, and rattles and roars.” And sometimes, maybe even some of the best times, it just listens.
https://www.amazon.com/My-City-Speaks-Darren-Lebeuf/dp/1525304143/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=my+city+speaks&qid=1657644635&s=books&sprefix=my+city+%2Cstripbooks%2C80&sr=1-1]]> 2022-07-12 16:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241984159 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241985022 Izta was the most beautiful princess in the land, and suitors traveled from far and wide to woo her. Even though she was the daughter of the emperor, Izta had no desire to marry a man of wealth and power. Instead, she fell in love with Popoca, a brave warrior who fought in her father’s army—and a man who did not offer her riches but a promise to stay by her side forever.
 
The emperor did not want his daughter to marry a mere warrior, but he recognized Popoca’s bravery. He offered Popoca a deal: If the warrior could defeat their enemy, Jaguar Claw, then the emperor would permit Popoca and Izta to wed. But Jaguar Claw had a plan to thwart the warrior. Would all be lost?
 
Today two majestic volcanoes—Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl—stand overlooking Mexico City. They have been admired and revered for countless generations, and have formed the basis of many origin and creation myths.

https://www.amazon.com/Princess-Warrior-Volcanoes-Childrens-Literature/dp/1419721305/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22ZL6BVDVWB6H&keywords=the+princess+and+the+warrior&qid=1657644741&s=books&sprefix=the+princess+and+the+warrior%2Cstripbooks%2C81&sr=1-1]]> 2022-07-12 16:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241985022 K &1 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241986046 The little girl loves visiting her grandfather in Cuba and singing his special songs to sell all kinds of fruit: mango, limón, naranja, piña, and more! Even when they’re apart, grandfather and granddaughter can share rhymes between their countries like un abrazo—a hug—made of words carried on letters that soar across the distance like songbirds.]]> 2022-07-12 16:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241986046 2 &3 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241987458 Soñadores is a celebration of what migrants bring with them when they leave their homes. It's a story about family. And it's a story to remind us that we are all dreamers, bringing our own gifts wherever we roam. Beautiful and powerful at any time but given particular urgency as the status of our own Dreamers becomes uncertain, this is a story that is both topical and timeless. ]]> 2022-07-12 17:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2241987458 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2242001171 When Sharice Davids was young, she never thought she’d be in Congress. And she never thought she’d be one of the first Native American women in Congress. During her campaign, she heard from a lot of doubters. They said she couldn’t win because of how she looked, who she loved, and where she came from. But everyone’s path looks different and everyone’s path has obstacles. And this is the remarkable story of Sharice Davids’ path to Congress.]]> 2022-07-12 17:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2242001171 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2242001943 When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives, prompting Lily to unravel a secret family history. Long, long ago, Halmoni stole something from the tigers. Now they want it back. And when one of the tigers approaches Lily with a deal--return what her grandmother stole in exchange for Halmoni's health--Lily is tempted to agree. But deals with tigers are never what they seem! With the help of her sister and her new friend Ricky, Lily must find her voice...and the courage to face a tiger.

]]> 2022-07-12 17:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2242001943 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2242003461 Save the restaurant. Save the town. Get the girl. Make Abuela proud. Can thirteen-year-old Arturo Zamora do it all or is he in for a BIG, EPIC FAIL? For Arturo, summertime in Miami means playing basketball until dark, sipping mango smoothies, and keeping cool under banyan trees. And maybe a few shifts as junior lunchtime dishwasher at Abuela’s restaurant. Maybe. But this summer also includes Carmen, a poetry enthusiast who moves into Arturo’s apartment complex and turns his stomach into a deep fryer. He almost doesn’t notice the smarmy land developer who rolls into town and threatens to change it. Arturo refuses to let his family and community go down without a fight, and as he schemes with Carmen, Arturo discovers the power of poetry and protest through untold family stories and the work of José Martí.]]> 2022-07-12 17:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2242003461 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2242005894 Reha feels torn between two worlds: school, where she’s the only Indian American student, and home, with her family’s traditions and holidays. But Reha’s parents don’t understand why she’s conflicted—they only notice when Reha doesn’t meet their strict expectations. Reha feels disconnected from her mother, or Amma. Although their names are linked—Reha means “star” and Punam means “moon”—they are a universe apart. Then Reha finds out that her Amma is sick. Really sick.
Reha, who dreams of becoming a doctor even though she can’t stomach the sight of blood, is determined to make her Amma well again. She’ll be the perfect daughter, if it means saving her Amma’s life.
]]> 2022-07-12 17:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2242005894 ledmondson5_4 https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2242008414 Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.]]> 2022-07-12 17:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ledmondson5_4/clrt2h5ihqm4gi18/wish/2242008414