Grade Level: Elementary 3–5
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Curve & Flow: The Elegant Vision of L.A. Architect Paul R. Williams
Paul R. Williams an orphaned Black boy growing up in America in the early 1900s, experienced prejudice, and dreamed of building his own home, he began drawing sketches of his dream home, defying the odds and breaking down the wall of racism as a popular Black architect in the 1920s – 1970s.
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Deep Dive: Tết Nguyên Đán
Commonly called Tết, Tết Nguyên Đán is the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. It’s the most important Vietnamese holiday and is celebrated between late January and mid February, marking the beginning of the lunar new year. As a time to celebrate with family and honor ancestors, Tết is a festive affair filled with wishes for health…
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Deep Dive: Lunar New Year
Families all over the world in countries such as China, South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and more celebrate the Lunar New Year. To prepare for an auspicious year, families clean the house, feast, hang lanterns, and more! Read on to learn more about this very important tradition – specifically, the Year of…
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A Kid Like Me
Ethan doesn’t want to stand out, he just wants to fit in. fitting in is tough when you have an old cell phone, broken backpack, and thrift shop clothing.
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Mamie Tape Fights to Go to School
Mamie wanted to go to school, but Chinese children weren’t allowed. She showed up anyway. When she was turned away at the schoolhouse door, her parents sued the San Francisco school board and the case made it all the way to the California Supreme Court, which ruled that children of Chinese heritage had the right…
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Human Rights
“All people deserve to be respected and valued. Regardless of where we were born, how much we have, what we believe or think, or our age or the color of our skin–all lives are important and we deserve to live them with satisfaction, justice, safety, and freedom. There are many different kinds of human rights…
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I Am My Name: A Girl’s Journey to Finding Her Cree Family
A very young girl was removed from her home during Canada’s Sixties Scoop, which tore children from their Indigenous communities. She woke in a new home, with a new family and a new name. How is she going to find her way home?
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My Language Rights: A Child’s Right to Their Language
Children explore how our words carry our memories, heritage, and cultural identity. This timely picture book presents a child-friendly manifesto for linguistic rights, celebrating the fundamental freedom to speak and learn in our mother tongues.
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We Are Still Here!
Twelve Native American kids present historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and victories in Indigenous American people’s life. Cherokee author Traci Sorell has a Native rights advocacy background, and is active in both her tribal community as well as the broader Native American community.
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Chuseok: A Good Harvest Festival
Children observe a Korean family celebrate the holiday with offerings, songpyeon rice cakes, games, etc.
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When We Gather (Ostadahlisiha): A Cherokee Tribal Feast
A contemporary story about preparing for a Cherokee community feast.
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Our Moon Festival
Our Moon Festival presents three stories about diverse families celebrating moon festivals in China, Vietnam and Japan, highlighting their traditions celebrating Zhong Qiu Jie, Tết Trung Thu, and Tsukimi.