Book Suggestion:
Picture
books or short chapter books for younger students
Addy Learns a Lesson: Connie Porter (American Girl
series)
Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Young Readers Editions.
By William Kankwamba
The Bus Ride that Changed History: Pamela Duncan
Edward
The Butterfly: Patricia Polacco
Delores Huerta, A Hero to Migrant Workers: Sarah
Warren
Fly Away Home: Eve Bunting
If This Bus could Talk: Faith Ringgold
Just Kidding: Trudy Ludwig
The Mangrove Trees: Planting Trees to Feed
Families. By Susan L. Roth
Nasreen’s Secret School: a True Story from
Afghanistan. By Jeanette Winter
Nobody Knew What to Do: Becky McCain
The Recess Queen: Alexis O’Neill
Sam and the Lucky Money: Karen Chinn
Samantha Learns a Lesson: Susan S. Adler (American
Girl series)
Side by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Dolores
Huerta and Cesar Chavez/ La Historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez
Monica Brown: The Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up
by Sitting Down. By Andrea Davis Pinkney
The Story of Ruby Bridges: Robert Coles
Thank you, Mr. Falker: Patricia Polacco
You and Me and Home Sweet Home: George Ella Lyon
Chapter
Books or picture books for older students:
Because of Mr. Terput: Rob Buyea
The Breadwinner Trilogy: Deborah Ellis
Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of
Electricity and Hope: William Kankwamba
Gifted Hands, the Ben Carson Story: Gregg Lewis and
Deborah Shaw Lewis
Good Night, Mr. Tom: Michelle Magorian
A Long Walk to Water: Linda Sue Park
Number the Stars: Lois Lowry
Through My Eyes: Ruby Bridges
The Upstairs Room: Johanna Reiss
We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s
March. By Cynthia Levinson
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