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Picture Books for all teachers, grades K-5, but earmarked for grades K-2. Every teacher received a copy at Humphrey to add to their classroom libraries.
Picture Books for all teachers, grades K-5, but earmarked for grades K-2. Every teacher received a copy at Humphrey to add to their classroom libraries.
Extra copies available in the library--about 7 per title. (Overall, there are about 27 copies per title in the school if you desired a classroom set for teaching purposes.)
When a boy who stutters feels isolated, alone, and incapable of communicating in the way he'd like, it takes a kindly father and a walk by the river to help him find his voice.
Caldecott Award winner 2021
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―a bold and lyrical picture book written by Carole Lindstrom and vibrantly illustrated by Michaela Goade.
Growing up in Mexico, Juan Garcia Esquivel got an earful of mariachi, but he wanted to create his own sound. Self-taught and persistent, he was playing piano at a radio station at fourteen and leading an orchestra for a radio comedy show at seventeen. His sound was so infectious that word traveled to the United States...
WINNER OF THE BEAMING BOOKS PICTURE BOOK WRITING CONTEST
Antonino is a young artist who dreams of painting a masterpiece, an impossible dream he calls Friend. When he gets stuck, inspiration comes from an unexpected place.
A generous woman is rewarded by her community. Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu's delicious stew! An author's note explains that "Omu" (pronounced AH-moo) means "queen" in the Igbo language of her parents, but growing up, she used it to mean "Grandma." This book was inspired by the strong female role models in Mora's life.
A young girl in modern times comes from India to live in America with her extended family. She feels so alone-like she's not wanted-and then remembers a story her mother once told her about a group of Persians who were ousted from their country..
This book is a joyful ode to the color brown. Several brown girls are presented across the pages as they share how the hue is featured in their lives.
Evelyn Del Rey is Daniela’s best friend, and the book focuses on how the two best friends spend Evelyn’s moving day.
Books for Grades 3-5. Every teacher in grades 3-5 received a copy at Humphrey to add to their classroom libraries.
Books for Grades 3-5. Every teacher in grades 3-5 received a copy at Humphrey to add to their classroom libraries.
Extra copies available in the library--about 3 per title. (Overall, there are about 14 copies per title in the school if you wanted to teach a novel to your class.)
5th grade Battle of the Books title at Humphrey 2021-2022
At age four Bell contracted meningitis, leaving her deaf. This graphic-novel memoir relates how she adapted to deafness, others' attitudes toward it, and to a cumbersome assistive device.
4th grade Battle of the Books title at Humphrey 2021-2022
Growing up in the same Chinese-American suburb, perfectionist Christine and artistic, confident, impulsive Moon become unlikely best friends, whose friendship is tested by jealousy, social expectations, and illness.
When a racist incident rocks her small Michigan town, eleven-year-old Lekha must decide whether to speak up or stay silent, even as she struggles to navigate her life at home, where she can be herself, and at school, where she is teased about her culture.
Youtube link to Ms. Dillon reading/teaching this novel
When Regina's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and her family must relocate from Oregon to Los Angeles, she goes on a quest to understand her identity as an Indian despite being so far from home.
Mexican-American Stef Soto is hoping to break free from her overprotective parents and embarrassing reputation from her family's taco truck business, but she soon learns that family, friendship, and the taco truck are important and wonderful parts of her life.
When nine-year-old Mafalda learns she will go blind in six months from Stargardt Disease, she needs the help of family and friends to retain what is essential to her.
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