Grade Level: Elementary 3–5
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A Kids Book About Voting
A Kids Book About Voting explains what voting is, how it works, and examines its influence through American history. It also challenges kids to wonder: why is it important? And who do you think should be able to vote?
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Learning the Traditions of Chuseok Video
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Daydreamer
Charles deals with the challenges he faces at school like being dyslexic and bullying by escaping to an imaginary world of trolls and dragons. The two worlds crash together, and it is up to Charles to fix the daydreams bleeding into his real life.
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DEIB Reading Fun for Summer and All Year Round
September 21, 2024 For many years, the majority of books were written by white authors about white characters. Within the last ten years, publishers have been accepting more books that incorporate Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) by diverse authors. The publishing world is still not completely equitable in its choice of what is published,…
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Malik’s Number Thoughts: A Story about OCD
A determined boy learns to manage his OCD. Malik’s obsessive-compulsive disorder means his brain wants him to do everything on the count of four. When he’s invited to a minigolf birthday party, Malik is excited. But he worries about his Number Thoughts. If he has to take four tries to get the ball in the…
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Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites
Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee! Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites is a picture book biography that tells the story of the powerhouse female Japanese-American chef and her rise to fame As a child and adult, Niki faced many naysayers in her pursuit of haute cuisine. Using the structure of a traditional…
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Grandpa Across the Ocean
Everything seems different in South Korea, but the grandpa and his grandson learn to “enjoy walks in town, and trips to the beach. ‘Now, where Grandpas lives, smells familiar. sounds familiar. And feels like home.’”
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A Child’s Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander History: The Heroes, the Stories, and the Cultures that Helped to Build America
This book reveals the stories of AAPI leaders in US history.
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Ruby Lost and Found
Ruby gets in major trouble at school, so her parents decide she has to spend the summer at a senior center with her grandmother. Nai-Nai. But Nai-Nai, her friends, and Liam, a boy from her school surprise Ruby as they all work to help save an historic Chinatown bakery.
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Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel
Feng-Li can’t wait to discover America with her family! But after an action-packed vacation, her parents deliver shocking news: They are returning to Taiwan and leaving Feng-Li and her older siblings in California on their own.
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The Turtle of Michigan
The stand-alone companion to National Book Award Finalist and beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye’s The Turtle of Oman. The Turtle of Michigan is a deft and accessible novel that follows a young boy named Aref as he travels from Muscat, Oman, to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and adjusts to a new life and a new school…
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How the Sphinx Got to the Museum
Acclaimed author and illustrator, Jessie Hartland, beautifully presents this informative and fascinating history of the Hatshepsut sphinx: from its carving in ancient Egypt to its arrival in the hallowed halls of New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. This is essential reading for junior Egyptologists!