Audience: Educator
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Tia Bua Believes in Your Magic
Tia Bua derived from Hindu and Spanish is a term of endearment. Tia Bua’s journey is more than just an exploration of mindfulness, it’s an inspiring journey towards wellness and self-belief.
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A Day With No Words
Aiden is a non-verbal autistic boy. He has a tablet that he uses to communicate. This book explains that not speaking outloud doesn’t mean you can’t speak.
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Deep Dive: Eid
Eid is a joyful Islamic festival celebrated by over 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide, marking moments of gratitude, reflection, and togetherness. It includes two major observances, Eid al-Fitr, celebrating the end of Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha, honoring devotion and sacrifice, both beginning with communal prayers and shared festivities.
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Gender Stereotyping Resource
Gender stereotypes presume that boys and girls play with different toys and tend to be better at different jobs, hobbies, and family roles. Gender stereotyping also assumes that everyone is either a boy or girl and does not take into account other gender choices.
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Welcoming the Lunar New Year: Festivals of the World
As Ren asks her neighbors to help her repair her mother’s New Years dress, she learns about new years celebrations throughout Asia. Written by the chef and food writer Lara Lee.
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The Truths We Hold: An American Journey (Young Readers Edition)
The Truths We Hold chronicles Kamala’s life as she learned the values she embraced of community, equality, and justice. “An inspiring and empowering memoir, this book challenges us to become leaders in our own lives and shows us that with determination and perseverance all dreams are possible.” ~ (Penguin Random House)
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Game Changers: Stories of Hijabi Athletes From Around the World
Many of these women were the first in their sport to compete while wearing the hijab. Some were up against cultural traditions that didn’t allow girls to play sports. And some fought to have institutional anti-hijab rules changed so that they would be able to compete.
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Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World’s Largest Children’s Library
A Jewish woman who had fled from the Nazis, was determined to restore a sense of childhood to German children after World War II. She collected 4,000 children’s books that would eventually become the International Youth Library in Munich, now with over 600,000 items.
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Botticelli’s Apprentice
Husted wrote and illustrated an inspiring, and well-researched fiction graphic novel that reveals information about women and social stereotypes during the Renaissance, as witnessed through the day to day life of Botecelli’s female apprentice, Mella.
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Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman
Sharice Davids was one of the first Indigenous women elected to Congress. This book teaches everyone that they can work to overcome obsticales and be heard.
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Girls Belong in Space
Girls Belong in Space describes the role of women in the space program from launching the first US astronauts into space to guiding rovers to Mars. Girls can do anything and go anywhere!
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The Swans of Harlem (Adapted for Young Adults) Five Black Ballerinas: A Legacy of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History
Meet five Black ballerinas from The Dance Theater of Harlem. They broke barriers and made history in the world of classical dance, over coming prejudice during the civil rights movement.