Black History Month: Sharing Our Ideas & Resources by Diane Watt

Song in the City

2024-02-07 00:11:57 UTC

Song in the City is about a girl who is blind experiencing the music of the city with her grandmother. It's a joyful and celebratory book, and all students enjoyed making beats and rhythms to go along with the different noises that were described in the text.

Katy Paton

Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom

2024-02-07 00:15:03 UTC

Underground: Finding the light to Freedom by Shane W. Evans is a picture book with simple text that introduces the history of the Underground Railroad to students in an impactful and meaningful way.

Katy Paton

Change Sings

2024-02-07 16:14:58 UTC

Change Sings: A Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman

-Danielle M.

Some Places More Than Others by Renée Watson

2024-02-08 13:15:03 UTC

A young girl, Amara goes to stay with her family in Harlem for the first time. She meets new people, learns about the history of Harlem, her family's history, and discovers more about herself.

-Alex Arrowsmith

The Probability of Everything

2024-02-09 12:55:19 UTC

I had heard so many rave reviews about this book and just started it. You have to read this book!

From the CBC article: "Sarah Everett is an author of several books for teens, currently based in Alberta. She won the 2023 Governor General's Literary Award for young people's literature — text for The Probability of Everything. Her YA and middle grade books include Some Other Now, How to Live without You and No One Here is Lonely."

~Diane Watt

Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed

2024-02-10 23:23:04 UTC

A dreamy story inspired by Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel to space! Roda Ahmed is also the founder of a publishing house focused on diverse children's books.

Alex Parker