Cultivating Your Classroom Library: A Reading List by Kathryn Buller

If You Lived Here: Houses of the World

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A beautifully illustrated journey across the world, showing kids the diversity of homes.

Last Stop on Market Street

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A touching story that explores the theme of family and community in an urban setting.

Dreamers

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This autobiographical picture book introduces themes of immigration and the power of stories. It's a celebration of cultural heritage.

2 – G4.0.3 Use components of culture to describe diversity in the local community.

The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes

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Inspired by Mexican folk tales, this book introduces readers to the significance of community and resilience.

Alma and How She Got Her Name

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A personal story that beautifully narrates the importance of knowing your roots and the richness of cultural diversity.

Votes for Women!: American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot

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Explores the early struggles of women's rights in America through a compelling narrative.

Wonder

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While not a traditional social studies book, it offers profound lessons on empathy, kindness, and embracing differences.

Echo

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A historical fiction novel that weaves together the stories of three children from different backgrounds during pivotal moments in history.

The River That Flows Beside Me

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https://www.amazon.com/River-That-Flows-Beside-Closer/dp/0711283494

This richly illustrated book takes the reader from the top of a mountain spring, through varying landscapes, and

follows a river's journey from its source to the sea. With a focus on the important role waterways play in human and

environmental survival, The River That Flows Beside Me explores the changing landscapes along a river's journey and the

habits and ecosystems that call the river their home.

This is How We Do It

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This book supports K – H2.0.3 by showing different ways people live and learn about the past in various cultures.

Me on the Map

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https://www.amazon.com/Me-Map-Joan-Sweeney/dp/1524772011

Where are you? Where is your room? Where is your home? Where is your town? This book is great for K – G2.0.1 as it helps children identify and describe places in their immediate environment, from their bedrooms to their country.

Those Shoes

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All Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes, the ones everyone at school seems to be wearing. Though Jeremy’s grandma says they don’t have room for "want," just "need," when his old shoes fall apart at school, he is more determined than ever to have those shoes, even a thrift-shop pair that are much too small. This book can help in K – E1.0.2 by distinguishing between goods (such as shoes) and services (such as shoe repair).

The One Day House

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Wilson dreams of all the ways he can help improve his friend Gigi’s house so that she’ll be warm, comfortable, and happy. One day, friends and neighbors from all over come to help make Wilson's plans come true. Everyone volunteers to pitch in to make Gigi's house safe, clean, and pretty. This book hits on standards of K – G2.0.1 Identify and describe places in the immediate environment, and K – G5.0.1 Describe ways in which the environment provides for basic human needs and wants.

Pablo's Tree

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Each year on his birthday, a young Mexican American boy looks forward to seeing how his grandfather has decorated the tree he planted on the day the boy was adopted. A charming story about a sweet tradition a boy and his grandfather share. Standards: K – H2.0.2 Create a timeline using events from their own lives and K – H2.0.3 Describe ways people learn about the past.

Twelve Dinging Doorbells

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Every holiday, aunties, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and neighbors come over to eat, sing, and celebrate life. But all our main character can think about is the sweet potato pie Granny makes just for her. As tables fill with baked macaroni and cheese, chitlins, and other sides a-steaming, she and Granny move the pie to keep it intact. The task becomes tricker as the room grows with dancing and card games and pie cravings. Just when all seems lost and there’s no more pie, Granny pulls out a sweet surprise. Standards: 1 – H2.0.2 Investigate a family history for at least two generations, identifying various members and their connections in order to tell a narrative about family life and 1 – H2.0.5 Identify the events or people celebrated during U.S. national holidays and why we celebrate them.

Drawn Together

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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. Standards: 1 – H2.0.2 Investigate a family history for at least two generations, identifying various members and their connections in order to tell a narrative about family life.

Rock Your Mocs

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In this happy, vibrant tribute to Rock Your Mocs Day, observed yearly on November 15, author Laurel Goodluck (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Tsimshian) and artist Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw) celebrate the joy and power of wearing moccasins—and the Native pride that comes with them. A perfect book for Native American Heritage Month and all year round! Standards: 1 – H2.0.5 Identify the events or people celebrated during U.S. national holidays and why we celebrate them and 1 – H2.0.4 Compare life today with life in the past using the criteria of family, school, jobs, or communication.

Where Are You From?

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When a girl is asked where she’s from—where she’s really from—none of her answers seems to be the right one. Unsure about how to reply, she turns to her loving abuelo for help. He doesn’t give her the response she expects. She gets an even better one. Standards: 1 – H2.0.2 Investigate a family history for at least two generations, identifying various members and their connections in order to tell a narrative about family life.

Grandpa's Corner Store

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When a giant new supermarket moves into the neighborhood, Lucy's grandpa plans to sell his store. But with the help of friends and neighbors, Lucy is determined to keep this from happening. Standards: 2 – H2.0.4 Describe changes in the local community over time. 2 – C5.0.2 Distinguish between personal and civic responsibilities and explain why they are important in community life. 2 – C5.0.3 Design and participate in community improvement projects that help or inform others. 2 – E1.0.2 Describe how businesses in the local community meet economic wants of consumers.

What Can A Citizen Do?

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This is a book about what citizenship—good citizenship—means to you, and to us all: Across the course of several seemingly unrelated but ultimately connected actions by different children, we watch how kids turn a lonely island into a community—and watch a journey from what the world should be to what the world could be. Standards: 2 – C5.0.1 Identify ways in which people participate in community decisions. 2 – C1.0.1 Explain why people form governments 2 – C5.0.2 Distinguish between personal and civic responsibilities and explain why they are important in community life

Milo Imagines the World

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Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around him and makes pictures of their lives. But when the boy in the suit gets off on the same stop as Milo--walking the same path, going to the exact same place--Milo realizes that you can't really know anyone just by looking at them. Standards: 2 – H2.0.2 Examine different perspectives of the same event in a community and explain how and why they are different and 2 – G4.0.3 Use components of culture to describe diversity in the local community

Mi Papi Has a Motorcycle

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When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she's always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her. Standards: 2 – G4.0.3 Use components of culture to describe diversity in the local community. 2 – G2.0.1 Compare the physical and human characteristics of the local community with those of another community. 2 – G2.0.2 Describe how the local community is part of a larger region. 2 – H2.0.4 Describe changes in the local community over time.

Maybe Something Beautiful

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What good can a splash of color do in a community of gray? As Mira and her neighbors discover, more than you might ever imagine! Based on the true story of the Urban Art Trail in San Diego, California, Maybe Something Beautiful reveals how art can inspire transformation—and how even the smallest artists can accomplish something big.

Magic Trash

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This uplifting picture book biography about community-based Detroit artist Tyree Guyton introduces the use of recycled items in art and how one person can make a big difference in the lives of young people. Tyree Guyton, an urban environmental artist, loved his childhood home--that's where his grandpa Sam taught him to "paint the world." So he wanted to wake people up... to make them see Detroit's crumbling communities. Standards: 2 – H2.0.2 Examine different perspectives of the same event in a community and explain how and why they are different. 2 – C5.0.2 Distinguish between personal and civic responsibilities and explain why they are important in community life. 2 – C5.0.3 Design and participate in community improvement projects that help or inform others. 2 – G5.0.2 Describe positive and negative consequences of changing the physical environment of the local community. 2 – G4.0.1 Describe land use in the community. 2 – G2.0.2 Describe how the local community is part of a larger region. 2 – G4.0.3 Use components of culture to describe diversity in the local community. 2 – H2.0.4 Describe changes in the local community over time.

Saturday

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In this heartfelt and universal story, a mother and daughter look forward to their special Saturday routine together every single week. But this Saturday, one thing after another goes wrong--ruining storytime, salon time, picnic time, and the puppet show they'd been looking forward to going to all week. Mom is nearing a meltdown...until her loving daughter reminds her that being together is the most important thing of all. Standards: K – H2.0.2 Create a timeline using events from their own lives. K – G2.0.1 Identify and describe places in the immediate environment. K – G5.0.1 Describe ways in which the environment provides for basic human needs and wants. K – E1.0.2 Distinguish between goods and services.

We Are Water Protectors

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Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption. 3 – H3.0.4 Draw upon traditional stories and/or teachings of Indigenous Peoples who lived and continue to live in Michigan in order to better understand their beliefs and histories. 3 – G4.0.1 Describe major kinds of economic activity in Michigan today, such as agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, services and tourism, and research and development, and explain the factors influencing the location of these economic activities. 3 – G4.0.3 Describe some of the current movements of goods, people, jobs, or information to, from, or within Michigan and explain reasons for the movements. 3 – G4.0.4 Use data and current information about the Anishinaabek and other Indigenous Peoples living in Michigan today to describe the cultural aspects of modern life.

Remember

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In Remember, author Joy Harjo, a member of the Mvskoke Nation, urges readers to pay close attention to who they are, the world they were born into, and how all inhabitants on earth are connected. 3 – H3.0.4 Draw upon traditional stories and/or teachings of Indigenous Peoples who lived and continue to live in Michigan in order to better understand their beliefs and histories. 3 – G4.0.4 Use data and current information about the Anishinaabek and other Indigenous Peoples living in Michigan today to describe the cultural aspects of modern life.

Ajijaak, Enaandeg, Minawaa Nibi: Crane, Color & Water

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This story follows a crane living in a marsh, and ends with the message of "Water is life. Water is sacred." This book, brought to you by Four Colours Productions, is part of the Ojibwe language series. 3 – H3.0.4 Draw upon traditional stories and/or teachings of Indigenous Peoples who lived and continue to live in Michigan in order to better understand their beliefs and histories. 3 – G4.0.4 Use data and current information about the Anishinaabek and other Indigenous Peoples living in Michigan today to describe the cultural aspects of modern life. 3 – G5.0.2 Locate natural resources in Michigan and explain the consequences of their use.

The Migration Story of the Anishinaabek

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This is the story of the migration of the Anishinaabe people. It is thought that the migration started around 900 A.D. and took some 500 years to complete. The descendants of these great people are where they are today because of a great prophesy and the struggles of their ancestors to find a promised land. 3 – H3.0.1 Identify questions historians ask in examining the past in Michigan. 3 – H3.0.4 Draw upon traditional stories and/or teachings of Indigenous Peoples who lived and continue to live in Michigan in order to better understand their beliefs and histories. 3 – H3.0.5 Use informational text and visual data to compare how Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous Peoples in the early history of Michigan interacted with, adapted to, used, and/or modified their environments. 3 – G4.0.2 Describe diverse groups that have migrated into a region of Michigan and reasons why they came (push/pull factors). 3 – G4.0.4 Use data and current information about the Anishinaabek and other Indigenous Peoples living in Michigan today to describe the cultural aspects of modern life.